The USA began its qualifying campaign for the 2016 U-17 World Cup with an 8-1 victory over Jamaica in which PDA’s Frankie Tagliaferri scored four goals after entering as a 70thminute sub. The Colorado Rush’s Civana Kuhlmann opened thescoring in the 15th minute. Floridian Shayla Smart equalized for the Reggae Girlz in the 32nd minute […]
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USA aims for return to U-17 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla The USA may be a world power in women’s soccer, but its U-17 girls program has struggled on the world stage. After finishing runner-up at theinaugural U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2008, the USA failed to qualify in 2010, exited in the first round of the 2012 World Cup — albeit without […]
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Concacaf U-17 Girls Championship Rosters
Eight nations, including the USA, are competing at the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship in Grenada March 3-13, in St. George’s, Grenada, for three spots at the 2016 U-17 Women’sWorld Cup in Jordan Sept. 30-Oct. 21. Four teams have U.S. dual nationals on their 20-player rosters: Mexico (9 U.S. players), Jamaica (8) Grenada (3), Costa Rica […]
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Collegians and high-schoolers vie for spots on U.S. U-20 Women World Cup roster
By Mike Woitalla U.S. U-20 women’s national team coach Michelle French has named a 22-player roster for the La Manga Tournament in Spain March 2-6. Thesquad includes 14 players who weren’t part of the squad that finished first at the December qualifying tournament for the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup. The U.S. U-20s will face […]
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Roster: U-15 U.S. girls gather for first 2016 camp
A squad of 26 players will convene for the first 2016 U.S. U-15 girls national team (2001s) camp of 2016, Feb. 27-March 5. The camp will be run by U.S. Soccer Women’s Development coachMark Carr. This age group’s ultimate aim is to qualify for the 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup. U.S. U-15 girls nationalteams GOALKEEPERS […]
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USSF to launch a girls Development Academy in 2017; ECNL plans to forge ahead
By Mike Woitalla The U.S. Soccer Federation is set to launch a Development Academy (DA) for girls in August 2017, replicating the DA for boys that it launched in 2007. Thatthe Federation hadn’t launched a girls DA earlier was attributed mainly to a couple of reasons. One being that because the U.S. women’s national team […]
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U.S. U-17 girls beat Japan to win NTC Invitational
The U.S. U-17 girls national team, coached by B.J. Snow, beat Japan on Monday, 2-1, in Carson, California, to clinch its third straight NTC Invitational. The USA, which alsobeat England (2-0) and South Korea (2-0) at this year’s edition, has a perfect 9-0-0 record over the past three NTC Invitationals. Against Japan, the USA went […]
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The heading ban — how refs should respond
By Mike Woitalla Last year, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced a ban on heading for players age 10 and younger. Last week, the U.S. Soccer Referee program sent out a memo on howthe rule should be implemented: “When a player deliberately heads the ball in a game, an indirect free kick (IFK) should be awarded […]
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U.S. U-17s girls down England and South Korea
The U.S. U-17 girls national team will win the 2016 U-17 NTC Invitational in Carson, Calif., with a victory or tie against Japan thanks to 2-0 victories over South Korea on Saturday and England onThursday. The Colorado Rush’s Civana Kuhlmann scored twice in the last eight minutes in the win over England. She was assisted […]
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Three 14-year-olds picked for U.S. quest to reach U-17 Women's World Cup
By Mike Woitalla Seven Californians were named by Coach B.J. Snow to the USA’s 20-player roster for the 2016 Concacaf U-17 Women’s Championship in Grenada March3-13. The tournament will determine the region’s three qualifiers for the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan Sept. 30-Oct. 21. The squad is comprised of 12 players born in […]