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CELESTE WINS 4 CONSECUTIVE STATE CUP
2007 Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association State Champs
2007 Region I, Premier League North Champs
2006 US Youth Soccer Region 1 Champs
2006 Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association State Champs
2005 Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association State Champs
2004 Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association State Champs
U.S. Soccer Selects Clubs For Development Academy and Blau Weiss Gottschee is one of them!
CHICAGO (July 3, 2007) – Ten additional clubs have been selected to participate in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, bringing the total number of admissions to 31 from across the country. With the launch of the new Development Academy, the U.S. Soccer Federation has taken the initiative in extending its National Team program and putting an emphasis on the development of the player by improving their daily environment.
The Development Academy concept is designed to shift the focus of the young elite player from an ‘overburdened, game emphasis’ model to a ‘meaningful training and competition’ model. The concept was unveiled on June 4 and the response has been unprecedented.
“We have been overwhelmed by the positive response so far. The quality of applications has been outstanding and with the addition of the MLS and USL clubs, we now have the opportunity to integrate them into the Academy environment,” said U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth. “After a month, we remain focused on working with clubs from all over the country to make sure they have the right information and ability to be a part of this initiative.”
“We are very encouraged by the progress so far,” said U.S. Soccer’s Director of Coaching Education Bob Jenkins. “The key component to the Development Academy is a focus from the clubs on doing what it takes to get their coaches and players focused on long term player development.”
The 10 latest clubs added to U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy continue to reflect the high quality of participants, including the first three MLS teams and one USL team:
Chicago Fire Soccer Player Development Academy (Illinois) – MLS
Colorado Rush (Colorado)
DC United (District of Columbia) – MLS
New York Red Bulls (New York) – MLS
Potomac Soccer (Maryland)
Real Colorado (Colorado)
Richmond Kickers Soccer Club (Virginia) – USL
Richmond Strikers (Virginia)
VA Rush Soccer Club (Virginia)
Washington Premier FC (Washington)
The inclusion of the Chicago Fire, DC United and New York Red Bulls into the Development Academy is the latest step in MLS’s Youth Development Initiative, which is designed to enhance the quality of young players entering the League and allow more of the players to represent their hometown teams. Each MLS youth club will complement their current youth development infrastructure with an Academy team in the U-18 and U-16 divisions.
“Major League Soccer supports U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy and its approach to player development, which integrates well with MLS’s youth development initiatives,” said MLS Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis. “The inclusion of the Chicago Fire, D.C. United, and the New York Red Bulls in the Development Academy is just the beginning. They will soon be followed by other MLS teams. The success of MLS’s Youth Development Initiative and US Soccer’s Development Academy will be measured by the number and quality of the players they produce. The emphasis will be not on the number of games played and trophies acquired, but on the development of the individual and the technical skills needed to equip elite players to compete at the very highest levels.”
Applications continue to come in and are under review with more decisions due in the coming weeks. Created to provide players with the best possible opportunity and environment to develop, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy is being initiated after a comprehensive review of player development systems in the United States and around the world.
“After completing an extensive review and discussion across the country, we feel that it is the right time for U.S. Soccer to lead a change in the sport at the youth level,” said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. “We need to shift the focus of our young elite players from an ‘overburdened, game emphasis’ model to a ‘meaningful training and competition’ model. This will ultimately lead to more success and will allow players to develop to their full potential.”
Teams: Below is a complete list of the Development Academy’s 31 current clubs representing
16 states and the District of Columbia.
California
De Anza Force Soccer Club
Mustang FC
Nomads Soccer Club
Colorado
Colorado Rush
Real Colorado
Connecticut
Oakwood Soccer Club
District of Columbia
DC United
Florida
Clearwater Chargers Soccer Club
IMG Soccer Academy
Kendall Soccer Coalition
Georgia
Atlanta Fire United Soccer Association
Illinois
Chicago Fire Soccer Player Development Academy
Chicago Magic Soccer Club
Chicago Sockers
Maryland
Potomac Soccer
Massachusetts
FC Greater Boston Bolts
Michigan
Michigan Wolves
Vardar
New Hampshire
Seacoast United
New Jersey
Players Development Academy
New York Red Bulls
New York
B/W Gottschee
FC Westchester
North Carolina
CASL – Capitol Area Soccer League
Greensboro Youth Soccer Club
Pennsylvania
FC DELCO
Virginia
Richmond Kickers Soccer Club
Richmond Strikers
VA Rush Soccer Club
Washington
Crossfire Premier Soccer Club
Washington Premier FC
CHICAGO (June 26, 2007) – Ten additional clubs have been selected to participate in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy bringing the total number to 21 clubs from across the country. With the launch of the new Development Academy, the U.S. Soccer Federation has taken the initiative in extending its National Team program and putting an emphasis on the development of the player by improving their daily environment.
