[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Tennessee SC’s under-16 boys and Florida’s Sunrise Elite under-16 girls won their third consecutive titles at the U.S. Youth SoccerRegion III Championships in Baton Rouge, La., to advance to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. Georgia led the way with six Region III champions. North Texas was close behindwith five title winners. […]
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Team Chicago makes it three Region II titles in a row
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Team Chicago Academy Botafogo won its third straight regional title with the under-19 girls crown at the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IIChampionships in Beavercreek, Ohio. NSA Jaguars (U-17 girls) and Michigan Wolves (U-15 boys) also defended their titles. The winners in the under-13 through under-19 age groups have earned berths inthe U.S. […]
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Cal South teams clean up at Region IV finals
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Teams from Cal South won 11 out of the 16 titles at the U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV Championships in New Mexico. The winners in the under-13through under-19 age groups have earned berths in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships July 22-27 at Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, Md. 2014Region IV Champions: Girls […]
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U.S. Youth Soccer will stream National Championships
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] For the first time, U.S. Youth Soccer will stream all 14 finals at the National Championship Series live. The finals will take place July 22-27at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. Select games in the preliminary rounds and all the finals will air at http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org.
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Far Western Regionals give Albuquerque 'serious kick'
U.S. Youth Soccer’s Region IV championships kick off Monday at the New Mexico Soccer Tournament Complex near Bernalillo. The New Mexico Youth Soccer Organization expects 20,000 visitors over nine dayswith most staying in or around Albuquerque for five to six days. That’s projected to be $4.7 million in direct spending. On the field, the big […]
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Middle East coaches in Washington for exchange
[SPORTS VISITORS] Sixteen youth coaches from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen are in Washington through June 15 on a two-week stay organized by the U.S. StateDepartment for workshops with American coaches, clinics with young athletes and meetings with U.S. sports professionals. The participants are connecting with organizations that includethe Virginia Youth Soccer Association, MLS’s D.C. […]
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Seven Georgia teams qualify for National League
[SOUTHERN REGIONAL PREMIER LEAGUE] Seven Georgia teams, including two each from GSA and Top Hat, were among the qualifiers for the 2014-15 U.S. Youth SoccerNational League qualifiers from the Southern Regional Premier League. The champions and runners-up in the under-15 through under-17 boys and girls age groups earned automaticqualification. Boys Under-14 Champion: TBD* Under-14 Champion: […]
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What They're Saying
“There is still a lack of information to make a recommendation one way or the other. The problem with banning heading is you’d have kids running out of the way of balls, and they might be banging intoeach other that way.” — Mike Singleton, executive director of Massachusetts Youth Soccer and head men’s soccer coach […]
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Guide map created for National Youth License courses
[COACHING EDUCATION] U.S. Youth Soccer has created a guide map for its National Youth License courses on its NYL page for easy access to course site, dates and registration information. The NYL course focuses on the Zone 1 agegroups (U6-U12), which represents the majority of registered soccer players in our country. The NYL sessions explore […]
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National Championships expanded for 2014 edition
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] The U.S. Youth Soccer has added semifinals in the under-14 to under-18 boys and girls age groups at the 2014 National Championships. It willalso add four National League teams to the Under-14 boys and girls age groups. The Under-13 and Under-19 boys and girls will follow the same format as in previous […]