[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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Americans reach out to opponents
[HAITI] Besides her soccer gear and personal items, each member of the U.S. under-17 women’s national team traveling to the Concacaf championship in Costa Ricabrought with her a backpack full of basic and fun items. They are among the gifts for the USA’s opening-game opponents from Haiti, who are playing despite the earthquake that devastated […]
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Concacaf U-17 women's championship on the air
[TV WATCH] U.S fans will have various viewing options during CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship in Costa Rica. All 16 matches during the tournament will beavailable live and later on-demand via streaming video at CONCACAF.com. And at least two U.S. games will be shown on Fox Soccer Channel. This will bethe second time a continental confederation […]
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Americans set to defend regional title
[U.S. UNDER-17 WOMEN] The Ponte Vedra Storm (Morgan Brian and Kaili Torres) andDallas Texans (Clarissa Wedemeyer and Abby Smith) are the only clubs with two players on the U.S. under-17 women’snational team that begins Concacaf qualifying Wednesday in Costa Rica for the 2010 Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Brian, the lone holdover from the 2008 team […]
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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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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 […]