[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] A pair of California-based clubs, FC Golden State formed in 2007 and based in Pasadena and Juventus Sport Club formed in 1956 and based inRedwood City, will be joining the U.S. Soccer Development Academy at the older-age levels to open the 2014-15 season. “We are looking forward to the additions of FC Golden […]
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FC Dallas to host international tournament
[GENERATION ADIDAS U-17 CUP] FC Dallas will host the Generation adidas U-17 Cup that will feature an international tier involving nine MLS clubs and threeinternational clubs, Chivas de Guadalajara (Mexico), Flamengo (Brazil) and Stoke City (England). The tournament will take place April 14-20 as part of a three-year deal, at the ToyotaSoccer Center at Toyota […]
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Finals Week dropped for knockout competition
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] The U.S. Soccer Development Academy will no longer organize a Finals Week to crown its champions in its under-15/16 and under-17/18 agegroups. Instead, the final eight will play a knockout round, semifinals and final with the final four played July 17-19 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center in Carson, Calif. Theprevious format included […]
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High schoolers get chance to learn from big boys
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] In some places, they call it President’s Week, Others call it Ski Week. For a select few high schoolers, this is MLS Week, a chance for academyplayers to join their MLS clubs’ first team in preseason training. The New England Revolution brought in a pair of Revolution Academy players, U-15/16 goalkeeper Austin Aviza […]
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Republic FC lands MLS vet, Revs academy star
[USL PRO 2014 COUNTDOWN] Expansion club Sacramento Republic FC has signed a pair of forwards, Justin Bruin, who has spenttime with four MLS clubs, and 17-year-old Massachusetts prep star Mawolo Gissie, for its first season in USL PRO. The 6-foot-3 Braun’s careerincludes stints with Chivas USA (2008-2011), Montreal Impact (2012), Real Salt Lake (2012) and […]
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Development Academy players hit college roadblock
By Paul Gardner A long list of names can be currently found on the U.S. Soccer website. The names are there because of the arrival, on Feb. 5, of National Signing Day. These are teenageplayers who have made their college choice. They are players with U17/18 teams from member clubs of the U.S. Soccer Development […]
Posted inCollege Soccer Reporter, Story
2014 college men's signings
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Players with ties to the Development Academy confirmed their collegiate choices Wednesday on National Signing Day. For those signings aslisted by U.S. Soccer. (Click here for updated listings of DA signings.) Bethesda-Olney (18): Joseph Bogan (Lehigh), Karl Brown (Colgate), Brendan Burke (Navy), Joseph Conti (Massachusetts), Matt Danilack (Dartmouth), Jeremy Ebobisse(Duke), Zachary Fingerhut (Wake […]
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Top U-14s headed to Man United Tourney
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] The top U-13/14 team from that age group’s inaugural 2013-14 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season will be rewarded with a trip to the 2014Manchester United Premier Cup World Finals. “Our U.S. Soccer Technical Advisors will make a holistic evaluation to determine the top club based on Academy criteria and ratings we havecompiled,” said […]
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USSF's major investment in player development
[U.S. SOCCER] The U.S. Soccer Federation plans to spend $13.8 million on player development in the next fiscal year. The Washington Post’s Steven Goff perused the USSF’s truncated budget documents for the next fiscal year (April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) and, regarding the youth game, reported: “The federation plans to spend $5.9 million […]
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'Development Academy boosts U.S. talent' (Q&A: Tony Lepore)
Interview by Mike Woitalla Soccer America checks in with Director of Scouting Tony Lepore on the state of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, whichlaunched in 2007 and now includes nearly 100 clubs, having added a U-14 division in 2013 to complement its U-16 and U-18 national leagues — and for insight into how U.S. Soccer […]