National Teams - U.S. Women / Girls

Q&A: April Heinrichs dishes on Girls DA, Mallory Pugh and more

When U.S. Soccer announced the new Girls Development Academy initiative last week, April Heinrichs was front and center. A few days afterward, she spoke to SoccerWire.com in a one-on-one conversation in which she expanded on a number of the leading topics in youth development today. Here are some of the highlights from that discussion.

U.S. U-20 WNT plays Sweden U-23 WNT to 1-1 draw

The U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team drew 1-1 with the Sweden U-23 WNT in its first match of a six-team event that aside from the USA features U-23 squads from England, Germany, Sweden, Japan and Norway.

U.S. U-17 WNT kicks off CONCACAF Championship vs. Jamaica on Friday

The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team kicks off the 2016 CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship on Friday, March 4, when it faces Jamaica (2:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. local on FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Soccer 2Go) in what will be the first step toward qualification for the 2016 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan.

U.S. U-23 WNT defeats Slovenia 3-0 in Istria Cup

U.S. head coach Janet Rayfield put out a starting lineup with six NWSL players and it was midfielder Shea Groom of reigning champion FC Kansas City who put the USA ahead just 11 minutes into the game.

Rosters announced for CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship

U.S. U-19 WNT roster named for training camp in Northern California

The U.S. Under-19 Women’s National Team will hold its second event of 2016 as 26 players head to Northern California for a training camp in Davis running from March 12-19. The camp will be run by U.S. Soccer Development Coach Jitka Klimkova.

U.S. Soccer-ECNL summit fruitless, with federation set to go it alone on girls Development Academy

Following a closed-door meeting between U.S. Soccer Federation officials and leaders of the Elite Clubs National League and sanctioning partner US Club Soccer in Houston last Friday, it seems the federation is determined to go forward with a new girls Development Academy without any significant outside collaboration.

U.S. U-23 WNT set to travel to Croatia for Istria Cup

The U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team will travel to Croatia for its first overseas trip of the year to play three matches in the eight-team Istria Cup, which runs from March 2-7.