Vanessa Mann entered the University of Nevada, Reno sight unseen in 2007. She’d never seen snow or mountains, either. The beautiful campus has both. It also has a women’s soccer team. That was enough to lure the Australian native, whose only previous trip to the U.S. came the year before. Her Sydney-area club competed in […]
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U.S. Soccer's Mirelle van Rijbroek on DA vs. ECNL, college soccer, girls YNT scouting, and Dutch success
Mirelle van Rijbroek has been U.S. Soccer’s Director of Talent Identification-Girls since November 2017. She arrived from her native Netherlands, where she served as the Managerof Talent Development and Elite Performance for the Dutch federation (KNVB). In 2014, the Netherlands won its first Women’s U-19 European Championship title while Van Rijbroek served as KNVBYouth Technical Director […]
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Youth Roster: U.S. U-14 girls train in Colorado
Coach April Kater is training a 36-player U.S. U-14 girls national team squad in Fort Collins, Colorado, July 15-22. The roster is comprised of 27 players born in 2004, eight2005s and one 2006. After the camp, Kater will choose an 18-player roster to represent the USA at the 2018 Concacaf Girls U-15 Championship (August 6-13) […]
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Youth: U.S. U-14 girls convene in California
Coach April Kater called up 36 players for the U-14 girls national team’s second camp of 2018. The squad of 27 players born in 2004, eight 2005s, and one 2006 are training inChula Vista, California, May 26-June 2. The first U-14 camp of the year took place with 48 players lastFebruary
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Youth: U.S. U-14 girls hold 48-player camp
Coach April Kater has called in 2004- and 2005-born players for a 48-player U-14 U.S. girls national team camp in Norco, California Feb. 25-March 4. At Kater’s firstevent of 2018 for the U-14s, she has called in 36 2004s and 12 2005s. • Three former U.S. women’s national team players will assist Kater: Tina Ellertson, […]
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Rosters: U.S. U-14 and U-15 girls train in California
The U.S. U-15 and U-14 girls national teams, a total of 48 players, convene for Sept. 10-17 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California. Coach Tracey Kevins‘U-15s are all born in 2003. The U-14s, coached by April Kater, are all born in 2004. U.S. U-15 girls national teamGOALKEEPERS (3): Haley Craig (Hawks-Wolves […]
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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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U.S. Soccer names new women's youth national team coaches — Kacey White and Keri Sarver
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Kacey White, former Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Directorof Coaching, is the new U.S. U-16 girls national team coach. Keri Sarver, Director of Coaching of the Internationals SC in Ohio for the last seven years, has been hired as the newU.S. U-19 women’s national team coach. Both played pro ball after their […]
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U.S. Soccer hires Kacey White and Keri Sarver
Kacey White, former Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Director of Coaching, is the new U.S. U-16 girls national team coach. Keri Sarver, Director of Coaching of theInternationals SC in Ohio for the last seven years, has been hired as the new U.S. U-19 women’s national team coach. Sarver replaces Jitka Klimkova, who is nowhead coach […]
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Girls DA Director Miriam Hickey: Federation is best suited to support clubs and coaches
By Mike Woitalla Miriam Hickey has been named Director of the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy, which kicks off its first season in August. Hickey, mostrecently Director of Coaching at the Troy Soccer Club in Michigan, is a FIFA women’s instructor who helped develop FIFA’s girls and women’s master’s program. Her soccer experiencedates back to […]