Welcome to the first edition of the Youth Soccer Reporter, Soccer America’s newest e-newsletter covering competitive youth soccer each week. The Youth Soccer Reporter will provide news and analysis and include features on rising stars, profiles of top clubs and interviews with key figures on the American youth scene. It’s a busy summer with the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships and the U.S. Soccer Development Academy’s Finals Week in July, so follow all the action with Soccer America’s Youth Soccer Reporter.
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Banning league play?
The English FA is banning “competitive” soccer leagues for under-8s. Children will still be playing games, but results and league standings won’t be compiled. U.S. Soccer also recommends “no organized matches where the score is recorded” at that age level. Let us know what approach your youth league takes and whether you believe eliminating scores and standings produces better players. …
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What They’re Saying
“As a 12-year-old, he is as good as anybody else around the world.”
— Marcio Leite, coach of the Dallas Texans Red, on 12-year-old Emerson Hyndman, grandson of FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman, whose soccer talents have attracted the attention of English Premier League clubs. (Click here for video of Emerson Hyndman’s juggling drills.)