Tag: youth boys

For a decade now, U.S. Soccer has put the nation’s top young boy players into its U-17 Residency Program. For the last two years, they have been mentored by Colombian World Cup veteran Wilmer Cabrera, who takes them to the U-17 world championship in October.

For the third time, the Dallas Texans are first in Soccer America’s girls rankings.

For the second year in a row, the Baltimore Bays are No. 1 in Soccer America’s boys rankings.

The second season of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy program concluded in mid-July with a repeat champion of sorts and a club whose partnership with an English team has benefited both parties.

The game will always be played on the field, but everything that leads up to it has become easier thanks to high technology.

A small club from South Carolina, Discoveries SC, stole the show at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, winning the U-18 title with a scintillating performance.

The age at which players are being offered college scholarships is getting younger and younger. Not everyone believes it’s a healthy trend.

When Rick Davis was in high school, he told his father he planned to be a professional athlete. "That's great," said his dad. "Someday you'll get a real job." Richard Sr., a physician, was right on both counts. Rick Davis had a great career as a pro soccer player and eventually got a "real job." […]

In an era when so much of youth soccer has become profit-driven, the 45-year-old American Youth Soccer Organization continues to provide low-cost play for children thanks to its steadfast belief in volunteer coaches.

The story of this year’s winner of “Sueno MLS,” soccer’s answer to “American Idol,” underscores how high the odds are stacked against low-income children in American youth soccer.

Soccer camps are a big part of the nation’s multi-billion dollar summer camp business and impact several levels of the American game.

Is the USA’s ability to produce great goalkeepers threatened by early specialization?

A banner year propelled the Dallas Texans back into the top spot in Soccer America’s Best Girls Clubs rankings.

For the first time, the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays are No. 1 in Soccer America’s Best Boys Club rankings.

The first national teams most people hear about are the U-17s, who compete in biennial World Cups for boys and girls. But the U.S. Soccer Federation runs U-15 national teams for both genders.

Former U.S. great creates youth powerhouse club in New Jersey

The American youth coaching ranks now include more former pro stars than ever thanks to the influx of retired MLS players, opening a new chapter in youth development.