US Youth Soccerannounced the 2012 Competitive Coach of the Year Regional Award Winners and a Virginia coach has been recognized as the best in the region. Girls Competitive Coach of the Year regional winners: Region I – Larry Best – Vienna, Va. With Larry Best, the emphasis is on development, not winning.
The Missouri Youth Soccer Association has unveiled a new logo and new social media websites.These newly-developed social media sites will allow for MYSA members to get all of the latest information on MYSA and interact with other soccer enthusiasts.
Lockerdome:Lockerdome will be the social media home for Missouri Youth Soccer.
Minnesota Youth Soccer Association teams participating the in the US Youth Soccer 2012 Region II
Championships in Saginaw, Michigan suffered a huge setback last week as all qualifying teams failed
to win their brackets. As a result, Minnesota will not be represented at the US Youth Soccer
National Finals, which will be held July 25-29 [.
The Missouri Youth Soccer Association have announced changes for the 2013 Girls State Cup. US
Youth Soccer National League weekends and College Cup Showcase dates were recently announced
leading to the decision to change the dates for the 2012 / 2013 Fall State Cup & Presidents Cup.
The Fall State Cup & Presidents Cup are only for the U15 U18 girls age groups.
Minnesota had two teams that made it through the US Youth Soccer Region II Midwest Regionals and
qualify for the Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. Both the boys U-16 Minnesota Thunder Elite Academy
and the girls U-19 Woodbury Inferno competed in that tournament last week but neither team
qualified for the final.
Minnesota had two teams that made it through the US Youth Soccer Region II Midwest Regionals and
qualify for the Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. Both the boys U-16 Minnesota Thunder Elite Academy
and the girls U-19 Woodbury Inferno competed in that tournament last week but neither team
qualified for the final.
The 2011 Region 2 Boys Camps are being held in Overland Park, KS this week. The Camps bring in the
State teams from Region 2 offering age group competition between the teams and leading to what is
termed the Holdover Camp where individual players are invited to stay and participate on a Regional
level squad.
Only 3 of Minnesota's 13 teams that participated in this years 2011 US Youth Soccer Midwest
Regionals in Fox Cities, Wis., made it to the finals. They were the boys U-16 Minnesota
Thunder Elite Academy, the girls U-17 Minnesota Thunder Academy East
and the girls U-19 Woodbury Inferno.
The 2011 Missouri State Cup will be held June 11 16, 2011 in St. Louis, MO at the SLYSA and
Sportport complexes. The Missouri State Cup is the first leg of the US Youth National Championship
Series. All age groups (Under 13 up to Under 19) will participate June 11th 16th. The 2012 Girls
State Cup will be played in the Fall later this year as MYSA separates the tournaments by
gender.
Lydia Holtmann, Springfield Catholic 2014/Springfield SC 95/96
The 2011 Missouri State Cup will be held June 11 16, 2011 in St. Louis, MO at the SLYSA and
Sportport complexes. The Missouri State Cup is the first leg of the US Youth National Championship
Series. All age groups (Under 13 up to Under 19) will participate June 11th 16th.
A leaked copy of Toronto FC's 2012 schedule obtained by Canadian Soccer News shows the Union
traveling to BMO Field on May 26 and Sept. 15, with the Canadian team at PPL Park on July 7. This
unbalanced schedule thing is gonna take some getting used to.
Evan Craig(Springfield Catholic) in the state semi final game Class 1 against Bayless High School 2012.
Springfield,MO Springfield Catholic Soccer's Evan Craig has been named to the Region 2 roster for the 2012 ODP Boys NCAA Interregionalwhich will take place Dec.
US Youth Soccer is proud to announce applications are now available for the third annual William
J. "Billy" Goaziou Scholarships for post-secondary education.
Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded based on community service and giving back to the game
of soccer to honor the memory of William J.
FRISCO, Texas (Sept. 11, 2012) – The US Youth Soccer Coaching Department has introduced the latest coaching resource with How to Write a Training Session Plan. The manual will help guide coaches in conducting the most efficient and effective training sessions for their team and compliments previous US Youth Soccer coaching resources such as the Player Development Model, Vision document and Skills School technical manual.
FRISCO, Texas (Sept. 11, 2012) – The US Youth Soccer Coaching Department has introduced the latest coaching resource with How to Write a Training Session Plan. The manual will help guide coaches in conducting the most efficient and effective training sessions for their team and compliments previous US Youth Soccer coaching resources such as the Player Development Model, Vision document and Skills School technical manual.
Hackworth says Friday's match against RSL is a must-win. Plus, what Freddy Adu must understand &
more from Hackworth's presser. Anderson Monarchs film getting rave reviews. Hope Solo book highest
ever debut for soccer book on NYT bestseller list. BeIN Sports buys rights to show USMNT World Cup
away qualifiers.
This is a guest post by Ken Sweda, owner of PresicionSoccerSkills. You can also follow him
on twitter @Zone_14.
There is a belief in this country that US Soccer and its domestic league, Major League Soccer,
have a goal to greatly improve the quality of the American player and the status of the sport in
this country.
Earlier this month the North American Soccer League announced the partnering with Playbook
Management International (PMI), a firm run by former MLS FC Dallas executive Michael Hitchcock. PMI
was contracted by the NASL to support each of its teams in ticket marketing and sales.
Thom Meredith
The NASL is continuing on the path of using experienced and proven front office soccer talent by
contracting with both Thom Meredith for league operations and Rich Levy for league branding.
The U-19 FC Delco Hammerheads fell 1–0 to Ohio's Crew Juniors in the US Youth Soccer National
Championship final on Saturday night. With the win, the Crew Juniors become the first MLS youth
academy team to win the James P. McGuire Cup.
