By Greg Winkler High school is a microcosm of society; the actions we see today by professional and college athletes always find a way onto our playing fields and our practices.The current protests by our professional athletes will and may already have found their way to your schools. At a recent Rotary meeting in the […]
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Soccer's Only Complicated Rule: Offside
By Randy Vogt I was an assistant referee and yellow was up 1-0 in the closing seconds of a Boys High School Summer League semifinal game. A maroon attacker was at the top of thepenalty arc and he played the ball to a teammate a half-yard offside on my near side of the field, inside […]
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U.S. U-19 women sweep in China; U-16 girls split with Germany; U-17 boys get final pre-World Cup look
By Mike Woitalla A tournament win in China for the U.S. U-19 national included the second meeting in history between female national teams of Iran and the USA. The first came whenthe U.S. U-16 girls beat Iran, 6-0, at the Torneo Delle Nazioni in Italy in April of 2016. … The U.S. U-16 girls beat […]
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U.S. U-16 girls rebound to rout Germany
The U.S. U-16 girls national team, coached by Kacey White, beat Germany in Wildeshausen, Germany, 4-0, two days after losing to the Germans, 4-0. In the victory, in front of a crowdof more than 3,000, Samantha Kroeger opened the scoring after four minutes and Trinity Rodmanstruck 15 minutes later. Reilyn Turner and MakennaMorris scored in […]
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Rosters: U.S. U-14 and U-15 girls train in California
The U.S. U-15 and U-14 girls national teams, a total of 48 players, convene for Sept. 10-17 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California. Coach Tracey Kevins‘U-15s are all born in 2003. The U-14s, coached by April Kater, are all born in 2004. U.S. U-15 girls national teamGOALKEEPERS (3): Haley Craig (Hawks-Wolves […]
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How youth soccer has changed in the past four decades
By Randy Vogt Having officiated my 10,000th game on August 8gave me a chance to reflect on the many changes that have occurred on the American youth soccer landscape since I took up the whistle in 1978 and was a youth player in the 1970s. Here are some ofthem: The Girls. Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, […]
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A new era for girls soccer: Development Academy kicks off in competition with ECNL.
By Mike WoitallaThe U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy — with 69 clubs, 276 teams and more than 6,000 players — kicks off this weekend, a decadeafter U.S. Soccer launched the Boys Development Academy. The Boys DA kicks off its 11th season with 165 clubs, 614 teams and about 11,000 players. It launched in 2007 with […]
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Roster: U.S. U-19 women to face Iran in China
The U.S. U-19 women’s national team, coached by Keri Sarver, will face Japan (Sept. 10), host China (Sept. 12) and Iran (Sept. 14) at the CFA International Women’s YouthTournament in Duyun, China. The Iran game will mark the second meeting between the two nations in women’s soccer. In April of last year, the U.S. U-16 […]
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U.S. U-17 boys suffer rare loss, beaten 4-0 by Japan
By Mike Woitalla A 4-0 loss to Japan at 2017 Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic marked the U.S. U-17 boys national team’s worst loss since falling, 4-0, to Mexicoin a friendly in Panama in February of 2013. The USA, which opened the Jezek Tournament with wins over Hungary (4-1) and Russia (3-1), beat […]
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U.S. U-17 girls rout England twice
The U.S. U-17 girls national team, coached by Mark Carr, beat England twice in Oregon, 6-1 and 6-2. Nine players scored for the USA in the two games. FC Dallas’Diana Ordonez and Payton Linnehan of FC Stars of Mass scored twice each in the 6-2 victory. Isabella D’Aquila of So Cal Blues scored a goal […]