[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] The New York Red Bulls, winners of the 2012 under-15/16 title, will play for the 2013 under-17/18 championship Saturday againstMinnesota’s Shattuck St. Mary’s Academy at the Development Academy’s Finals Week in Houston. The Red Bulls beat the Sounders Academy, 4-0, to take the Group 1 title when Albertson SCcould only manage a […]
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Hometown Dynamo jumps out into lead
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-15/16s] The hometown Houston Dynamo U-15/16s carry the lead in Group A into the third day of play at the Development Academy’s Finals Weekat the Houston Amateur Sports Park. De Anza Force and Solar Chelsea SC are tied for the lead in Group 2. Dynamo midfielder Christian Lucatero scored with a second-minute free […]
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De Anza Force and Shattuck St. Mary's remain perfect
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: U-17/18s] De Anza Force and Shattuck St. Mary’s Academy, the only unbeaten and untied teams after Day 2 at the Development Academy’s FinalsWeek, meet Thursday in Houston to decide the Group 2 title. Albertson SC has the edge over their neighboring New York Red Bulls in Group 1, where both teams are 1-0-1, […]
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High-scoring action kicks off Finals Week
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Play began Sunday at the Development Academy’s Finals Week in Houston with group play in both the under-17/18 and under-15/16 age groups. Theeight games produced 30 goals for an average of 3.75 goals a game. Day 1 featured a Cascadia Cup match won by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency with a 3-1 […]
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Under-17/18 Development Academy Starting XI
[AWARDS] Three players from FC Dallas and LA Galaxy academy programs, including U.S. U-20 World Cup players from each team, KellynAcosta and Oscar Sorto, head the Under-17/18 Academy Starting XI for all three conferences as part of its 2012-13 Development Academy awards. For all theselections … U-17/18 East Conference Starting XI GK – Marius Heislitz […]
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Under-15/16 Development Academy Starting XI
[AWARDS] De Anza Force is the most-represented club on the Under-15/16 Academy Starting XI for all three conferences with four on the West Conference XI –defenders Samuel Junqua and David Chavez, midfielder Brian Zelaya and forwardCarlos Delgadillo. For all the selections … U-15/16 East Conference Starting XI GK – AustinAviza (New England Revolution) D – […]
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Calvert and Morris take Player of the Year awards
[AWARDS] Caleb Calvert, who recently signed a pro contract with Chivas USA, and JordanMorris of the Seattle Sounders Academy were named the Development Academy’s National Players of the Year in the under-15/16 and under-17/18 age groups, respectively. Tim Carter (Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Soccer Academy) and Shaun Tsakaris (De Anza Force) were named National Coached of theYear. […]
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Munoz joins academy from Chivas USA
[LA GALAXY] The LA Galaxy has added Mike Munoz, the 2010-11 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Coach of the Year with RealSalt Lake Arizona and most recently with Chivas USA, to its academy coaching staff. Munoz, 29, is a former LA Galaxy midfielder and has been a coach in the Development Academy sinceretiring from the game […]
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Chivas USA lands scoring star Calvert
[HOMEGROWN WATCH] Chivas USA signed Caleb Calvert, the leading scorer in the 2013-14 Development Academy’s under-15/16 agegroup, making the 16-year-old forward the youngest player to sign as a homegrown player with the MLS club. Calvert, whose is known to his teammates as “Rooney,” led the nation with 22goals. He has been a part of Chivas […]
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Albertson and De Anza Force send two teams to Finals Week
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Albertson Soccer Club of New York and De Anza Force of Northern California are the only clubs to qualify teams in both the under-17/18 andunder-15/16 age groups for the Development Academy’s Finals Week July 14-20 in Houston. Seven different MLS academy clubs — four in the U-17/18s and three in the U-15/16s — […]