Here is Part 4 of the ESPN series by Jeff Carlisle discussing youth player development in the US. This piece focuses on the cost of playing in the Development Academy and the attempts made by USSF and the clubs involved to reduce that financial burden. Check out this post for the links to the first 3 installments.
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Showing posts with label us soccer. Show all posts
Friday, February 20, 2009
US Youth Development, Part 4
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Simek and Feilhaber Back to Playing
This can only bode well for the US, as Frankie Simek (pictured above) and Benny Feilhaber both participated in games for their respective clubs this past week. Simek with the Sheffield Wednesday reserves and Benny with AGF Aarhus in a preseason friendly. If they can get healthy and fit, it will only add more depth to the US midfield and defense.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Youth Development in the US, Part 3
As I mentioned before, ESPN and Jeff Carlisle are doing a 5-part piece on the USSF and its youth programs. Check out Part 3 here, where they look at where the USSF got their ideas from on how to shape their new developmental system. Click here to go back and read parts 1 and 2. Once again, I am really impressed with these articles and glad to see the USSF putting so much effort into doing things the right way.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Rongen Calls 26 in for U-20 Camp
Thomas Rongen has called in 26 players for a camp taking place in Bradenton, Florida from Feb. 4-15. The CONCACAF U-20 Championships begin March 6th and this camp roster should give us a pretty good idea of who will be on Rongen's final 20 player squad. After an injury Gale Abossoumonde replaced Ike Opara from Wake Forest. Check out the list, is anyone missing that you would like to see? How do you think this squad compares to past U-20 teams?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Youth Development in the US
Check out the following articles "examining the structure and organization of the USSF and it's youth programs." Basically, Jeff Carlisle from ESPN is doing a five-part piece examining the current setup of the USSF youth setup. Click here to read Part 1 and here to read Part 2. Hopefully, the reforms that are being made will help us produce better players (Like Jozy), and eliminate the politics and disorganization of the American youth soccer system. It's a pretty interesting read, especially for those have dealt with the BS of youth club soccer.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
No Votes For Dos a Cero? Congrats Ives
In what I can only call a travesty in vote calculation, http://dos-a-cero.blogspot.com/ did not win the best American Soccer blog award given out by US Soccer. Nevermind, that I was not nominated and have only been in existence for a month, but that is just ridiculous. In all seriousness, Ives Galarcep won the award for his Soccer by Ives blog beating out the Soccer Insider by Steven Goff (both linked on the side). Both are incredible blogs, as are the other nominees, and deserve all the recognition that they receive. Other winners announced yesterday were Angelo's Soccer Store (Penn.) for Best Soccer Specialty Store, the Globe Pub (Chicago) for Best Soccer Bar, and Jeff York for Best Fan photo. Check out the official announcement here.
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