MLS club New York City FC, along with the city of New York, adidas and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, will build 50 junior-sized soccer fields in New York City’s five boroughs over the next fiveyears in a $3 million partnership. The four partners will contribute $750,000 apiece and the $3 million will also cover maintenance […]
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So far, 53 clubs join Girls Development Academy
By Mike Woitalla U.S. Soccer, which on June 30 announced the first 25 clubs that will play in the inaugural Girls Development Academy season of 2017-18,last weekend named another 28 participants, and has indicated that more clubswill be announced in the near future. So far, California is the best represented state, with eight Southern California […]
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Semis set for Development Academy national championships
FC Dallas has reached the semifinals in both U-15/16 and U-17/18 divisions of the U.S. Soccer Boys Development Academy 2015-16 national championships. U-15/16Quarterfinals FC Dallas 3 (Ferreira, Ferreira, Ferreira) Real Salt Lake AZ 1 (Zarris) Weston FC 0 Chicago Fire 3(Akindele, Cepeda, Takawira) (OT) LA Galaxy 1 (Estrada) Real So Cal 0 Real Colorado 1 […]
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Girls Development Academy adds 28 clubs
U.S. Soccer has named 28 more clubs that will be part of the Girls Development Academy for its inaugural season, which kicks off in fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer named the first 25 clubs June 30 and hasindicated that more clubs will named in the “near future.” 28 Girls DA Clubs (added July 9) Boca […]
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Do's And Don'ts of Supplements for Young Athletes
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D. Last week I wrote about painkillers and how to use them occasionally, as well as some cautions. This weekI’d like to follow that up with a brief discussion about supplements commonly used by young athletes. Supplement use is incredibly common in teenage athletes, especially males. In myinformal survey of the […]
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The cases for and against compensating youth clubs
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla When Manchester United paid a transfer fee of $10 million to Bayern Munich toacquire 30-year-old Bastian Schweinsteiger in 2015, a small German club named TSV 1860 Rosenheim received $42,000. Schweinsteiger joined Bayern Munich at age 14 from 1860Rosenheim. Because Rosenheim contributed to Schweinsteiger’s development after his 12th birthday, it was entitled to […]
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Collegian makes case for U.S. U-20 men's national team
By Mike Woitalla The only collegians on the USA’s 2015 U-20 World Cup roster were two backup goalkeepers. And en route to its quarterfinal finish, the USA for the first time in 14U-20 World Cup appearances, dating back to 1981, fielded a starting lineup without any field players who ever played college ball. The next […]
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Roster: U.S. U-14 girls national team convenes in Colorado
U.S. U-14 girls national team coach April Kater has called up 36 players for the U-14s’ second training camp, July 9-16 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. The roster is comprised of 27 players bornin 2002, eight 2003s, and one 2004. U.S. U-14 girls national team GOALKEEPERS (4): Ryan Campbell (So Cal Blues;Dana Point, Calif.), Mia Justus […]
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Girls Development Academy taking shape: First 25 clubs accepted
By Mike Woitalla@MikeWoitalla Twenty-five clubs have been accepted so far by U.S. Soccer to compete in theGirls U.S. Soccer Development Academy, whose inaugural season kicks off in fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer has not specified how many clubs will take part in the 2017-18 season, during which teams willcompete in U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 age […]
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First 25 clubs named to U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy
U.S. Soccer has named the first 25 clubs that will compete in the Girls U.S. Soccer Development Academy, whose inaugural season kicks off in fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer indicated upon the Girls DAlaunch that it expects 60 to 80 clubs to compete in the first season, fielding teams in U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 age […]