By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Kacey White, former Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Directorof Coaching, is the new U.S. U-16 girls national team coach. Keri Sarver, Director of Coaching of the Internationals SC in Ohio for the last seven years, has been hired as the newU.S. U-19 women’s national team coach. Both played pro ball after their […]
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U.S. Soccer hires Kacey White and Keri Sarver
Kacey White, former Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) Director of Coaching, is the new U.S. U-16 girls national team coach. Keri Sarver, Director of Coaching of theInternationals SC in Ohio for the last seven years, has been hired as the new U.S. U-19 women’s national team coach. Sarver replaces Jitka Klimkova, who is nowhead coach […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 girls train in Texas
A 36-player U.S. U-15 girls national team squad convenes for a April 22-29 training camp in College Station, Texas, under U.S. Soccer Development Coach April Kater, who is also headcoach of the U.S. U-14 girls. Thirty-four of the players were born in 2003 and two in 2004. This group is at the start of two-year […]
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Dallas becomes second U.S. team to win Dallas Cup Super Group
By Mike Woitalla FC Dallas beat Mexico’s Monterrey, 2-1, in the final to become only the second team to win the Dallas Cup U-19 Super Group since its inception in 1990. FCDallas took a 1-0 led in the 23rd minute when 16-year-old Jesus Ferreira set up 17-year-old Paxton Pomykal for a 16-yard shot. Both signed […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 women train in Chula Vista
U.S. Soccer Development coach Jaime Frias is running a 24-player camp for the U.S. U-18 women’s national team April 15-22 in Chula Vista, California. All the players in thesquad were born in 2000. This age group of players is at the start of a two-year cycle as U-18s before transitioning to U-20s in 2019 and […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 girls kick off new cycle
New U.S. U-17 girls national team coach Mark Carr has named a 20-player roster as the U-17s kick off a new cycle with a trip to Italy and Slovenia April 19-30 forthe second annual Torneo Femminile Delle Nazioni. In this year’s competition, for players born in 2001 or later, the USA is in Group B with […]
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Hey Coach, set a good example: Use and share sunscreen
By Dev Mishra, M.D. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation that comes with sun exposure is estimated to be one of the most important risk factors for nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancers. Athletespracticing outdoor sports receive considerable UV doses because of training and competition schedules with high sun exposure, and in alpine sports, by altitude-related increase of UV […]
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The timing's perfect for Gordon Jago's autobiography
By Mike Woitalla A crowd of 19,417 showed up to the Cotton Bowl on Sunday to watch youth soccer. As part of the triple-header on the opening day of Dallas Cup U-19 Gordon Jago Super Group play, FC Dallas beat Everton, 5-0, and Chivas Guadalajara downed Manchester United, 4-1. Among those in the stands, Gordon […]
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New coaching slate for U.S. women's age-group program taking shape
By Mike Woitalla Jitka Klimkova is the new head coach of the U.S. U-20 women’s national team, replacing Michelle French, and Mark Carr hasbeen named head coach of the U.S. U-17 girls national team, replacing B.J. Snow. U.S. Soccer says it will announce its 2017 coaches for the U-14, U-15 and U-16 girls national teamsand […]
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U.S. Soccer names new U-20 and U-17 women's coaches
Jitka Klimkova is the new head coach of the U.S. U-20 women’s national team, replacing Michelle French, and Mark Carr has been named head coach ofthe U.S. U-17 girls national team, replacing B.J. Snow. Klimkova has been a U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Coach since January of 2015 and has served as the head coach of […]