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Watch: Efrain Alvarez's latest golazo
The 16-year-old Efrain Alvarez, who has scored six USL goals for LA GalaxyII — Development Academy (@ussoccer_acad)
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LA Galaxy II's Mike Munoz on how Mexico landed Efrain Alvarez, how the Galaxy academy has evolved, and how he's learned from Bob Bradley
Coach Mike Munoz‘s Los Angeles Galaxy II, the MLS club’s reserve team that plays in the USL, includes highly touted teens such as 17-year-old U.S. youth national team playersUlysses Llanez and Alex Mendez, and the 15-year-old Efrain Alvarez, who has opted to play in Mexico’s youth national team program. Munoz, who wasinspired to become a […]
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Illinois' Eclipse Select SC is latest club to leave Girls Development Academy
A fourth club within the last month has announced its departure from the Girls Development Academy after the U.S. Soccer program’s first season of play. Illinois’ Eclipse Select SC will field itstop teams in the ECNL for the 2018-19 season. Last month, New Jersey-based Sky Blue-PDA, the Michigan Hawks and the FC Stars of Massachusetts, […]
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Leaving the Development Academy: FC Stars director Jason Dewhurst explains why
Following just one season of play in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy, which kicked off in September of 2017, three major clubs, New Jersey-based Sky Blue-PDA, the Michigan Hawks and FC Starsof Massachusetts, announced they will not be returning to the DA for the 2018-19 season. All three clubs have been longtime members of […]
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Girls Development Academy defections: Three major clubs to leave U.S. Soccer's new program after one season
After fielding teams in the inaugural 2017-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, three of the nation’s top girls clubs will leave the DA. All three clubs also field teams in the ECNL andwill remain in the ECNL, which was founded in 2009 and is comprised of 80 clubs this season. The Girls DA launched in […]
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Spring college program aligned with U.S. Soccer to start next month
Six college men’s programs and U.S. Soccer are teaming up to launch a new federation development initiative this spring. Clemson, Duke, Georgetown,North Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest will play a round-robin schedule starting March 4 and concluding April 21. Games will be played under rules similar to those used by the U.S. SoccerDevelopment Academy: Game-day […]
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Montverde Academy will run part of Orlando City's DA program
The Soccer Institute at Montverde Academy will manage and operate Orlando City’s Development Academy program in the U-15, U-17 and U-19 boys age groups. Orlando City players will gainaccess to SIMA’s on-site residency programs for student-athletes and use its academic programs. The Lions’ girls teams and the boys U-12 through U-14 groups will remain the […]
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Nike Friendlies and Winter Showcase expanded to include women's components
The 15th edition of the Nike International Friendlies and U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase have been expanded to include the first Women’s Nike International Friendlies and a WinterShowcase for teams in the new Development Academy for girls. The USA will take on U-17 men’s counterparts from Brazil, England and Netherlands. The tournament will feature […]
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What They're Saying: Dan Hunt
“I’ve said it before in multiple interviews, we’ve got to cast our net wider to continue to make sure we get quality players. I’ve heard allegations [that] pay-to-play limits– it does not. That is, I think, farcical at best. And the reason I say that is because these kids that are the top talent, they’re […]