[U.S. SOCCER] U.S.Soccer President Sunil Gulati calls player development perhaps the most important thing the federation does, and he the job of overseeing the long-termdevelopment of young players to former national team captain Claudio Reyna. For what Gulati says player development is broken into three zones, and Reyna’sappointment helps address the third zone, the development […]
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Claudio Reyna named U.S. Soccer youth technical director
U.S. Soccer has named former national team captain Claudio Reyna as its youth technical director, a new position. He will be formally introduced onWednesday. Reyna made 112 international appearances for the USA and played at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups. He was selected to the 1994 team but was injured shortly before the […]
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Foreign teams dominate on final day of play
[DALLAS CUP] Foreign teams swept the three oldest age groups at Dallas Cup XXXI. Sunday’s only U.S. winner was the Houston Dynamo academy team that beatdefending champion Santa Clara Sporting, 2-1, to win the U-16 title. For the results of all the games in the knockout rounds … Under-19 Semifinals Cruzeiro (Brazil) 3 Tottenham (England) […]
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Goodman named technical director
[MASSACHUSETTS YOUTH SOCCER] Tom Goodman has been appointed Massachusetts Youth Soccer’s new Technical Director. “Tom brings extraordinary experience to this role,” said Massachusetts Youth Soccer executive director Don Rawson, “nd I know the Tom’s transition willbe seamless.” Goodman most recently served as Director of Training and Evaluation for Massachusetts Youth Soccer and after three years […]
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MLS club finally adopts academy program
[SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES] The San Jose Earthquakes, the notable MLS holdout on the academy scene, launched the Earthquakes Youth Academy, which will field a pairof academy teams in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system, beginning next season. The academy’s launch coincides with the construction of the “Nutrilite Training Center” as theclub’s home training base. “The […]
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Sereno and Solar partner with EPL club
[CHELSEA FC] Sereno Soccer Club of Phoenix and Solar Soccer Club of Dallas have joined Chelsea FC’s growing U.S. youth club network. Theclubs will host training sessions and camps with Chelsea coaches, benefit from Chelsea-sponsored tournaments and participate in player exchange programs. “Our youth club network isdesigned to create long-term growth and sustainability of soccer […]
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NSCAA Spring Boys High School Rankings
[POLL] Putnam City North has taken over the top spot in the NSCAA Spring Boys High School Top 20 with a 6-0-0 record. Irmo (S.C.), Shorecrest (Wash.) andStarr’s Mill (Ga.) are tied for second. For all the rankings … NSCAA Spring Boys High School Rankings Rank… School … Prev. … W-L-T 1 Putnam City North […]
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Get up and start a pickup game
By Paul Giovanopoulos Are our kids playing enough pickup ball? There have been countless articles written about this. While we all agree that this is nothappening enough, many of us just sit back and hope it starts to happen somehow on its own. We hope that somehow they start playing at the schoolyard at recess, […]
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LAFC sends five teams into knockout phase
[DALLAS CUP] LAFC led all clubs with five teams reaching the knockout phase of Dallas Cup XXXI, which moved into the quarterfinals with games Thursday andFriday. LAFC had teams in the under-19, under-15 and under-14 age groups and two teams in the quarterfinals of the under-13 division. Monterrey of Mexico led all foreignclubs with three […]
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U.S. U-19s eliminated from Super Group
[DALLAS CUP] The U.S. under-19 national team exited the Dallas Cup XXXI’s Super Group with a 1-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The two Dallas entrants, FC Dallasand the Texans, played the role of the spoiler, winning their first games of the tournament on Wednesday and knocking their opponents out of contention. German U-19 international Cenk […]