Youth soccer news

PWSI's Icebreaker tourney blossoms into East Coast institution

Over two weekends in mid-March, several hundred youth clubs will descend on Prince William County, Va. to take part in Prince William Soccer's annual Icebreaker tournament. Now entering its 15th year, the tournament has grown from just under 100 club teams to an average of around 500 over the last...

Silver Spring's Opsahl quietly snares English opportunity with Reading FC

Silver Spring, Md. native Erik Opsahl won’t be going back to St. John’s University for the second semester of his freshman year. Instead, he’ll be heading over to England to begin his professional soccer career with Reading FC in the Championship, one step below the vaunted English Premier League...

Interview with Bo Amato, VYSA Boys Coach of the Year

Anthony "Bo" Amato, Winner of VYSA Boys Competitive Coach of the Year. Amato is the Annandale Boys and Girls Club Technical Director and long time competitive coach. His current under-17 Annandale United FC team recently repeated as VYSA State Cup Champions, after winning U.S. Youth Soccer under-16...

Interview with Princeton coach and new Hall of Famer Julie Shackford

Potomac Soccer Wire was at the recent 2011 Virginia Youth Soccer Workshop held in Crystal City, Virginia. The event is an annual gathering of "all things soccer" focused on Virginia, but attended by plenty of coaches, administrators, and others from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and other...

Washington Area Girls Soccer League overturns ‘wait list’ rule, will no longer relegate teams from league

The Washington Area Girls Soccer League (WAGS) voted overwhelmingly to eliminate its 15-year-old wait list rule at a seasonal meeting of Club Reps Thursday night in Beltsville, MD. Replacing the wait list will provide teams that would have otherwise been relegated out of divisional play with an...

D.C. United Academy players commit to the college ranks

Washington, D.C. - D.C. United’s Academy continued its strong history of player development this week with the announcement that several Black-and-Red players have committed their futures to college soccer. Leading the way is U-18 midfielder Tyler Rudy, who was recently named to the 2010 NSCAA High...

D.C. United Academy begins Future Champions Tournament

Washington, D.C. (December 13, 2010) - D.C. United’s Academy kicked off play in the 2010 Future Champions Tournament in Belo Horizonte, Brazil this morning with a 2-2 draw against Mexican side Club America. The Black-and-Red battled back from a 2-0 deficit to earn a share of the points, with Fuli...

Academia D.C. United arranca Torneo Future Champions

Washington, D.C. (13 de diciembre de 2010) - La Academia del D.C. United comenzó a jugar en el Future Champions Tournament 2010 con un empate 2-2 ante el Club América de México. Fuli Dainkeh y Patrick Foss anotaron tantos para United en el primer encuentro del torneo celebrado en Belo Horizonte,...

United youth in Israel with U.S. U-17's

SALANDY-DEFOUR AND RENDON HEAD TO ISRAELD.C. United's tradition of youth development continues today with the news that current U-18 Academy players Marcus Salandy-Defour and Luis Rendon are heading to Israel with the United States U-18's. The U.S. will travel to Tel Aviv for a three-game...

D.C. United U-16s impress at USSDA Winter Showcase

Washington, D.C. (December 6, 2010) - D.C. United’s U-16 and U-18 Academy sides completed their run in the 2010 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase today in Phoenix, Arizona. The U-16’s posted an impressive 3-0-0 record, scoring eight goals in those contests and conceding three. United’...

Equipo Sub-16 de D.C. United impresiona en Winter Showcase

Washington, D.C. (6 de diciembre de 2010) - Los equipos de la Academia D.C. United estuvieron en acción este fin de semana durante el torneo Winter Showcase de la Academia de Desarrollo U.S. Soccer. El conjunto Sub-16 terminó el torneo con un récord de 3-0-0, mientras que el equipo Sub-18 se llevó...

United Academy in 2010 Future Champions Tourney

In mid-December, D.C. United’s Academy faces some of the biggest names in world football at the 2010 Future Champions Tournament in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A Black-and-Red U-17 side will compete against youth teams from FC Barcelona, Corinthians, Boca Juniors, Paris Saint-Germain, Club America,...

D.C. United Academy’s Alec Dockser named Performer of the Week

Washington, D.C. (November 22, 2010) - Although D.C. United’s Academy teams were not in action over the weekend, the club was honored by the U.S. Soccer Development Academy as U-16 goalkeeper Alec Dockser was named Performer of the Week for his Week Eight contributions. Dockser put in two...

Alec Dockser de la Academia D.C. United nombrado Jugador de la Semana

Washington, D.C. (22 de diciembre de 2010) - Aunque los equipos de la Academia D.C. United no estuvieron en acción durante el fin de semana, el club fue se llevó un honor cuando Alec Dockser fue nombrado Jugador de la Semana por la Academia de Desarrollo U.S. Soccer. El joven portero del cuadro Sub...

D.C. United wins two, ties two in opening weekend of Academy action

Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2010) - D.C. United’s Academy teams began the U.S. Soccer Development Academy season with both the U-18 and U-16 teams in action over the weekend. On Saturday, November 13 at Prince George’s Community College in Upper Marlboro, Md., United’s U-18’s ran past New Jersey...