The U.S. U-17 girls national team won the Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni with a 6-0 win the final over host Italy after beating England, 2-0, to finish first in its group. The USA, in its firsttournament since the appointment of Mark Carr as U-17 head coach, opened with a 1-1 tie with co-host Slovenia and […]
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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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Dallas becomes second U.S. team to win Dallas Cup Super Group
By Mike Woitalla FC Dallas beat Mexico’s Monterrey, 2-1, in the final to become only the second team to win the Dallas Cup U-19 Super Group since its inception in 1990. FCDallas took a 1-0 led in the 23rd minute when 16-year-old Jesus Ferreira set up 17-year-old Paxton Pomykal for a 16-yard shot. Both signed […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls kick off new cycle
New U.S. U-17 girls national team coach Mark Carr has named a 20-player roster as the U-17s kick off a new cycle with a trip to Italy and Slovenia April 19-30 forthe second annual Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni. In this year’s competition, for players born in 2001 or later, the USA is in Group B with […]
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New coaching slate for U.S. women's age-group program taking shape
By Mike Woitalla Jitka Klimkova is the new head coach of the U.S. U-20 women’s national team, replacing Michelle French, and Mark Carr hasbeen named head coach of the U.S. U-17 girls national team, replacing B.J. Snow. U.S. Soccer says it will announce its 2017 coaches for the U-14, U-15 and U-16 girls national teamsand […]
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U.S. Soccer names new U-20 and U-17 women's coaches
Jitka Klimkova is the new head coach of the U.S. U-20 women’s national team, replacing Michelle French, and Mark Carr has been named head coach ofthe U.S. U-17 girls national team, replacing B.J. Snow. Klimkova has been a U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Coach since January of 2015 and has served as the head coach of […]
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U.S. Soccer: U-17 and U-20 women's coaches to be replaced
B.J. Snow is no longer U.S. U-17 girls national team coach and Michelle French is out as U-20 women’s national team coach, but both will continue workingfor U.S. Soccer. Both Snow and French were full-time coaches at their age groups for two cycles. Snow’s first team failed to qualify for the 2014 U-17 World Cup […]
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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 […]
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USWNT: Pinto, 16, among five players called up
Five players from the U.S. under-23 national team that has been training in Carson, California, joined the senior national team that just began training. They include four college players, plus16-year-old Brianna Pinto. They’ll be held over from the U-23 camp that ended Friday ended morning and will train for several days with the national team […]