Youth Boys

National winners announced at 2014 US Youth Soccer Awards Gala in Philadelphia

Seventeen individuals were honored with national awards Friday night at the 2014 US Youth Soccer Awards Gala, held at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel.

SoccerWire Q&A: Bayern Munich coach Sebastian Dremmler on U.S.’s lack of youth production

As part of the 2014 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention, the head coach of Bayern Munich’s under-16s, Sebastian Dremmler, is giving two presentations. On Thursday, he gave an overview of Bayern’s youth system, and SoccerWire.com had a chance to catch up with him afterward to discuss it further.

New York Red Bulls announce exclusive partnership with New Jersey Youth Soccer Association

Renovated Md. SoccerPlex field vandalized, but escapes serious damage

The Maryland SoccerPlex is well known for its carefully (and expensively) manicured natural-grass fields. So you might have expected tears of rage to be flowing in Germantown when an unknown vandal (or vandals) broke into the facility last week and tore across Field #14 and a nearby parking lot in a vehicle, causing thousands of dollars in damage to the newly renovated playing surface by driving in circles across the snow-covered field.

Lifetime achievement honorees to be recognized at 2014 US Youth Soccer Awards Gala

Four new inductees will be welcomed into the US Youth Soccer Hall of Fame on Jan. 17. US Youth Soccer will also honor Bob Gansler with the Dr. Thomas Fleck Award.

Paul Riley grows youth empire with National Elite Soccer Showcase tourney

Veteran coach and technical director Paul Riley is debuting the National Elite Soccer Showcase, a new co-ed spring showcase event in Long Island, N.Y. this March, challenging a crowded youth tournament market with what is planned as a more intimate experience for college scouts and aspiring NCAA recruits alike.

IMG Academy crowns Boy’s Invitational Champions on final day

The IMG Cup – Boy’s Invitational concluded with nine champions crowned in the U14, U15, U16, U17, U18/19 and Super Group divisions. Seventy-six elite club soccer teams from 10 states and 10 countries descended on IMG Academy for this year’s event, marking the deepest and most talented field in the event’s four year history.

Jefferson Cup youth tourney still aiming for “different level” in 35th year

Only a select few youth tournaments on earth evoke a reputation on par with the Jefferson Cup, the March mega-event in Virginia which has grown into a spring institution for much of the North American youth soccer scene over the past three decades. But the tournament industry keeps growing and the competition from myriad events around the world only gets fiercer, pushing the Richmond Strikers to keep honing their signature product as it marks its 35th birthday this coming March.