[HIGH SCHOOL] South Dakota will become the last state to add soccer in 2012-13. The High School Activities Association board voted 8-0 to add soccer as asanctioned high school sport. Some South Dakota schools have soccer, bit it’s a club, not varsity sport. Teams must pay their own expenses. Some schools opposed the movebecause of […]
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Sports Authority partners with US Youth Soccer
[SPONSORSHIP] Sports Authority has been named the official sporting goods retailer of US Youth Soccer. The signature program through thepartnership is the US Youth Soccer Sports Authority Membership Card program. Over 2 million US Youth Soccer members’ households will receive the reusable discount card. Members will also beeligible for seasonal bonus discounts available only […]
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US Youth Soccer Goal and Save of the Year announced
[AWARDS] The 2009 US Youth Soccer Goal of the Year was awarded to Annalyn Kumar of Dallas, and the Save of the Year wasawarded to Paul Hegedus of Ashburn, Va. Goals & Saves of the Year Kumar was a guest player for Sting Royal 94, a team two tothree years older than she is, when […]
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US Youth Soccer adidas Competitive Coaches of the Year named
[AWARDS] Aaron Brunner of Woodbridge, Va. and Keri Sarver of Akron, Ohio, werenamed the 2009 US Youth Soccer adidas Competitive Coaches of the Year for boys and girls. Brunner coaches for Virginia US Youth Soccer ODP and with Prince William Soccer. Hiscoaching philosophy revolves around making the ball every player’s favorite toy to empower them […]
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Rush rolls on thanks to Gambian connection
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Colorado Rush AJ Auxerre has the best record in the Under-17/18 Development Academy with seven wins in eight games. In its latest games –3-1 win at Sockers FC Chicago and 2-0 at FC Milwaukee — it got goals from Abdoulie Jatta, one of four Gambian U-17s who have relocated to Colorado. Famara Bojang, […]
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ODP Championship Rosters
[US YOUTH SOCCER] The US Youth Soccer ODP Championships for boys and girls 1993 and 1994 teams will be played Friday and Sunday at Reach 11 Sports Complex inPhoenix. For all the rosters … National Qualifiers 1993 Girls Teams: Eastern Pennsylvania,Missouri, Georgia, Colorado 1993 Boys Teams: Pennsylvania West, Minnesota, Georgia, California South 1994 GirlsTeams: […]
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Navas Cobo is latest 'homegrown' signing
[MLS] Francisco Navas Cobo became the latest player to be promoted from an MLS academy team to its first team when the18-year-old midfielder signed with the Houston Dynamo. The story of this “homegrown” signing began last summer when Navas Cobo left Colombia, where he was raised, and returned to Houston, where he wasborn. Navas Cobo, […]
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What They're Saying
“You know, you’ve got to move. You’ve got to exercise … and soccer is one of my favorite ways of doing it.” — First Lady Michelle Obama, taking her “Let’s Move” anti-obesity campaign to the soccer field. She worked out with about 60 young players as they took part in a U.S. Soccer Foundation clinic […]
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Tryouts: The Worst Part of Coaching
By Alex Kos For many young players, there is nothing more nerve-wracking than trying out for a team. The reasons are plentiful. A player is: * Competingagainst players who may be much better than them. * Being evaluated by a brand new coach and is being ranked and rated. * Dealing with the internal pressure […]
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Pro soccer returning to Florida's Lockhart Stadium
Miami FC plans on calling Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., home for the 2010 USSF Division 2 season. It will be yet another attempt by pro soccer to make a go in Broward County afterfailing in Miami. Traffic Sports, the owner of the USSF Division 2 team, wants to play at Lockhart and develop […]