US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer and AYSO will begin using Sept. 1 as the age-group formation date.
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Burton Haimes: The extraordinary advocate for inclusive youth soccer in America
Burton Haimes helped pioneer an inexpensive model that still serves as many children’s first introduction to soccer: AYSO.
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Haimes, Negron and Bigelow earn U.S. Soccer awards
They will be honored at U.S. Soccer’s Annual General Meeting, which begins in Dallas on Thursday.
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U.S. Soccer grants total more than $1 million
U.S. Soccer’s board of directors approved more than $1,173,311 in 2019 Innovate to Grow Fund grants to programs that help build soccer at the grassroots level. In their grant proposals,programs were required to meet certain criteria, including: — They must be new and different from current efforts. — They must demonstrate capability to grow participation.— […]
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Nuts and bolts: How U.S. Soccer's presidential election will work
U.S. Soccer’s membership will pick the next president to succeed Sunil Gulati at its National Council Meeting on Feb. 10 in Orlando. The eight candidates have been in the news alot, attending forums, appearing on television and radio and podcasts as well participating in social media: U.S. Soccer presidentialcandidates: Paul Caligiuri, Former U.S. international Kathy […]
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What They're Saying: Avery Krut
“I have come to despise so many of you and I hold so many of you in contempt. Your behavior on the sidelines has, for far too long, been disrespectful and you are damaging the children. You havesaid nasty things to and about too many referees and it must come to an end. I can […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Soccer must get around obstacles to its fifth pillar without poking the bee hive
I witnessed the blooming of soccer in this country during my stay in the USA 30 years ago (1978-1987). The emergence of women’s soccer fueled by Title IX was especially phenomenal. Althoughthe old NASL folded while I was here, the youth development was very promising. I watched the development of soccer in this country across the […]
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Michael Hoyer is new AYSO National Executive Director
Michael Hoyer has been named National Executive Director of the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), succeeding Ian McMahon, who was hired for the position inSeptember of 2014. Hoyer, who played AYSO as a youngster, started working for AYSO as a volunteer before serving as Deputy Executive Director and Acting National Executive Director. “It’s a great […]
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Tony DiCicco on the high school ban, coaching education and the future of girls soccer
Interview by Mike Woitalla Tony DiCicco, who coached the U.S. women to the 1996 Olympic gold medal, the 1999 Women’s World Cup title and the 2008 U-20 Women’sWorld Cup crown, spoke with us about the changing landscape of girls soccer in the USA. The U.S. Soccer Federation is launching a Girls Development Academy in 2017. […]