Youth soccer news

D.C. United’s U-18 and U-16 Academy teams are set to compete in the Development Academy Carolina Challenge Cup from February 24 – 27. The tournament will take place in Charleston, South Carolina in conjunction with the Carolina Challenge Cup, featuring youth teams from Columbus Crew, Indiana United...
Last week, U.S. Soccer announced the Development Academy would be moving to a 10-month season starting with the 2012-13 season. D.C. United's U-16 and U-18 teams compete in U.S. Soccer's Development Academy and have since the program launched in 2007. Further information can be found via the...
Freestate Soccer Alliance's U-14, U-15 and U-18 teams all posted wins against Richmond Strikers this weekend in Elite Clubs National League play. Freestate's U-14s won 6-2, while its U-15s and U-18s each won 4-0 over the Strikers. The Strikers' U-14 team rallied Sunday for a 2-0 win over...
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Soccer Wire recently held wide-ranging conversations with several of the Elite Clubs National League's most prominent coaches and executives. This is the first installment in a three-part series profiling the ambitious league. Formed just three years ago to give top girls’ club...
Billed as one of the top tournaments in Virginia and on the East Coast, the Annandale Premier Cup has announced its boys’ acceptance list with a strong field of teams set to come to Northern Virginia for the March 9-11 tournament. The tournament will feature 275 teams from U-11 to U-19, with...
La Academia del D.C. United anunció hoy que un total de 10 jugadores del equipo Sub-18 jugarán en diferentes universidades del país durante la etapa del otoño del 2012. La lista incluye colegios con programas de fútbol universitario de élite como la Universiad de Wake Forest y la Universidad de...
D.C. United Academy today announced that ten of its U-18 players have committed to play soccer at eight different universities for the 2012 fall season. The list includes commitments to perennial collegiate powerhouses Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia, among others. "We're...
D.C. United announced today that 17 Academy players have been called-in to participate in a U.S. Soccer Training Center program. 10 players from the team’s U-18 program (born in 1994 or 1995) were invited, while seven players from the U-16 team (born in 1996 or 1997) were also tabbed to participate...
The Elite Clubs National League announced the All-Event Teams from the second event in the 2011-2012 ECNL National Showcase Event Series, which was held December 28-30, 2011 in Sanford, FL. Five local players representing Freestate SA, McLean, Virginia Rush and FC Virginia were named to the all-...
D.C. United’s U-15 Academy team recently traveled to Orlando, Fla. to participate in the annual Disney Soccer Showcase. The Black-and-Red finished the tournament in third place with an unbeaten record of 3-0-1, barely missing the championship game due to a two-goal differential. United kicked-off...
If it’s a new year, that means it’s camping time. US Soccer on Monday released the 36 names called in by Tab Ramos for the first US Under-20 men’s national team camp of the year, held from Monday until Jan. 9 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Re-joining the team are six players who participated in Ramos’...
La Academia Juvenil de D.C. United continuó con los partidos de la Liga de Desarrollo de Academia de U.S. Soccer, con los equipos Sub-18 y Sub-16 enfrentando a Sporting Kansas City y Sockers FC. Luego, United se midió ante Vardar SC Freiburg.   En el primer partido del fin de semana, el...
WASHINGTON – The first team may have departed the nation’s capital for their offseason break, but for D.C. United’s Academy, the work is very much an ongoing process.The bulk of D.C.’s Development Academy season doesn’t start until March 2012, but training sessions started this fall, with various...
Los equipos de la Pre-Academia de D.C. United participaron del torneo NSCAA College Showcase en Baltimore del 25 al 27 de noviembre, finalizando el torneo de manera invicta. El combinado Sub-14 del United jugó en la categoría Sub-15, en donde se enfrentó a Frederick, Thunder, y el equipo de pre-...
D.C. United’s Pre-Academy teams participated in the NSCAA College Showcase in Baltimore from November 25-27, with the U-14 and U-15 sides finishing the tournament unbeaten. United’s U-14’s were placed in the U-15 age group, where they played against Frederick, Thunder, and pre-academy team South...