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Players to Watch: ECNL Girls Florida National Event (Winter 2026)
View and nominate players attending ECNL Florida.
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US Youth National League wraps up, Germantown next stop for 40 teams
US Youth Soccer National League teams in the Under-14, Under-15, Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 Boys and Girls divisions have qualified to compete in the 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships July 21-27 in Germantown, Md.
Jefferson Cup Qualifier event sees 18 teams punch tickets for 2015
A total of eighteen girls teams currently playing in the under-12 through under-16 age categories have secured coveted places in the 2015 Jefferson Cup after two days of qualifying play at River City Sports Plex in suburban Richmond.
Jefferson Cup Qualifier day one play sees mix of safe bets and tight races in bid for 2015 safety
As has become the tradition, the huge Jefferson Cup each March that draws well over 500 college scouts to Richmond is followed by the smaller, yet growing "Qualifier" weekend. This year, nearly 70 girls teams are competing for a coveted "sure thing" berth into the 2015 edition of the big show. This is our round up of Day 1.
Braddock Road’s Scotsman Brian Welsh nurtures Va. talent: “If you develop individuals, you develop the team”
After years of playing professional soccer, many seek to pay the game back by teaching youngsters in the ways of the world’s most popular sport. Brian Welsh, a former Scotland youth international and distinguished SPL defender for more than a decade, is doing just that with Northern Virginia's Braddock Road Youth Club.
Jefferson Cup: For NCAA coaches, a uniquely challenging recruiting weekend
Of the hundreds of players on show at the Jefferson Cup in central Virginia, many have aspirations of playing college soccer. It also represents both an opportunity and a challenge for the hundreds of NCAA coaches in attendance.
Jefferson Cup: Qualifier Weekend gathers 67 girls teams in pursuit of 2015 slots
With two weekends completed, thousands of games played and dozens of trophies already handed out, the 2014 Jefferson Cup might appear to be done and dusted. But there's still two more days of action left in central Virginia's spring soccer smorgasbord.
Jefferson Cup 2014 wraps up with heated action, massive economic impact
The 2014 Jefferson Cup Girls Weekend concluded on Sunday, wrapping up the tournament's main phase with a flurry of hard-fought matches across central Virginia.
Remembering Shawn Kuykendall
Shawn Kuykendall, a beloved coach, trainer and former D.C. United, American University and Braddock Road Warhawks midfielder, lost his battle with thymic cancer last week, passing away at the age of 32. But the Washington, D.C.-area soccer luminary has left a rich legacy of friendship, faith and strength, as his spirit and bravery has been hailed by many at all levels of the game.
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NCAA Women’s Soccer Commitment Announcements: December 2025
College Commitments from December 2025.
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