SoccerNation Sitdown: Shannon MacMillan

US Soccer Hall of Famer Shannon MacMillan has built a stable, competitive, multi-level soccer organization over the past eight years as the Executive Director of the Del Mar Carmel Valley Sharks Soccer Club. Recently, she sat down with Carrie Taylor of SoccerNation to discuss the growth of DMCV Sharks and the state of the game […]
Q&A with LA Premier’s Barry Ritson

LA Premier isn’t your average organization. With involvement in U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy, a team in the WPSL, and even a volleyball team on the side, the club is one of the more intriguing institutions in southern California’s soccer scene. In an exclusive interview with Barry Ritson — LA Premier’s Executive Director — Soccer Nation’s […]
U.S. Soccer Announces Final 22 Clubs For Girls Development Academy

U.S. Soccer’s Girls’ Development Academy is now up to 74 teams following Tuesday’s announcement of an additional 22 teams. Included in the group of 22 are five California teams. Real So Cal, Burlingame SC, Pateadores, PSV Union, and West Coast Futbol Club. Also named were two familiar Arizona clubs Sereno SC and SC del Sol. […]
LA Premier, Legends FC, LA Galaxy San Diego Added to US Soccer Girls’ Development Academy Roster

On June 30th, news broke of the first 25 youth clubs around the country to be accepted into the inaugural 2017 Girls Development Academy class. Over the weekend, US Soccer released the names of an additional 28 clubs, bringing the total up to 53 clubs at present. Additional announcements are forthcoming from the United States […]
SoCal Blues, San Diego Surf and LAFC Awarded Places in US Soccer Girls’ Development Academy

US Soccer has today announced the first 25 youth clubs to be awarded a place in the prestigious Girls’ Development Academy. The Academy initiate was designed to enhance the development of world-class youth female players and competition is set to begin in the fall of 2017. The 25 clubs awarded places in the Academy are […]
U.S. Soccer Releases Updated Information on Girls’ Development Academy

The United States Soccer Federation released an update regarding the Application Process for acceptance into the forthcoming Girls’ Development Academy. Originally announced in February, the Girls’ DA is due to begin play in Fall 2017. U.S. Soccer has revealed that there will initially be three combined age groups in the new Girls’ Academy: Under-14/15, Under-16/17 […]
U.S. Soccer Announces Girls’ Development Academy In 2017

After months of speculation, U.S. Soccer has officially announced the creation of a Girls’ Development Academy program which will begin play in the fall of 2017. U.S. Soccer plans to structure the Girls’ Development Academy after its Development Academy program for the boys, which began play in 2007 and now consists of 152 clubs across […]