U.S. Soccer is holding its second of three 2019 U-14 Regional ID Camps March 14-18 in Frisco, Texas, where 80 players from the Central Region will convene. FC Dallas with 10 players and Atlanta Unitedwith nine are the best represented clubs. U.S. U-14 Boys Talent Identification Central Region rosterGOALKEEPERS (8) Elijah Berumen (Dallas Texans) Elijah […]
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U.S. Soccer expands, revamps U-14 program
U.S. Soccer has regionalized its U-14 youth national team setup, doubling the number of players going through the program annually to 240. Each region — East, Central and West — will host five-day,80-player mini-camps. Sixty players, roughly 20 from each region, will then gather for a U-14 National Identification Camp this summer. “Our TID [talent […]
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Roster: Eighty players called in for U.S. West Regional U-14 talent ID camp
U.S. Soccer’s revamped U-14 youth national team program is getting underway with four 20-player teams — LA, North Cal, Northwest and Southwest — at a Jan. 17-21 West Regional Mini-Camp in Carson,California. The camp will be run by youth national team headcoach Clint Peay, Director of Talent Identification (TID) Tony Lepore, and the three boys’ […]
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What They're Saying: Manfred Schellscheidt
“What we made sure about in the camp, I would always start out by saying, ‘Look, in U14 camp, nobody can fail. You’re just simply too young to fail. That took the pressure off these littleguys who were often so anxious and concerned and nervous about what this would be like.” — Manfred Schellscheidt, on […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14s boys train in Croatia
Coach Clint Peay took a 20-player U.S. U-14 boys national team squad to Zagreb, Croatia, for a May 31-June 10 training camp. In its first of four games, the USA beat the U-15Bosnian national team, 2-1. Peay’s team, comprised of players born in 2003, will alsoplay friendlies against Dinamo Zagreb and Croatia (twice). Seventeen members […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Stalemate start for USA at U-20 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA, facing what is likely its strongest Group C opponent, opened the U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea by tying France, 0-0. MalloryPugh had the best U.S. chances, after dribbling from midfield, in the 31st and 62nd minutes. But her shot on the first chance went to France keeper […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14 boys convene in Carson
U.S. U-14 boys national team coach Clint Peay has called in a squad of 48 players for the team’s only camp of 2016, Nov. 13-20 at U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center inCarson, California. The group will play two intra-squad games on Nov. 16 and three games against U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs — vs. Strikers […]
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The MLS PseudoDraft and other obstacles that Latino Americans face in American soccer
By Paul Gardner Time for another MLS SuperDraft. It would be better called the MLS PseudoDraft. It might also be known as the Slim Pickings Draft. Most of those involved arecollege players, and the day has long since passed when a bumper crop, or even an ordinary crop, of pro-ready players might be expected from […]
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Tab Ramos: 'We need more players who can make important plays'
In the wake of announcing new Player Development Initiatives –standardizing small-sided play through U-12 and changing the birth-year registration to January — December, U.S. Soccer released the following statements from U.S. Youth Technical DirectorTab Ramos. Ramos is also the U-20 men’s national team head coach and an assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann with the full national […]