Category: Youth Soccer Reporter

U.S. Youth Soccer will hold its annual Olympic Development Program tournaments for regional teams over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Unbeaten Sacramento Jesuit remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings. St. Anthony’s of New York and Norfolk (Va.) Academy are 2-3. For the complete Top 25 …

The Chicago Magic (boys) and Washington Freedom (girls) have been named the top clubs in the annual Super Y-League First and Second 11 club rankings for the 2008 regular season. For the rankings …

The 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer Region IV Championships will take place at the Lancaster National Soccer Center from June 15-21.

MLS’s FC Dallas has gotten off to a solid start in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Recent results included a lopsided win (5-1 at the U-15/16 level) and tie (2-2 at the U-17/18 level) against the national powerhouse Dallas Texans. The U-15/16 team is now 4-0-0 in the first year of Academy play for Dallas area teams. Andromeda leads the Texas Division in the U-17/18 age group with a 3-0-2 level. For last week’s results …

Sacramento Jesuit suffered its first blemish when it was held to a 1-1 tie by Vintage and remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings. Norfolk (Va.) Academy climbed to No. 2. For the complete Top 25 …

The Pennington School is still No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings. Acton-Boxborough (Mass.) Regional moved into the No. 2 spot. For the complete Top 25 …

Coach Kazbek Tambi has named the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the inaugural Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be held Oct. 28-Nov. 16 in New Zealand.

The Pennington School is still No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Girls Rankings. McDonogh School of Maryland and Acton-Boxborough (Mass.) Regional exchanged No. 2 and No. 3 spots. For the complete Top 25 …

The Washington Area Girls Soccer Tournament is one of the oldest girls tournaments in the country. The 33rd annual Rael Vodicka Memorial Tournament featured showcase competitions in the older age groups and cup competitions in the younger age groups. For the key results …

On the fourth stop of its tour of U.S. Soccer Development Academy opponents, the U.S. under-17 national team swept a pair of games against the Richmond Strikers. The U-17 split squads topped the U-15/16 Strikers, 6-1, and the U-17/18 team 2-1.

French club Monaco, which already has started a development program with the Chicago Magic, has also entered into an alliance with Rush Soccer to provide opportunities for players from three of its clubs, the Colorado Rush, Texas Rush-AHFC and Virginia Rush.

English club Derby County is teaming up with the Michigan Wolves-Hawks — one of the Detroit area’s top youth programs — to provide financial and technical support.

The 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer Region III Championships will take place at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas.

Sacramento Jesuit improved to 18-0-0 and remained No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings. St. Anthony’s of New York and Norfolk (Va.) Academy climbed to No. 2 and No. 3. For the complete Top 25 …

Carlos Martinez, who was tied for the team lead in international appearances, goals and assists on the U.S. under-17 boys national team in 2008, has been kicked out of the U.S. U-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla., and returned to his family, which recently moved from Las Vegas back to their former hometown of San Pedro, Calif.

In the third of their nine-stop Development Academy exhibition tour, the U.S. under-17 boys national team’s split squad earned wins over the Chicago Sockers U-15/16 and U-17/18 teams.

U.S. under-18 national team forward Mario Ledezma has moved to Mexico, where he has joined Chivas Guadalajara’s youth program.

The U.S. under-17 girls national team will hold its final training camp beginning Thursday at the PDA facilities in Zarephath, N.J.

As clean-up continues from Hurricane Ike, used field equipment is needed to assist clubs in the South Texas Youth Soccer Association.

The 2009 U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Championships will be held in Sioux Falls, S.D., at the Yankton Trails Park June 19-24.

Sacramento Jesuit remained No. 1, ahead of St. Benedict’s Prep, New Tier of Illinois and St. Anthony’s of New York, in the NSCAA/adidas High School Boys Rankings. For the complete Top 25 …