One of the fundamental teaching points of the USSF National Youth License is ‘age appropriate activities’ – ensuring players are taught in a way they can comprehend. This varies based on their age. Dr Ron Quinn’s research serves as part of the foundation of current USYSA thinking about youth soccer player development.
Entries for the ‘US Soccer’ Category
ECNL to Fill a Void for Girls Soccer?
A new proposal is being presented to elite clubs across the country to form an elite girls national league that is similar in structure to the current USSF Development Academy for boys. Except it’s not the USSF that is presenting it.
US Club Soccer Adds An Academy
US Club Soccer has announced a new U14 ‘Pre-Academy’ league modeled after the U16/U18 USSF Player Development Academies. Will the USSF still launch their own U14 Academy or will they rely on US Club to do it for them?
Chelsea FC U17s To Face Top US Youth Teams
Chelsea FC’s U17 youth academy team will face off against some of the best youth teams in the US during the Disney Soccer Showcase this weekend. As more EPL clubs partner with top US youth soccer clubs, events like these are sure to become more common.
So About That ‘D’ Class
Soccer Dad recently took the USSF D License soccer coaching class and shares his thoughts and experiences.
USSF Academy Impacts on High School Soccer
Is there really that much tension between high school coaches and the new USSF Development Academy?
24 Levels Of Football
I knew England had a number of soccer leagues in a hierarchical structure where teams could be promoted and relegated between them. But I never knew it was made up of 24 levels, 140 leagues, 480 divisions, and over 7000 clubs.
If England can manage to promote and relegate teams within 24 levels, why can’t we [...]
Another National Youth Soccer Association
Parents and coaches often get tunnel vision with youth soccer based on the national association their kids register with. You just don’t realize there are other national soccer associations out there. As far as I knew, there were four national youth soccer associations under the USSF/US Soccer umbrella: USYSA, AYSO, SAY, and US Club. But [...]
2008 USYSA Southern Regionals
The 2008 USYSA Southern Regionals are underway here in North Carolina, with teams form across the southeast looking to advance to the USYSA National Championships. Here’s a look at the rather muddy and wet start to the event.
I’m only an hour or so away from the action, but don’t believe I’ll be able [...]
A Giant Crowd
It was nice to finally watch the USMNT play top quality soccer against a top quality opponent like Argentina. Sure, it was a 0-0 draw, but it was a very exciting and hard fought match from what I saw. But even more exciting was the fact that 78,600+ fans packed Giant’s Stadium to watch a [...]
Black? Black??
When did the USMNT get an all black kit? Hey – anything is better than the Old Navy Pajamas – but all black? Well, if we can go to Poland and wear all black, we certainly can go somewhere else and wear RED like so many people want! I can understand not wearing red in [...]
Reality Check
Over at SoccerLens, Dan Leo has an excellent, albeit sobering, look at the state of US Soccer. It’s easy for suffering US Soccer fans to get euphoric over even the smallest successes, but it’s good to have a reality check once in a while.
I think Dan probably sells the MLS a bit short recently, primarily [...]
SBI Captions – USA v Mexico
If you haven’t seen them – these are hilarious. Let’s just say #1 is NOT my favorite. Add two or three.
USMNT Past Kit Poll
While reading one of the many posts around the Soccersphere ridiculing the new USMNT kit, commentor bq at Throughball posted a link to a Slate article/slideshow from last June that does a great job looking back at the, er, non-evolution of the USMNT kit. It’s a must read if you haven’t seen it!
In light of the almost [...]
