Since immigrating to the USA from the Netherlands in 1956 at age 14 with his family, Klaas de Boer has been involved with nearly every level of American soccer, includingprofessional, college and youth coaching. Based in Michigan, he’s served as a per diem scout for the U.S. youth national team program scout since 2015. In […]
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Crossfire's Bernie James details his disappointment in how U.S. Soccer runs the Boys DA
Twelve years ago, the U.S. Soccer Federation dramatically changed its approach to boys youth soccer. It previously limited its role to managing the youth national team program and depended mainly onthe U.S. Youth Soccer-run Olympic Development Program (ODP) for talent identification. The change came swiftly. U.S. Soccer managed to lure enough of thenation’s top youth […]
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The DA's new tiered format: The stigma of relegation without a clear path for promotion
It’s one thing for clubs to get demoted into a lower division. It’s an even more bitter pill to swallow when they aren’t presented with a clear path for promotion into the top tier.That’s one of the reasons why U.S. Soccer’s splitting of the Boys Development Academy’s U-18/19 league into two divisions has sparked so […]
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Another U.S. Soccer departure: Jared Micklos, DA and YNT director, set to leave
Jared Micklos, U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy Director since October 2014 and Youth National Teams Director since the fall of 2018, says he will be leaving U.S. Soccer in the nearfuture. His departure will add to the list of more than 15 vacancies in U.S. Soccer’s national team coaches and administration departments. Micklos, who had previously […]
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Boys Development Academy shakeup: U.S. Soccer moves 44 clubs into lower division at U-18/19
U.S. Soccer has split the Boys Development Academy’s U18/19 league into two divisions for the 2019-20 season that kicks off on Aug. 31. Several clubs that have traditionally been among theUSA’s most successful will be playing in the lower division. The DA’s MLS clubs are all in the higher division. There will be intra-division play […]
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Girls Development Academy Awards (2018-19)
The U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy has announced its conference Best-XIs, and players and coaches of the year for the recently completed 2018-19 season. GIRLS PLAYER OF THE YEAREast: Lia Godfrey (United Soccer Alliance)Central: AlexisMissimo (Solar Soccer Club)West: Neeku Purcell (Reign Academy) CentralGoalkeeper: Nadia Cooper (Shattuck-St. Mary’s).Defenders: Abby Allen (Lonestar SC Academy), Emily Matthews (Nationals), […]
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Boys Development Academy Awards (2018-19)
The U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy has announced its conference Best-XIs, and players and coaches of the year for the recently completed 2018-19 season. MLS pros ElioFirmino, Justin Haak and Jacob Akanyirige and recent Schalke 04 signing are Matt Hoppe are among the conference Best-XI picks. Two otherplayers — Mauricio Cuevas and Ray Serrano — are signed […]
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Youth: NYCFC and Solar FC claim Boys DA national titles
NYCFC repeated as U-18/19 U.S. Soccer Development Academy champion thanks to a 2-1 win over FC Dallas while North Texas club Solar FC lifted the U-16/17 crown with a shootout win over the Georgia’sConcorde Fire. Six minutes afterNYCFC goalkeeper Alex Rando saved a ninth-minute penalty, Velkjo Petkovic struck to give NYCFC a 1-0 lead. Jonathan […]
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Results: U.S. Soccer Development Academy girls semifinals
Tuesday, July 9 U-16/17 Lonestar SC 3 FC Dallas 2. (Parkar 32,90, Martinez 67; Giametta 45, Shaw pen. 54.) — Solar SC 4 Beach FC 0. (McDonald 5, Missimo 50, Bartels 75, Byars 82.) U-15 Colorado Rush 2 FC Dallas 0. (Chambers 16, Dudley 72.) — San Jose Earthquakes 5 Placer United 0. (Frias 9, […]
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Youth: Michigan's Midwest United wins Girls DA U-18/19 title
Three Texas teams reached the Girls Development Academy U-16/17 semifinals. Two Northern California teams — the San Jose Earthquakes and Placer United — reached the U-15 Girls DA final four. MidwestUnited of Grand Rapids, Michigan, won a six-round shootout, 5-4, over the San Diego Surf after a 2-2 tie to claim the Girls Development Academy […]