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Chicago Inter, Colorado EDGE and Colorado Rush teams promoted into ECNL Boys
ECNL Boys announced three more club promotions.
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ENY 1999 Boys South ODP team goes for National Championship
Tomorrow in Phoenix, the Eastern New York 1999 Boys ODP team will play in the national semifinals against North Carolina. The winner of that game takes on the winner of the Minnesota-Washington State semifinal for the national championship on Sunday, February 28.

Undefeated BW Gottschee U-17/18 side eyes redemption, not perfection
Eight months after a disappointing exit in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs at the U-15/16 level, a revamped and highly-motivated BW Gottschee U-17/18 squad is 15-0-0 entering the spring portion of the 2015-2016 season. However, the No. 1 team at the Academy's highest level is not aiming for perfection as much as it is a shot at redemption, with the postseason drawing near.

US Youth Soccer National League allocates spots for 2016-17 expansion
The US Youth Soccer National League has determined the qualification parameters that will go into effect for the league’s expansion in the 2016-17 season — when the Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 age groups double from 16 to 32 teams each.

SoccerWire Q&A: U-18 National Team coach Omid Namazi (2 of 2)
In part two of SoccerWire's conversation with U-18 Men's National Team head coach Omid Namazi (read part one here), Namazi discusses the youth national team's performances in 2015, national playing style, the challenges facing would-be young professional players in the U.S. and the perspective that Namazi can bring to dual-national and immigrant players.

Over 700 teams set to compete in Manhattan Kickoff Classic
More than 700 teams representing clubs from 11 U.S. states and Canada will compete in the 2016 Manhattan Kickoff Classic, which will be played in the New York City metropolitan area from March 4-6.

NSCAA releases new Winter High School Rankings (Boys)
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America and USA TODAY High School Sports released the newest 2015-16 winter high school national rankings.

Three Potomac-area clubs form Virginia Development Academy
Prince William Soccer, Inc., Virginia Soccer Association, and Chantilly Youth Association have formed Virginia Development Academy (“VDA”) with the intention of improving long-term player development for both boys and girls at all levels of the game.

Rosters announced for US Youth Soccer ODP Championships
The roster for the 16 teams are set for the 2016 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Championships, which will be played Feb. 26-28 at the Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix.
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