By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla Atlanta United begins MLS play in 2017, but it made a bit of history bybecoming the first MLS club to field U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams prior its first team taking the field in MLS. That was thanks to merging with the Georgia United Soccer Alliance — apartnership that has resulted […]
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Roster: U.S. U-17 boys in St. Louis
The U.S. U-17 boys national team is in St. Louis Oct. 6-9 with a 20-player squad, 16 of whom are part of Bradenton Residency, and will play Saint Louis FC U-18 (a combination of St. Louis ScottGallagher Missouri and St. Louis Scott Gallagher Illinois) Oct. 8. Upon returning from St. Louis, the U-17s will host […]
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Coaching Education: Futsal online course
The NSCAA and U.S. Futsal have launched the first online futsal coaching course. The course, available at www.NSCAA.com/Futsal, consists of eight core and five elective modules including: • History of thegame • Basic techniques and tactics • Rules of the game • Benefits Futsal training can offer youth soccer coaches and players • Training activities […]
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U.S. U-20 women to face Venezuela twice
The U.S. U-20 women’s national team is in its final training camp, Oct. Oct. 1-12 in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, before Coach Michelle French will announce the U.S. rosterfor the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup (Nov. 13-Dec. 3) in Papua New Guinea. French picked a 20-player squad to face Venezuela in friendlies in Florida Oct. 7 […]
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MLS Moves: Atlanta United signs 16-year-old Chris Goslin
Atlanta United, which begins MLS play in 2017, inked 16-year-old midfielder Chris Goslin, a teammate of Andrew Carleton on the U.S. U-17 national team. Carleton was the club’s firstHomegrown signing in June. “I’m veryexcited for Chris and the future of our club,” recently hired Atlanta United head coach Gerardo Martino said. “I was able to […]
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U.S. U-20 men fall, 1-0, to Germany
The U.S. U-20 national team opened the U-20 Four Nations Tournament in Manchester, England, with a 1-0 loss to Germany, which scored on a penalty kick by Hoffenheim’s Philipp Ochs in the 15th minute. “Our team demonstrated a top-notch mentality,” said Germany coach Guido Streichsbier told the German federation (DFB) official web site.“We did well in […]
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Two Americans on Guardian's Next Generation 2016 list
U.S. U-18 star Nick Taitague and Californian Edwin Lara, who represents Mexico, are among the players on the Guardian’s Next Generation 2016, a list of 60 top young internationalplayers. Taitague is expected to sign with Schalke 04 when he turns 18 next February. Lara, 17, is at Pachuca. The list of headed by 17-year-old Italian national […]
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Please, Don't scream at the children
By Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla Within the last few weeks, while coaching and refereeing, I observed a coupleof very different kinds of youth coaches. One played more than a decade of pro soccer, appeared for the U.S. national team, and runs a successful youth club. The other was a novice tothe sport, which I knew not […]
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Under pressure: U.S. U-17 girls in danger of World Cup elimination
By Mike Woitalla One reason U.S. Soccer invests so heavily in its youth national team program is to give young players experience in high-pressure, international competition. Such a situation awaits the U.S. U-17 girls national team, which, after Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Ghana, will most likely be eliminated from the U-17 Women’s World Cup if […]
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U-17 WWC: USA falls to Ghana
After opening with a 6-1 win over Paraguay, the USA fell, 2-1, to Ghana in its second group game of the U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan. Coach B.J. Snow’s team took a fifthminute lead when Frankie Tagliaferri met a pass from Civana Kuhlmann, cruised through the center of the Ghana defense, and stroked home […]