UPDATE: San Diego’s Plan for Returning Kids to Practice Passes 4-1

Yesterday SoccerNation described San Diego County’s plan to return young athletes to the practice fields. Plan passes through the SD Board of Supervisors on 4-1 vote. Now, San Diego awaits Governor Newsom’s response. The “Game On San Diego” plan was thoughtfully crafted with safety and multiple sports in mind. Supervisor Kristin Gaspar collected input from […]
What to Do When Soccer is Shut Down: 3 Experts’ Tips for Parents During #COVID19

Most local soccer governing bodies have, along with professional leagues and national soccer federations, shut down play for at least the next few weeks. Your local soccer club has also probably suspended practices and games due to COVID19 concerns. Soccer worldwide — from youth soccer all the way up to professional and global leagues — […]
CalSouth’s Strong Response to Temecula Incident

Immediate and Vigorous response to ensure safety and sportsmanship at CalSouth fields Recently, a fight escalated into a weapons scare and mass panic at a youth soccer tournament in Temecula. In response, soccer organizations across the region have been looking to improve their safety guidelines and emergency procedures. Read more about the incident and how […]
Sidelines Gone Sour. Chaos in Temecula forcing clubs and and soccer organizations to take action.

At a recent youth tournament in Temecula, a game between two teams of ten-year-old boys spiraled into absolute chaos. The older brother of a player stormed onto the field and sucker-punched a player on the opposing team. Video of the incident can be seen on NBC 7/39‘s coverage here: Video footage: Unsurprisingly, the sidelines erupted. […]
Key qualities of a great soccer player

A few months ago, I talked to Shawn Beyer about US Soccer Talent Identification Scouts. CLICK HERE to read about what scouts do at games. 6 KEY QUALITIES OF GREAT SOCCER PLAYERS, according to US Soccer A very important part of our interview was when Shawn listed the six key qualities that US Soccer looks […]
Albion Cup National Soccer Showcase Continues Tradition of Excellence

The Albion Cup National Soccer Showcase recently wrapped up the 2019 event — the 19th in the tournament’s history. High-level competition After 600 applications rolled in, just over 500 teams were accepted into the competition. With so many top-level competitive teams, the level of play was elevated as the game of soccer grows year after […]
Scouting for the US Youth National Teams | Must-Read advice for Any Player Who Wants to Improve

The US Soccer Development Academy showcase and playoffs are happening over the next two weeks in Oceanside, California. The top youth soccer teams, like LAFC, will be on the field battling for championships and seeing how they stack up against the best in the country. (If you want to know more about USSDA vs US […]
Women’s World Cup | Fun Facts: Alex Morgan Edition

Did you miss the previous Fun Facts? No worries! Here they are: Keepers edition (Naeher, Harris & Franch) Defenders edition, Part 1 (O’Hara, Sauerbrunn & Krieger) Defenders edition, Part 2 (Dunn, Sonnett, Davidson & Dahlkemper) Midfielders edition, Part 1 (Ertz, Horan, & Lavelle) Midfielders edition, Part 2 (Brian, Mewis & Long) Forwards edition, Part 1 (Rapinoe, Pugh, & Press) Forwards edition, […]
Oceanside Breakers Win Their First Boys National Cup Championship #BreakerMade

A few years ago, the Oceanside Breakers Girls 2000 team won Cal South National Cup. A boys National Cup Championship, however, had always eluded the club. Until now. Breakers 2004 Boys are National Cup Champs In one of the most exciting finals of the day, Frank Zimmerman’s Breakers battled a very strong LA Galaxy South […]
TEAM PROFILE: Legends FC Girls 01, National Cup Finalists

Before their championship game at Cal South’s 2019 National Cup against the reigning USYS National Champions Rebels SC, Legends FC G01’s coach Andy Plascencia told me, “This team has an awesome story.” Legends FC G01 had already achieved their goals (and then some). Sure, the result of this championship game was important. But this team […]
TEAM PROFILE: Laguna United FC B03, National Cup Finalists

Boys 2003 Championship: Regionals on the Line Cal South National Cup recently completed their championship weekend. Competitive club teams from across the region were all fighting for a spot to represent SoCal in Far West Regionals in Boise, Idaho. The championship game of the Boys 2003 division had huge consequences for both teams. Neither LA […]
UPDATE! Cal South National Cup Heads into a Championship Weekend

UPDATE: A few weeks ago, Cal South National Cup began and teams started their quest for a trip to the US Youth Soccer Far West Regionals in Boise, Idaho. Many of the top-seeded teams had a great showing, but were eventually defeated by teams with lower seeds. Congratulations! Congrats to all of the teams who […]
Summer Jobs for Teens: REFEREE tops the list

Summer is coming. A summer job, for a teenager, used to be a rite of passage. However, those jobs are harder and harder to find these days. Fast food and retail have high age minimums. Gone are the days of teenagers mowing lawns around the neighborhood for pocket money. But one of the greatest summer […]
Albion, you’ve just won National Cup! What are you going to do next?

“We’re going to Disneyland!” Next year, they’re headed to the US Soccer Development Academy. The girls of Mike Whittaker’s Albion SC 2006 team have one last summer under the US Youth Soccer (USYS) umbrella, and they’ve just extended their USYS season by winning the Cal South National Cup. The Albion girls battled San Diego Surf […]
Rebels U13 Boys Win CalSouth National Cup with Class

It took overtime to break the 0-0 deadlock of the Cal South Boys U13 National Cup Championship game. Rebels SC of San Diego, coached by Hector Camello Aguilar, were facing a strong Pumas USA team. As the end of the first 10min overtime period drew near, Rebels sent a long ball towards the Pumas’ corner […]
Presidio San Diego TOPSoccer Festival

Join soccerloco, SoccerNation, Presidio and CalSouth and the 1st Annual Presidio TOPSoccer Festival on Saturday June 3rd from 10:00am-12:00pm at Westview High School! Attendance and participation is free for everyone and lunch will be served to all. TOPSoccer is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with any type of disability. TOPSoccer takes […]