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ROSTER: U.S. U-16 Boys National Team set to compete in 2026 Vertex Cup in Miami
Twenty-four players have been called up.
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New Jersey Youth Soccer hires Red Bulls legend Mike Petke as director of coaching for ODP, player dev
New Jersey Youth Soccer announced the hiring of local product and cult hero Mike Petke as the director of coaching for its Olympic Development Program and player development efforts on Thursday.
US Youth Soccer clarifies age group structures for 2016-2017
As previously announced in August 2015, US Youth Soccer, along with other youth soccer sanctioning bodies, will be implementing the U.S. Soccer Federation’s birth-year registration mandates on Aug. 1, 2016. Due to additional interpretative changes by U.S. Soccer since this announcement in how competition age groups are labeled, US Youth Soccer and other sanctioning bodies are now clarifying the age group structures for the 2016-2017 season.
US Club Soccer update on U.S. Soccer’s birth-year registration mandate
As previously announced in September 2015, US Club Soccer will be implementing the U.S. Soccer Federation’s birth-year registration mandates on Aug. 1, 2016. Due to additional interpretative changes by U.S. Soccer since this announcement in how competition age groups are labeled, US Club Soccer and other sanctioning bodies are now clarifying the age group structures for the 2016-2017 season.
NSCAA releases new Winter High School National 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.
Full brackets released for 2016 Jefferson Cup (Boys)
All brackets have been announced for the 2016 Jefferson Cup, which will be played over the course of three weekends in March featuring more than 1,100 teams.
Former Eastern New York ODP player Taylor Washington goes second round in MLS SuperDraft
Somers resident Taylor Washington, who grew up playing for club team FC Somers Lasers and for three years in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), was drafted in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft last week by the Philadelphia Union.
Dates, locations of spring id2 Training Camps announced
Both spring US Club Soccer id2 Training Camps of the current cycle, which targets boys born in 2003 and girls born in 2002, will span both coasts of the country. The Glendale Sports Complex in Glendale, Calif., serves as the host of the first camp, March 17-20. Less than a month later, the second camp will be held at the WRAL Soccer Center in Raleigh, N.C., April 7-10.
Manhattan Kickoff Classic, NESS merge to create mega-showcase
With the recent news that the Manhattan Kickoff Classic has merged with the National Elite Soccer Showcase (NESS), youth soccer clubs in the Northeast and Tri-State regions no longer have to decide between the two high profile showcase tournaments and instead will send their teams to the expanded mega-event which will keep the Manhattan name.
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Players that Impressed: Jefferson Cup 2026 Boys Showcase Weekend
Top performances from the Jefferson Cup.
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