Youth Girls

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.

Five years after launch, ECNL aims to shed issues, not member clubs

When the Elite Clubs National League was founded in 2009, its founding charter stated that the ambitious elite girls competition would remove the three lowest-performing clubs every year and add three new members, in something of a promotion/relegation-type system. But 2014 has arrived, and membership has yet to be revoked even once. It begs the questions: Why?

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.

Soccerwire Q&A: Brent Leiba discusses McLean ECNL U-18s’ promising campaign

McLean Youth Soccer's Under-18 ECNL squad find themselves in the hunt for a top spot in the league's Midatlantic Conference with a 6-1-2 record this far this season. Coach Brent Leiba, recently took time to chat with Soccerwire.com about how things are going for his squad.

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.