The Development Academy concept is designed to shift the focus of the young elite player from an ‘overburdened, game emphasis’ model to a ‘meaningful training and competition’ model. The concept was unveiled on June 4 and the response has been unprecedented.
“We continue to be impressed with both the quality and quantity of applications we are receiving,” said U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth. “After less than a month, we remain focused on working with clubs from all over the country to make sure they have the right information and ability to be a part of this initiative.”
The 10 latest clubs added to U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy include some of the more recognizable names in the youth soccer community, including:
Chicago Magic Soccer Club (Illinois)
Clearwater Chargers Soccer Club (Florida)
Crossfire Premier Soccer Club (Washington)
Greensboro Youth Soccer Club (North Carolina)
IMG Soccer Academy (Florida)
Kendall Soccer Coalition (Florida)
Mustang FC (California)
Oakwood Soccer Club (Connecticut)
Sockers F.C. Chicago (Illinois)
Vardar (Michigan)
CHICAGO (June 15, 2007) – The first 11 clubs have been chosen for U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy which will start this fall. These 11 elite youth soccer clubs from across the nation are the first group of applicants to be selected by U.S. Soccer’s National Team coaches to participate in the revolutionary program.
The U.S. Soccer Federation has taken the initiative in extending its National Team program and putting an emphasis on the development of the player by improving their daily environment through the nationwide Development Academy, which was originally unveiled on June 4.
The first 11 clubs feature some of the more recognizable names in the youth soccer community, including:
Atlanta Fire United Soccer Association (Georgia)
B/W Gottschee (New York)
CASL – Capitol Area Soccer League (North Carolina)
De Anza Force Soccer Club (Northern California)
FC DELCO (Pennsylvania)
FC Greater Boston Bolts (Massachusetts)
Michigan Wolves (Michigan)
Nomads Soccer Club (Southern California)
Players Development Academy (New Jersey)
Seacoast United (New Hampshire)
FC Westchester (New York)
“It’s been just a little more than a week, and we have been extremely pleased with the quality of applications we have received,” said U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach John Hackworth. “We are working with clubs from all over the country to make sure they have the right information and ability to be a part of this initiative.”
Applications continue to come in and are under review with more decisions due in the coming weeks. Created to provide players with the best possible opportunity and environment to develop, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy is being initiated after a comprehensive review of player development systems in the United States and around the world.
“We are very encouraged by the progress so far,” said U.S. Soccer’s Director of Coaching Education Bob Jenkins. “The key component to the Development Academy is a focus from the clubs on doing what it takes to get their coaches and players focused on long term player development.”
Each Development Academy club will not only serve as a home for many of the nation’s top players, but also as a destination point within their community for shared learning and experience. One of the major advantages of the program will have players receiving integrated oversight from both youth club and U.S. Soccer coaches in their home environment. In turn, the Development Academy will provide an improved scouting environment for college, professional and U.S. National Team coaches.
“After completing an extensive review and discussion across the country, we feel that it is the right time for U.S. Soccer to lead a change in the sport at the youth level,” said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. “We need to shift the focus of our young elite players from an ‘overburdened, game emphasis’ model to a ‘meaningful training and competition’ model. This will ultimately lead to more success and will allow players to develop to their full potential.”
U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY – STRUCTURE
Objective: The focus of the Academy is on player development and providing players with the best possible opportunity to develop to the highest level they are capable of achieving
Standards: A minimum requirement of three training sessions and one rest day per week
Teams: The top youth soccer clubs in the U.S.
Selection: U.S. Soccer coaches will select qualified applicants on a rolling basis until Aug. 1
Age Groups: U-16 & U-18 teams (minimum roster of 22 players); providing opportunities for more than 2,000 players
Competition Format: Divided into regions with each team playing between 30 and 38 home and away matches during an eight-month season. Each region will be comprised of approximately 15-20 teams based on geographic proximity. The winner of each region play in the Academy Finals at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
U.S. Soccer Launches Development Academy to Expand Opportunities for Players Nationwide
- Grassroots Development Academy Will Provide Improved Soccer Environment for Thousands of Players, Coaches & Referees from Coast-to-Coast
CHICAGO (June 4, 2007) – In a move designed to improve the development environment for players throughout the country, the U.S. Soccer Federation has taken the initiative in formalizing a nationwide development academy slated to begin in the fall of 2007. The U.S. Soccer Development Academy will begin with up to 80 elite youth soccer clubs from around the country being selected to join the program.
Created to provide players with the best possible opportunity to develop, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy is being initiated after a comprehensive review of player development systems in the United States and around the world.
