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Over 100 SoccerWire Featured Players from Class of 2028 set to enter recruiting window
Featured Players entering the recruiting window.
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Development Academy adds 56 clubs to U-12 boys division
Beginning with the 2016-17 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Season, 56 youth clubs from across the country will join 78 existing Academy member clubs at the U-12 level to create a total of 134 clubs that will develop players in key markets throughout the United States.
Super Y League begins new initiative for U-17/18 age group
In an effort to enhance the development of the top tier of the Super Y League’s players, the league is initiating an allowance of six U19 roster spots for the U17/18 age group heading into the 2016 season.
Report: U.S. Soccer’s new girls Development Academy to bar high-school soccer participation
The U.S. Soccer Federation's new girls Development Academy initiative will adopt the same policy barring players from taking part in high-school soccer as the boys version, according to a new report by New Jersey-based soccer journalist and youth coach Glenn Crooks.
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.
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Class of 2027 SoccerWire Featured Players: Verbal Commitments
Commitments from the Class of 2027.
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