Tuesday’s Boys Development Academy action in Oceanside, California, set the U-16/17 final four and saw Toronto FC beat LAFC, 3-2, to lift the U-15 crown. U.S. Soccer launched the DA nationalchampionships for the two older age […]
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Youth: Defending champ New York City FC reaches Boys DA U-18/19 final four
New York City FC beat Crossfire Premier 4-1 to join Sockers FC, FC Dallas and Saint Louis FC in the U-18/19 DA semifinals. NYCFC, which won the title last year with a team that included GioReyna […]
Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Four MLS clubs qualified teams in all three age categories for the 2019 Boys Development Academy Playoffs: the Chicago Fire, MontrealImpact, Philadelphia Union and Toronto FC. FC Dallas and Shattuck-St. Mary’s enter as the U-18/19 […]
Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Michael Edwards started for Wolfsburg’s A-Jugend in its 3-0 win over Hannover 96 for its third consecutive German U-19 Cup title. The 18-year-olddefender moved from D.C. United’s academy in January. Fellow American Ulysses Llanez, who […]
Lorne Donaldson on how the ECNL vs. Development Academy turf war has created a 'toxic environment'
Lorne Donaldson is the Executive Director of Coaching of Real Colorado, one of the few clubs that compete in both the girls ECNL and the girls U.S. Soccer Development Academy. RealColorado’s rate of sending players into […]
Youth: Girls Development Academy adds cup competition
The U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy, for its third season of 2019-2020, will add a cup competition to run concurrent to regular-season play. All clubs in the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18/19 agegroups will take part. […]
Pateadores' Ted Chronopoulos on the Development Academy, Latino talent, and soccer 'homework' for kids
Ted Chronopoulos, who played in MLS from its inception in 1996 to 2002, went straight into youth coaching after his playing career. He is the Boys Academy Director of Pateadores, oneof the largest clubs in the […]
Youth: Four new boys clubs join U.S. Soccer Development Academy for 2019-20 season
Two Arizona clubs and one each from Texas and Florida are joining the U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy, which increases the number of participating clubs to 137 for the 2019-20 season. The newcomers include Inter Miami […]
Youth: U.S. Soccer Girls DA adds six clubs for 2019-2020 season
Next season, 71 clubs will participate in U.S. Soccer’s Girls Development Academy, up from 65 in 2018-19 and 69 in its inaugural season of2017-18. The Girls DA is also adding a U-16 age group for the […]
Youth Pro Watch: In the news …
1. FC Dallas made 18-year-old midfielder Edwin Cerrillo the MLS team’s league-leading 24th Homegrown Player. Cerrillo, whohails from Waco, Texas, has played well in preseason in the FC Dallas midfield. He joined the FC Dallas Academy […]