[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] U.S. Youth Soccer will hold its annual ODP Girls Thanksgiving Interregional Nov. 24-29 at Spanish River Athletic Park in Boca Raton, Fla.Participating teams will be comprised of elite players in the 1996-1999 age groups. For all the regional teams. 1996 Girls: Region I First Name Last Name Position Club Hometown Hannah Abraham […]
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Washington and B.C. teams to face off
[NORTHWEST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS CUP] Washington Youth Soccer and BC Soccer Premier League will hold the inaugural Northwest League Champions Cup competition Dec. 14-15at Cash Park in Everett, Wash., for boys and girls teams in the under-13 to under-16 divisions. Champions of the Washington Youth Soccer Regional Club League (RCL) and the BC SoccerPremier League (BCSPL) […]
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Meredith named full-time executive director
[CONNECTICUT JUNIOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION] Long-time soccer executive Thom Meredith has joined the Connecticut Junior SoccerAssociation as its full-time executive director. Meredith, who joins the CJSA on Oct. 15, is one of the most experienced soccer executives in the country, having had direct senioroperational responsibilities at men’s and women’s World Cups and Olympic soccer venues in […]
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Hugo Perez Searches for Future U.S. Stars
By Mike Woitalla One of the greatest players ever to wear the U.S. jersey — and perhaps the most skillful — now searches for future national team talent. Hall of Famer Hugo Perez is a U.S. Soccer Technical Advisor — charged with identifying young talent and evaluating Development Academy clubs — and this year beccomes […]
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Report: NYCFC to hire ex-Rutgers AD as business chief
By Paul Kennedy New York City Football Club, which will begin play in MLS in 2015, will announce the hiring of former Rutgers athletic directorTim Pernetti as its chief business officer, reported Bloomberg, based on information provided by a person with directknowledge of the hiring. Castro said he was convinced San Antonio should be a […]
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Regional leagues kick off fall seasons
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] Play has already begun in three of U.S. Youth Soccer’s four regional leagues that place teams into the organization’s Regional Championshipsand National League. In Region IV, the California Regional League, a subdivision of the Far West Regional League, held a play-in qualification round to kick off its fall season. In theother two […]
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National Championships headed to Maryland SoccerPlex
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] The 2014 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships will be held July 22-27, 2014, at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md. TheNational Championships will consist of regional champions in the Under-13 through Under-19 boys and girls age groups as well as National League qualifiers in the under-14 through under-18 boysand girls age groups […]
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Field set for 2013-14 divisions
[NATIONAL LEAGUE] U.S. Youth Soccer will have 160 teams in the 2013-2014 National League that is entering its seventh season. The league has been expanded to fiveage groups (U-14 through U-18) for both boys and girls. The top two finishers from each division receive an automatic berth to the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, where […]
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West Coast claims two boys title
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finals] West Coast FC won a pair of titles as Cal South teams went home with five of the seven boys trophies at the U.S. Youth SoccerNational Championship Series in Overland Park, Kan. Sunday’s play saw six of seven finals go to overtime. Sunday’s Winners: Under-18 Boys | West Coast FC (CA-S) Under-17 […]
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Lehigh Valley United captures McGuire Cup
[NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finals] Lehigh Valley United claimed the 78th edition of the McGuire Cup with a 1-0 win over Chicago Fire Academy before 8,000 fans at theOverland Park (Kan.) Soccer Complex. Pateadores won two boys titles, while Santa Barbara SC White gave Cal South a third boys title at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships. […]