Each Development Academy club will not only serve as a home for the nation’s top players, but also as a destination point within their community for shared learning and experience. One of the major advantages of the program will see players receiving integrated oversight from both youth club coaches and U.S. Soccer coaches, while training in their home environment. In turn, the Development Academy will provide an improved scouting environment for college, professional and U.S. National Team coaches.
“After completing an extensive review and discussion across the country, we feel that it is the right time for U.S. Soccer to lead a change in the sport at the youth level,” said U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati. “We need to shift the focus of our young elite players from an ‘overburdened, game emphasis’ model to a ‘meaningful training and competition’ model. This will ultimately lead to more success and will allow players to develop to their full potential.”
To begin that process, U.S. Soccer is using the Development Academy to create a wide-reaching movement within the grassroots soccer environment that will educate parents, coaches and players on the value of expanding national player development directly to the clubs. Using the current U.S. Under-17 Residency Program as a model, the youth clubs chosen to be part of the Development Academy will increase the amount of time spent on meaningful training while also increasing the quality of their matches.
"It's a concept that youth soccer in this country desperately needs and our goal is to truly shift the focus towards increasing player development,” said U.S. Soccer’s Under-17 National Team head coach John Hackworth. “I think it will create a day-to-day training environment that will allow players the opportunity to develop to the best of their ability. Right now we have only 40 players in that type of environment (at the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla.), but this Academy will allow us to put thousands of elite players in a similar environment, which will help us raise the entire level across the nation."
With an emphasis on creating a superior everyday training environment, teams in the Development Academy will have a clean slate for a calendar and will be required to train a minimum of three times a week, eliminating the growing trend of clubs playing an excessive quantity of games in lieu of consistent training patterns. To maintain an emphasis on training, Development Academy teams will compete against other teams in the program and will not play in any other leagues, tournaments or State Cup competitions, and players will only be allowed to compete on their designated Academy team (with exceptions for high school soccer and national team duty).
Clubs that are not part of U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy will continue to play in traditional youth soccer competitions, with the longtime Olympic Development Program also continuing unimpeded. With Development Academy players no longer being seen at ODP events, those spots will now be open for additional players to be seen at an elite level.
"I'm very excited about the establishment of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Program,” said U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Bob Bradley. “It is very important for U.S. Soccer to work with our top clubs to ensure that our best young players are constantly being challenged in an environment that best promotes player development. With a tremendous amount of reach, this program will help focus training sessions and matches on the areas that are critical to elevating our young players' ability to compete at the elite levels of the sport."
The Development Academy will be divided into regions and will play home and away matches against other Academy teams across a complete season. Each Development Academy region will be comprised of up to 15-20 teams based on geographic proximity, with the winner of each region participating in the annual Academy Finals at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The Academy clubs will be comprised of Under-16 and Under-18 age groups, with a minimum of 22 players on a roster. Younger players in the Academy system will also be allowed to play “up” within their club.
Clubs will have the opportunity to apply for membership in the Academy program beginning June 1, and teams will be selected by U.S. Soccer’s National Team coaches. U.S. Soccer’s coaches will evaluate prospective clubs on a number of criteria, including a club’s history of elite youth player development and past success in elite competitions.
"The Academy is a comprehensive approach to help develop some of the top players across the nation, but it is also designed to be a working model for the grassroots level,” said U.S. Soccer Director of Coaching Education & Youth Development Bob Jenkins. “All the clubs involved will be moving in the same direction giving us a similar approach to player development, and then these clubs will act almost like satellites out in the country helping to spread the message out to the clubs around them."
The Academy will also serve as a better coaching development platform, with each participating club receiving two invitations to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Best Practices seminars. The development platform for U.S. Soccer referees will also be enhanced in the program, with U.S. Soccer assigning referees to all Academy matches.
With the framework of the boys Development Academy serving as a starting point for discussion, a similar initiative to enhance the development of female players will also be explored.
U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY – STRUCTURE
Objective: The focus of the Academy is on player development and providing players with the best possible opportunity to develop to the highest level they are capable of achieving
Standards: A minimum requirement of three training sessions and one rest day per week
Teams: Up to 80 of the top youth soccer clubs in the U.S.
Selection: Clubs will be selected by U.S. Soccer Coaches on a rolling admissions basis. (Based on further discussions with interested clubs, we adopted a rolling admissions process to provide clubs with the best opportunity to schedule their upcoming calendar.)
Age Groups: U-16 & U-18 teams (minimum roster of 22 players); providing opportunities for more than 2,000 players
Competition Format: Divided into regions with each team playing between 30 and 38 home and away matches during an eight-month season. Each region will be comprised of approximately 15-20 teams based on geographic proximity. The winner of each region will play in the Academy Finals at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
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