The U.S. U-18 women’s national team, coached by Jitka Klimkova, is holding its seventh and final camp of 2016 is Dec. 10-17 in Carson, California, before moving into the U-20age group. The squad is comprised of 14 collegians and 12 youth club players. Twenty of the players were born in 1998, the age cut-off year […]
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April Heinrichs on Under-17 World Cup, Development Academy vs. ECNL and high school options
Interview by Mike Woitalla April Heinrichs, World Cup winner as a player in 1991 and Olympic gold medal-winning coach in 2004, was named U.S. Soccer’sWomen’s Technical Director in January 2011. We spoke to Heinrichs about the USA’s failure to reach the second round of the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup, the 2017 launch of the […]
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U.S. U-17 boys Residency Program welcomes 11 newcomers
By Mike Woitalla & Paul Kennedy Coach John Hackworth made 11 changes to the 32-player roster for the U-17 Residency Program for the fall semester from thesquad launched in the spring semester that is aiming for the 2017 U-17 World Cup. U.S. Soccer launched the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, in 1999 and the […]
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U.S. U-18 women beat Northern Ireland
The U.S. U-18 women’s national team beat host Northern Ireland, 3-0, to finish second at the Women’s International Cup. April Heinrichs’ team, which outshot the Irish28-0, opened with a 10th minute strike from Belle Briede and an own goal within 13 minutes. Mireya Grey scored the third in the 72nd minute. Briede’sgoal was set up […]
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North Korea claims U-17 Women's World Cup title
By Mike Woitalla North Korea beat defending champion Japan, 5-4, in a penalty kick shootout in the final to win the 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup. Spain took thirdplace thanks to a 4-0 win over Venezuela. Japan, which knocked the USA out in group play, outshot the North Koreans 24-7. The victory made North Korea […]
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U.S. U-18 women lose to England, beat France
The U.S. U-18 women’s national team, coached by April Heinrichs, opened the 2016 Women’s International Cup in Northern Ireland with a 2-1 lose to England and a 3-1 win overFrance. The Americans face the host on Sunday. After France took a 5th minute lead, the USA stormed back on two goals by Kelsey Turnbow and […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 women in Northern Ireland
U.S. Soccer Women’s Technical Director April Heinrichs has taken a 20-player squad — eight 1999s and 12 born in 1998 — to Northern Ireland October 13-24 for the 2016Women’s International Cup, at which the team will face England (Oct. 18), France (Oct. 20) and host Northern Ireland Oct. 23. U.S. U-18 women’s nationalteam GOALKEEPERS (2): […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 women train in Chula Vista
A 26-player U.S. U-18 women’s national team squad is training under Coach April Heinrichs Sept. 3-10 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. Theroster is comprised of 25 youth club players and one college player — goalkeeper Gabrielle Kouzelos of Louisville. Nine of the players were born in 1999, the age cut-off […]
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Most of 2015 U-17 alums already with pro clubs
By Mike Woitalla and Paul Kennedy The USA may have disappointed at the 2015 U-17 World Cup last October when Coach Richie Williams’ U.S. team was the first since2001 to exit in the first round, and a 5-1 loss host Chile marked its worst loss at the U-17 World Cup in group play since falling, […]
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Top ECNL honor goes to Southern California's Slammers FC
By Mike Woitalla Slammers FC was named ECNL “Overall Club Champion” for the 2015-16 season. The Newport Beach, California-based club won 2016 ECNL national titles atU-15 and U-18 divisions and its teams reached the quarterfinals in four of the five ECNL age group national championships and the semifinals in three. 2016 ECNLFinalsU-14: So Cal Blues […]