“Players all develop at different times.All their attributes can develop at different times, and if you’re coaching a player at a veryyoung age you can make massive fundamental errors around their trajectory and their ability.” — James Bunce, U.S. Soccer’snew High Performance Director. By Mike Woitalla When James Bunce headed Southampton FC’s youth program, its […]
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U.S. Soccer hires High Performance Director
The U.S. Soccer Federation has hired as High Performance Director James Bunce, who previously served as the Head of Performance for the English Premier League and Head of AthleticDevelopment of EPL club Southampton. The 31-year-old Bunce worked at Southampton for eight years before spending three years at the EPL, where he started out as Head […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 girls head to England
The U.S. U-18 women’s national team, coached by U.S. Soccer Technical Director April Heinrichs, will travel to England with a 20-player squad for a Feb. 15-26 training camp thatwill include two games against England and one against Norway. The team of players born in 2000 will train at St. George’s Park, England’s National Training Center […]
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Ankle Sprain: When can I play again?
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. There’s never a good time to be injured. As we come up to the end of many winter sports, players often have their eyes on championships or importanttournaments. When an injury happens one of the most important questions the young athlete wants to know is “when can I play again?” […]
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Boys Development Academy adds 165 new teams
By Mike Woitalla The Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy (DA) will enter the 2017-18 season with 17 new clubs and 165 additional teams, bringing the total to 165 clubs and 620teams. Teams have been added to each of the five age groups while a single-age U-15 division has been added for the 2017-18 season. The […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 girls start new cycle with 40-player camp
U.S. Soccer Women’s Development Coach Mark Carrhas called up 40 players for a Feb. 11-18 training camp at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California, thatmarks the start of the two-year cycle for the age group as U-15s before transitioning to U-17s in 2019. The squad consists of 2003-born players and two born […]
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U-17 stars leave residency for MLS; Four newcomers head to Bradenton
By Mike Woitalla By the time Christian Pulisic played for the USA at the 2015 U-17 World Cup, he had already left the Bradenton Residency to join BorussiaDortmund’s youth program. Luca de la Torre had joined Fulham instead of going to residency. And a few other players had also left for Mexican and European clubs. Thecurrent […]
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Roster: The 32 for U.S. U-17 Residency
There are four changes to the 32-player squad for the U.S. boys U-17 national team Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, for the spring semester, which overlaps with qualifying play for the 2017U-17 World Cup. The newcomers are central defenders Ethan Bartlow (Crossfire Premier) and Tyler Shaver (Beachside SC), midfielder Grayson Barber(Sporting Kansas City), and goalkeeper […]
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Video Pick: Both teams celebrate same goal
The feel-good highlight of the week comes from the Canary Island of Tenerife. In under-8 competition, after a free-kick goal, players from both teams celebrate. Even the goalkeeper, who could havebeen upset about the meager effort from his defenders in the wall, joined the dog pile.
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USA in home stretch toward U-20 World Cup qualifying tourney
By Mike Woitalla At the U-20 Concacaf Championship in Costa Rica Feb. 17-March 5, Tab Ramos aims to become the first coach to lead the USA to three straight U-20World Cups. He’ll name his 20-player roster for the qualifying tournament following a Jan. 31-Feb. 10 training camp in Orlando, Florida, to which he has invited […]