Academy
Academy team set to compete in the 2012 Generation adidas Cup
D.C. United’s Academy will kickoff the 2012 Generation adidas Cup in Seattle this Friday, August 3. The Black-and-Red will compete in Group B against FC Dallas (Friday, August 3), LA Galaxy (Saturday, August 4), and Toronto FC (Monday, August 6).
BRYC 95 Elite girls earn third title of fantastic season with U-16 national championship
Braddock Road Youth Club’s 95 Elite girls squad had already enjoyed a stellar season before heading to South Carolina for the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, having won the Virginia State Cup and the Region I title. And given the bearish schedule they drew for the national finals at Manchester Meadow in Rock Hill, S.C., the Springfield, Va.-based team had reason to moderate their expectations and celebrate what they’d achieved to that point.
U-16’s wrap up 2011-2012 USSDA season
D.C. United’s U-16 team wrapped up a successful 2011-2012 USSDA season last weekend in the National Championship held in Houston, Texas. The U-16’s finished the tournament with a 1-2-1 record, scoring five goals and allowing four, as well as securing the seventh place in the nation’s Academy ranking.
Academia de D.C. United premiada por la USSDA
D.C. United anunció hoy que tres de sus jugadores juveniles han sido
galardonados con Premios de Fin de Año de la U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
Los jugadores Sub-18, Collin Martin (Chevy Chase, Md.) y Patrick Foss (South
Riding, Va.), y el defensor Sub-16, Suliaman Dainkeh (Reston, Va.), fueron
nombrados al Once Ideal de la Conferencia del Este en sus respectivas
categorías.
A continuación, los Equipos Ideales de la Conferencia Este de las
categorías Sub-18 y Sub-16.
Once
Ideal Sub-18, Conferencia del Este
Academy honored in USSDA End of Year Awards
D.C. United announced today that three of the club’s Academy players have earned U.S. Soccer Development Academy End of Year Awards. U-18 midfielder Collin Martin (Chevy Chase, Md.), defender Patrick Foss (South Ridign, Va.), and U-16 defender Suliaman Dainkeh (Reston, Va.) were named to the East Conference Starting XI in their respective age groups.
Below are the USSDA U-18 and U-16 East Conference Starting XI lineups.
East Conference U-18 Starting XI
U-16's hear from Ben Olsen before they head to finals
With a long flight to Houston looming and late morning temperatures creeping towards the 90's, D.C. United's players headed straight for the locker room after a brief practice session this past Saturday. While his players turned their attention towards the Dynamo, Head Coach Ben Olsen momentarily focused on the club's future.
U-16’s feeling confident heading into 2012 USSDA National Championship
D.C. United’s U-16 Academy Team has advanced to the 2012 USSDA National Championship in Houston, Texas after finishing undefeated in their playoff run in Dallas, Texas. The team finished in first place in Group 6, with victories against Concorde Fire and Colorado Rush, and a draw with the LA Galaxy. The team currently has an overall record of 17-7-6 (6-2-4 divisional record) and is led in scoring by Michael Seaton with 14 goals (Capitol Heights, Md.) and Nigel Robinson with 13 (Woodbridge, VA).
El Sub-16 de D.C. United confiado de cara al Campeonato Nacional USSDA 2012
El equipo Sub-16 de la Academia de D.C. United
comienza arrancará su actuación en el Campeonato Nacional de Academia de U.S.
Soccer el martes 17 de julio a las 9 p.m., Hora del Este, contra Crew Soccer
Academy Wolves en Houston, Texas.
Sub-16 de D.C. United avanza al Campeonato Nacional de USSDA
El equipo Sub-16 de D.C. United avanzó al Campeonato Nacional de USSDA
2012, luego de terminar la fase de grupos invicto. El campeonato se llevará a
cabo en el estadio BBVA Compass de Houston a partir del 16 de julio.
El Sub-16 se aseguró un lugar en el Campeonato Nacional al terminar en
primer lugar del Grupo 6, con victorias ante Concorde Fire y Colorado Rush, y
un empate con el LA Galaxy.
17-year-old impressed D.C.'s first-teamers during recent training stint
Colin Martin playing with D.C. United Reserves
Equal parts excited and anxious, Collin Martin sat alone at a corner locker in D.C. United’s busy dressing room last week. For the first few days, the latest academy product to be called up to first team training kept to himself - until the Black-and-Red’s captain broke the ice.
