Thirty-one champions were crowned at the U.S. Club Soccer National Premier Leagues (NPL) Finals and the National Cup XIV Finals in July in Westfield, Ind. 2015 NPLChampions Boys U-13 New York Red Bulls (N.Y.) U-14 Santa Clara Sporting ’00 Green (Calif.) U-15 FC Dallas Pre-Academy (Texas) U-16 New York SC’99 (N.Y.) U-17 Pac San Jose […]
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Results: ECNL National Finals
The girls Elite Club National League (ECNL) national championship titles for U-15, U-16 and U-17 were decided July 18 in Richmond, Va. The U-14 and U-18 champions were crowned in Seattle in June. U-14 Final Slammers FC (Calif.) 2 San Diego Surf 0 U-15 Final So Cal Blues 3 Michigan Hawks 1 U-16 Final West […]
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Development Academy honors include best 'style of play'
Unique in postseason awards, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy recognizes teams for best “style of play” in addition to the player and coach of the year honors, among others. The style winnersinclude U-15/16 FC Dallas and U-17/18 Chicago Fire, who won the 2015 national titles. 2014-15 U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY AWARDS Under-13/14Style of Play East: […]
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U.S. Soccer OKs caps for refs
By Mike Woitalla Kudos to the U.S. Soccer Federation, which has announced its approval for referees to wear caps. Previous wording in U.S. Soccer’s“Advise to Referees on the Laws of the Game” stated that, “Hats or caps are not part of the officially accepted uniform …” Recent reporting by Soccer America referee columnist Randy Vogt […]
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FC Dallas youth movement forges ahead
By Mike Woitalla Last Saturday, MLS’s first-place team FC Dallas beat D.C United, 2-1. Its first goal came from 19-year-old Kellyn Acosta. The gamewinner byFabian Castillo was set up by a 23-year-old, Victor Ulloa. Both Acosta and Ulloa came out of the FC Dallas academy program and are among the club’sleague-leading 13 Homegrown signings. Also on […]
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Development Academy National Championships Results
The Chicago Fire won the U-17/18 division while FC Dallas was crowned U-15/16 champions at the Development Academy Championships in Carson, Calif., last weekend. U-17/18 Development Academy Championships July 18 Final Chicago Fire 3 Real Salt Lake AZ 1 Goals: Michael Jimenez 13, AndrewGutman 45, own goal 85; Amar Sejdic 50. Chicago Fire U-17/18 2015 […]
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MLS teams book all Development Academy final spots
By Mike Woitalla Georgia United U-15/16, the only non-MLS club to reach the semifinals of either age group in the 2015 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships, fell to NewYork Red Bulls, 2-1, on Thursday. The Red Bulls, coached by Simon Nee, benefited from the second-half ejection of Patrick Okonkwo for violentconduct; Okonkwo’s 11th-minute goal was his 33rd […]
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Real Salt Lake, Chicago Fire reach Development Academy U-17/18 final
Real Salt Lake AZ and the Chicago Fire won their semifinals on Thursday in Carson, Calif., to reach Saturday’s 2015 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships final. Real Salt Lake downedSan Jose Earthquakes as goals by Aaron Herrera and Amar Sejdic turned RSL’s midfield dominance into a 2-0 victory. The Chicago Fire twice gave upone-goal leads […]
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FC Dallas, Red Bulls reach Development Academy U-15/16 final
Georgia United U-15/16, the only non-MLS club to reach the semifinals of either age group in the 2015 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championships, fell to New York Red Bulls, 2-1, on Thursday inCarson, Calif. The Red Bulls, who benefited from the second-half ejection of Patrick Okonkwo for violent conduct, will in the final on Saturday […]
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Matias Asorey: 'If players enjoy training, they give more effort and energy'
Interview by Cody Bryant-Zygowski Matias Asorey, the Technical Director of Florida’s Kendall Soccer Coalition, was 2014 U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 East Coach of the Year and is one of U.S. Soccer’s 20 candidates for thenew Academy Director license, the highest-level USSF course offered foryouth coaches. Asorey, who moved to Florida from Argentina at age […]