Category: Youth Soccer Reporter

John Burrill, executive director of the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association died on March 29.

After opening with a 2-1 win over Bolivia, the U.S. under-17 boys national team was brought back down to earth two days later when it fell to Argentina, 5-1, in a match played at Italiano Deportivo’s facilities on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Cal South claimed two titles (boys and girls 1993) and finished second in a third competition at the 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championships played at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Indiana (boys 1992) was the only team to repeat, while North Texas (girls 1992) also was victorious in the annual competition for state ODP teams. For all the results and award winners …

The Baltimore Casa Mia Bays won the U.S. Youth Soccer National League under-15 boys championship when the Grand Rapids Crew Juniors’ 0-0 tie with Waza FC Black left the Crew two points shy of catching the Bays on the final weekend of play at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, Mich.

U.S. Soccer, in conjunction with Nike and the U.S. Soccer Foundation, awarded 144 scholarships for Development Academy players to participate in the 2008-09 season.

U.S. under-17 girls national team head coach Kazbek Tambi has called in 24 players for training April 5-11 at The Home Depot Center.

Albertson SC Fury won two girls titles in Championship divisions at the Jefferson Cup in Richmond, Va. For all the U-18 to U-14 Championship division winners …

The U.S. under-17 boys national team is playing three games in five days, beginning Monday, against U-17 national teams in Argentina. It’s the third time this year the U-17s have played abroad. Highly touted Sebastian Lletget joins 19 players in U-17 residency on the trip.

The Dallas Texans won their third title in the U.S. Youth Soccer National League when the Texans Red-Dallas clinched the U-16 girls title without playing a game. The San Diego Surf White clinched the U-15 girls in play last weekend in Las Vegas. Play continues Friday with the final weekend of play in the U-15 boys division at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac, Mich. Two makeup games will decide the U-17 boys champion and runner-up.

Coach Dave Chesler called in 24 players for the first U.S. under-18 women’s national team camp of the year, which will take place April 4-11 at the Home Depot Center.

The annual U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Championships began Friday at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Sixteen state association all-star teams are taking part at two boys and girls age groups (1992 and 1993). Cal North, Cal South, Indiana, North Texas and Virginia all have two teams represented in the competition that concludes Sunday. For all the rosters …

IMG Soccer Academy was the only team to capture two titles at U.S. Club Soccer’s Florida Cup, earning championships in both the U-18/19 girls and U-18/19 boys Premier divisions. RSL Florida had three girls teams advance to championship games. For all the champions and runners-up …

Isang Jacob, coach of the Indy Burn Premier Eagles, and Miriam Hickey, the Vardar East girls coaching director, won the 2008 U.S. Youth Soccer adidas Competitive Coach of the Year awards at the at the U.S. Youth Soccer Awards Gala. For more on Jacob and Hickey and all the other winners …

Marcus Curaca of the Arlington (Va.) Venom earned Goal of the Year, and Ryan Brose of the Concorde Fire won Save of the Year in the 2008 U.S. Youth Soccer awards.

The Super Y-League recently wrapped its annual boys and girls ODP national camps at Ed Radice Sports Complex in northwest Tampa, Florida. For all the 2009 boys and girls Super Y-League Select Team rosters …

With a 10-0-1 overall record, D.C. United has the best points-per-game average (2.82) in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s Under-17/18 Age Group. Its younger academy team, which also has winning record, is preparing to host Real Madrid’s youth team at RFK Stadium.

The U.S. U-20 women’s national team opened the Ten Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain, with a 3-2 victory over Norway and 1-1 tie with France.

With one game to spare, the Dallas Texans won the 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer National League U-16 boys championship. The Texans have also clinched the
U-17 girls title. For all the news and results from last weekend’s National League boys play in Georgia …

The second year of play in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy has seen an influx of younger players into the U-15/16 programs, which has in turn expanded the player pool for the U-15 boys national team.

Featuring 12 players headed to Division I college programs, Pleasanton (Calif.) Foothill High School was one of the most heralded teams to ever come out of Northern California. The Falcons, who had given up only five goals in their first 21 games, were the heavy favorites to win California’s North Coast Section 3A championship but lost to San Ramon Valley, 4-3, after giving up all four goals in the last 15 minutes of regulation and overtime.

Eastside FC cleaned up at last weekend’s Washington Youth Soccer state championship, capturing the U-18 and U-17 boys state titles and the U-16 and U-15 boys titles in the Challenge Cup divisions. For all the winners …