Youth Boys

Baltimore Celtic gets tactical for PKs, wins U16 boys US Youth Soccer National Championship

Penalties was the name of the game in the U16 boys National Championship between Baltimore Celtic 97/98 and Ohio Premier Eagles Green. The match ended 1-1 in regular time, and with nothing going past either keeper in the two extra periods, it was on to PKs.

2014 US Youth Soccer National Champions crowned in Germantown, Md.

PSW: Potomac-area teams Baltimore Celtic 97/98 boys U16 and VSA Heat Blue girls U19 claimed two of the 14 US Youth Soccer National Championship trophies over the weekend at the Maryland SoccerPlex. TSW: Manhattan SC PSG 96 claimed the U17 boys trophy at the US Youth Soccer National Championships in Maryland over the weekend, while PDA came up just short in the U19 boys division in what was an overall strong showing by Tri-State area teams.

First four champions crowned at the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships

Q&A with Kieran McCarthy, PDA Harkes U19 Boys goalkeeper

Even after taking a hard collision midway through the first half of the U19 men's final at the US Youth Soccer National Championships, PDA goalkeeper Kieran McCarthy stayed in the game and churned out a solid performance.

Virginia well-represented at US Youth Nationals as VSA Heat Blue claim U19 girls title

After long USSDA season, Bethesda-Olney U-18s look back with pride

Way back in August 2013, Bethesda-Olney’s Boys’ Under-18 side started to prepare for their first season in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA). Taking their place in the East Conference, the team would face a number of Major League Soccer academy sides and other highly-regarded clubs in league play, and would need to be consistent to secure a playoff berth. But with a 23-2-0 regular-season record, Bethesda-Olney did much more than that.

Sporting Club and U.S. Soccer building National Training Center, Governor touts $1 billion impact

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback joined Sporting Club to announce the development of a U.S. Soccer National Training Center complex in Kansas City, Kan. The facility will house the National Training and Coaching Development Center, an elite athlete training and performance analytics campus and national youth soccer development programs.

Twenty two students entering college receive Long Island Junior Soccer League Scholarshi​ps

Chairperson Scarpati stated, “When you read the bios of all 22 scholarship recipients, the common theme is perseverance pays off.”