What especially impressed the South Carolina youth coach about the boy wasn't what he did with his Carolina Elite club - although Andrew Hyslop was very impressed -- it was the soccer Sebastian Velasquez played own his own.
By Mike Woitalla (from Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider)
Read more...The Richmond Kickers have announced they will be covering the costs of players on their U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. We spoke with Leigh Cowlishaw, the Central Virginia club's Director of Soccer, about the impact he expects from the move -- and the Academy's new 10-month season, which keeps its players out of high school ball.
By Mike Woitalla (from Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider)
Read more...U.S. Soccer made it official last Friday that its 78-club Development Academy league will move to a 10-month schedule starting with the 2012-13 season.
By Mike Woitalla (from Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider)
Read more...We need dribblers! ...
By Mike Woitalla (from Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider)
Read more...On U.S. Youth Soccer's 117-page Player Development Model coaching guide ...
By Mike Woitalla (from Soccer America's Youth Soccer Insider)
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Youth Development
Remember, It's Playtime
Do We Want Robinhos or Robots?
Time for a Children's Revolt
What the Future Holds for Youth Soccer
'Not every kid wants to play high school' (Q&A Leigh Cowlishaw, Richmond Kickers)
Klinsmann and Co. make case for 10-month club season, no high school ball
Dribble on! ... High school more fun?
Another curriculum! (US Youth Soccer's is worth a read)
'Coaches should help, not disturb' (Q&A with Bayern Munich's Werner Kern, Part 2)
Inside Bayern Munich's youth program (Q&A with Werner Kern, Part I)
Why Wilmer Cabrera's U-17 tenure ended (Q&A)
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