Youth Girls

Colorado still playing catch-up despite limited adoption of 8v8

Another youth club merger see Augusta FC join SOCA in Virginia

The Board of Directors of Augusta FC (Augusta Futbol Club) and SOCA (Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle) have announced the merger of the two neighboring central Virginia soccer clubs into a single entity serving both communities.

New youth club set to launch in Ellicott City, Md.

The crowded landscape of Maryland youth soccer is set to grow again next week, as Ellicott City SC enters the scene with a launch party on April 5.

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.