[BY THE NUMBERS] The USA opens play at the Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship in Panama City Friday against Guatemala. It is seeking its third U-20 regionalcrown and features a star-studded team of collegians and prep stars. The talent is spread out across the country with players from 17 different states on the 20-player roster. 2 […]
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'Not every kid wants to play high school' (Q&A Leigh Cowlishaw, Richmond Kickers)
Interview by Mike Woitalla The Richmond Kickers have announced they will be covering the costs of players on their U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. We spoke withLeigh Cowlishaw, the Central Virginia club’s Director of Soccer, about the impact he expects from the move – and the Academy’s new 10-month season, which keeps its playersout of […]
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Estrella Foothill and Catalina Foothills keep Arizona streaks alive
[HIGH SCHOOL] Estrella Foothills (Division III) won its fourth straight state title, while Catalina Foothills (Division II) made it three in a row at theArizona girls state championship. Highland won the Division I championship. Estrella Foothills needed overtime to take out top seed Palo Verde, 3-2, on Kelsie Roberts‘ second goal of the game. Roberts, […]
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Is it OK to play in pain?
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. “What’s the difference between discomfort and pain? And is it OK for me to keep playing if I just have a little bit?” Those are two ofthe most common questions I’m asked by injured young athletes, and I’m guessing the same is true for our sports medicine colleagues across the […]
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Prep star Horan leads Americans to La Manga sweep
[U.S. UNDER-20 WOMEN] The USA was perfect at the 2012 Four Nations Tournament for under-20 national teams in La Manga, Spain, with wins over Germany (1-0),Switzerland (10-0) and Norway (2-0). The Americans included many of college soccer’s top young players, but the tournament MVP was high school senior LindseyHoran, who had four goals. Horan, who plays […]
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Dribble on! … High school more fun?
By Mike Woitalla FEEDBACK …We need dribblers! In response to Wednesday’s YouthSoccerInsider on curricula for American youth soccer, BradPartridge of FC Florida pointed to a bit from the “U.S. Soccer Curriculum” he had issue with. In the second paragraph of the document, in the “Style of Play” section, a key element(Quick Transitions and Finishing) description […]
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Brandon claims first Mississippi title
[HIGH SCHOOL] Brandon beat previously undefeated Tupelo to win the Mississippi Class 6A girls title. KatelynWatson‘s second-half goal lifted Brandon to its first state title. Ridgeland won its eighth title in 10 years with a 2-0 win over West Jones thanks to a pair of goals by Mary Ashton Lembo in the Class 5A final.
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NSCAA High School Winter Girls Poll
[RANKINGS] Aliso Niguel (Calif.) High Schol remains No. 1, while Southlake (Texas) Carroll climbed from No. 10 to No. 2 in the NSCAA High School Winter GirlsPoll. For the top 10 rankings … NSCAA High School Winter Girls Poll 1 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Niguel, Calif.) 14-0-4 2 Southlake Carroll(Southlake, Texas) 14-0-0 3 American Heritage (Delray […]
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California record broken for league wins
[RECORD BOOK] Central Valley Christian of Visalia set a California girls high school record when wins over Immanuel (6-0), Coalinga (7-0) and Dinuba (4-0)extended its league winning streak to 107 games. The Cavaliers have outscored their league opponents 618-21 in the East Sierra, East Sequoia and now Central Sequoia League. The previous record was held […]
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NSCAA High School Winter Girls Poll
[RANKINGS] Aliso Niguel (Calif.) High School is No. 1 in the NSCAA High School Winter Girls Poll. Teams from California, Florida, Texas and Louisiana arerepresented in the top 10. For the top 10 rankings .. NSCAA High School Winter Girls Poll 1 Aliso Niguel (Aliso Niguel, Calif.) 11-0-3 2American Heritage (Delray Beach, Fla.) 20-0-0 3 Marcus […]