Opening play was free flowing. In the 12th minute, a long throw in front of goal skipped just
out of the reach of FC Delco's Matthew Sanner.
The U-19 FC Delco Hammerheads fell 1–0 to Ohio's Crew Juniors in the US Youth Soccer National
Championship final on Saturday night. With the win, the Crew Juniors become the first MLS youth
academy team to win the James P. McGuire Cup.
Opening play was free flowing. In the 12th minute, a long throw in front of goal skipped just
out of the reach of FC Delco's Matthew Sanner.
FC Delco Hammerheads will play Ohio's Crew Juniors today in the last game before the U-19 2010
US Youth Soccer National Championship on Saturday. The Hammerheads have won both of their previous
two matches in the Championship while Crew Juniors have won one and tied one. Regardless of the
outcome of today's match, because the third place team has only one point, both the Hammerheads and
the Crew will appear in the Final.
US Youth Soccer is proud to announce the dates and locations for the regional and national
championships of the 2013 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, the country's most
prestigious national youth soccer tournament. After another banner year in 2012, the 2013 US Youth
Soccer National Championships will be held at the Overland Park Soccer Complex in Overland Park,
Kan.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (July 29, 2012) - The remaining 2012 US Youth Soccer National
Champions were crowned today at Manchester Meadows, in Rock Hill, S.C., where the country's the top
teams in the Under-16 through Under-18 Boys and Under-16 through Under-19 Girls age groups met to
conclude the final stage of the 2012 US Youth Soccer National Championship Series, presented by the
National Guard.
The US Youth Soccer Show's second episode premiers Friday May 4, 2012 on FOX Soccer.
The May show premiers on the 4th and includes stories from:
...Kings Soccer Academy from Ohio recently qualified for a spot in this summer's National
Championships via the National League. While traveling for National League play, the girls decided
they wanted to do something more important with their spare time than just hang out.
Soccer Across America is teaming up with local club, PWSI Courage, to host the upcoming Soccer
Fiesta in Woodbridge, VA.
Soccer Across America (formerly known as Soccer Start) is designed to introduce the sport of soccer
to youngsters living in communities not yet served by existing clubs and leagues.
Soccer Across America is teaming up with local club, PWSI Courage, to host the upcoming Soccer
Fiesta in Woodbridge, VA.
Soccer Across America (formerly known as Soccer Start) is designed to introduce the sport of soccer
to youngsters living in communities not yet served by existing clubs and leagues.
Presents: Soccer Fiesta
Saturday October 23, 2010Franconia Park, Field #46432 Bowie Drive Springfield, VAFrom
4:00p.m. to 7:00p.m.
US Youth Soccer's Soccer Across America is teaming up with VYSA and Springfield Youth Club to
provide an opportunity for yout players ages 5-17 and their families to enjoy a day of soccer,
music, food, and prizes.
Former U.S. goalkeeper Tony Meola was among four inducted to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on
Wednesday (Photo: Peter Stuart).
The first time proved to be the charm for former U.S. Men's National Team members Claudio
Reyna and Tony Meola on Wednesday after both were elected to the National Soccer Hall of
Fame.
Yesterday Wizards striker Josh Wolff ventured out to the US Youth Soccer National Championships in
Overland Park to sign some autographs and mingle with the kids who are playing this weekend. The
website folks from US Youth Soccer caught up with Wolff for an interview about his experiences as a
young player and where the game has grown to today in the USA.
If you are going to be on a soccer field on Father's Day, you should be with us at the Kohl's American Cup Championship Tournament!! Thetournament will be held June 15 - 16, 2013 at Patriot Park - 5710 Smith Station Road - Fredericksburg, VA 22407. The tournament is open to Club & Recreational Teams ages U8 - U19.
Youth soccer is such an important part of many families' lives. Zyrtec, the official allergy sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, supports soccer at all levels. Sideline supporters from the pro ranks down to local youth leagues can be highlighted and rewarded with the Zyrtec Team Behind the Team Sweepstakes.
U.S. Soccer's Tony Lepore describes the U-13/14 Development Academy program and provides background on the application process during a public webinar hosted on Nov. 6, 2012. Like the
Development Academy on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Development Academy
United States National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been announced as the opening speaker for
the 2012 US Youth Soccer Workshop on February 17th, the organization announced on Tuesday. "We are
extremely excited to have Jurgen Klinsmann join us at the US Youth Soccer Workshop in Boston," US
Youth Soccer president John Sutter said.
On Thursday, US Youth Soccer announced that Dr. Thomas Fleck had died on December 24th. Dr. Fleck
was well known to youth soccer coaches in the United States for his work with the National Youth
license. He was a former National Staff coach and Youth Coordinator for the United States Soccer
Federation, and spent over 40 years working to improve developmental methods and coaching
techniques for youth soccer players.
It doesn't take much to realize the importance of this weekend's ECNL matches between Michigan
Hawks and Eclipse Select.
At the U18 level, it's a battle between the first-place Hawks and the second-place Eclipse. For the
U17s, it's last year's US Youth Soccer Region II Champion against last year's best ECNL record.
Soccer Fanatic would like to congratulate our member club, the Fullerton Rangers Boys Under-14 team
who were crowned 2011 US Youth Soccer National Champions! The Under-14 Boys Fullerton Rangers
put... Read more »
If you follow the the Hot Time In Old Town twitter account, you know that this has been a busy
week for the Chicago Fire youth teams. The Chicago Fire PDL, U-19, U-17, and U-15 teams have all
been in action and Chicago Fire senior roster player but youth eligible Victor Pineda received some
playing time in the international Milk Cup tournament.
