Top youth clubs from the greater Houston, Austin and San Antonio areas will this fall begin competing under the U.S. Club Soccer umbrella in the United Soccer Clubs (USC). The USC Champions Leaguewill be the top level of competition in the league covering boys and girls, U-11 through U-18. Teams will compete for the opportunity […]
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U.S. U-15s beat Austria in Torneo Delle Nazioni final
The U.S. U-15 boys national team won the Torneo delle Nazioni with a 3-2 final win over Austria on Friday. Andrew Carleton struck twice in the first half and Tim Weahadded a third in the 63rd minute before the Austrians scored in the 65th and 77th minutes. George Acosta assisted on the USA’s opening goal […]
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Hey Coach, set a good example: Use and share sunscreen
By Dev Mishra, M.D. * Many types of cancers are strongly associated with repeated exposures to cancer triggers, and the association between sun exposure and some types of skin cancer isstrong. * Sunscreen is a simple and effective way to reduce sun exposure risk. * Only about 20% of young athletes routinely use sunscreen for […]
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Barcelona academy suffers some setbacks
By Mike Woitalla Barcelona planned to open an “academy” in Copenhagen. And the Danish soccer federation (DBU) said, “No, thank you.” In the Denmark, one must get DBUapproval to set up such a program. And the DBU, reports TheGuardian, did not feel it was wise for children as young as 6 to be in an […]
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U.S. U-15 boys beat Italy to reach tourney final
The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by John Hackworth, scored 12 goals in its three group-stage games at the Torneo Delle Nazioni before reaching the final with a penalty-kickshootout win after a scoreless semifinal against host Italy. After playing its first three games in Slovenia, which is hosting the 12-team tournament along with Austria […]
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U.S. U-23s add England trip to Olympic prep
The U.S. U-23 men’s national team, whose qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympic Games takes place in October, will hold a September training camp in England where it will face England and Qatar’sU-23s. Coach Andi Herzog’s team has played three games so far in 2015. Its 3-0 win over Mexico April 22 was preceded by […]
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Developing well-rounded goalkeepers: Field play is crucial
By Paul Grafer How goalkeepers are treated at the youngest ages will have an impact on their long-term development, which is why it behooves a club to provide direction forcoaches at the introductory levels. I’m a huge proponent that at the very youngest ages everyone gets some exposure to goalkeeping at the expense of specialization […]
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Jamieson and Gall: MLS boys key to U-20s' frontline
By Mike Woitalla Two goals last weekend on different sides of the Atlantic indicate the U.S. frontline is looking sharp one month ahead of the 2015 U-20 World Cup. InAustria, Coach Tab Ramos’ team won its first game since qualifying in January with a 1-0 victory over Croatia. The Columbus Crew’s 20-year-old RomainGall, co-leading scorer […]
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Small-Sided Games: A Key to More Technical Players
By Don Norton Jr. “Liverpool practiced small-sided games every day and it was high-intensity stuff. We used to do a very light warm-up, jog around the field a couple oftimes to loosen the limbs, do a few stretches, put the cones down for goals and then go into five-a-side or eight-a-side. “It was the same […]
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Qatar clash recalls USA's first U-20 World Cup
By Mike Woitalla With the countdown to the kickoff of the 2015 U-20 World Cup down to 38 days, the USA tied, 2-2, with Qatar, which qualified for the tourney in New Zealandby winning the Asian championship. In the friendly clash in Austria, the USA took the lead in the 22nd minute on a goal […]