Beginning this season, State Cup champions from all 54 USYS State Associations will advance directly to the National Championships.
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Soccer America Archives (Aug. 21, 1995)
One of the staples of Soccer America’s summer coverage in its magazine days was its round-up on the youth national championships. In 1995, Phil Stephens introduced us to Cynthia Marie Parlow.
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US Youth Soccer national champions crowned
Standout teams at the 2025 US Youth Soccer National Championships included Utah Celtic and Columbus United Lions.
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US Youth Soccer: Tom Condone named CEO
Tom Condone has been named US Youth Soccer’s new chief executive officer. He has held the position of interim CEO following Skip Gilbert‘s departure this winter after five years to return to Connecticut. Condone has spent two decades at US Youth Soccer (based in Frisco, Texas) and state organizations, beginning as the technical director for […]
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Youth: School-year registration adopted for 2026-27 season
US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer and AYSO will begin using Sept. 1 as the age-group formation date.
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Soccer in Schools breaks down barriers to play: ‘Every kid needs P.E. And every P.E. teacher needs soccer’
Last year, “Soccer for Success: Soccer in Schools” worked with 1,788 teachers, who impacted 777,553 students, and provided 24,795 soccer balls.
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U.S. Soccer’s plans for player registration cutoffs in 2025-26 and 2026-27
U.S. Soccer published an update on findings of its study into cutoffs (calendar year vs. school year) for player registration at the youth soccer level and plans for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons.
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Youth national championship finals
Utah Celtic was the only one to defend its title at the 2024 US Youth Soccer National Championships.
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On the Move: Youth Soccer
IMG Academy hired Simon Collins as the new soccer director.
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An encouraging rise in respecting referees, hopeful innovations, and unresolved problems
Cal North’s recruitment of UC Davis players to ref is one example the programs to address the ref shortage.