U.S. Soccer National Team Update: Two California Natives Named To U.S. U-17 MNT Roster; U-18 WNT Draws England To Finish International Trip

While U.S. Soccer is currently focused on the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, a second CONCACAF Championship is set to kick off in a few weeks this time at the U-17 age group. Over in England, the U-18 Women’s National Team wrapped up its trip with a draw against England. To keep you up to date with […]
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 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 […]
Young U-20 WNT squad off to Spain as World Cup Qualifying prep continues

Five California players and the rest of the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team will travel to Madrid, Spain, for a training camp from Oct. 19-29 that will feature matches against Spanish First Division women’s clubs Atletico Madrid on Oct. 23 and Rayo Vallecano on Oct. 27. The five California players called into camp: Julie Doyle […]
Q&A with U.S. U-17 WNT goalkeeper Hillary Beall

On August 9th, the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team started a training camp in Carson, California in preparation for World Cup Qualifiers. The camp runs from August 9th until the 16th. There are 24 players in the roster all led by head coach B.J. Snow. We were fortunate to be able to speak with Hillary Beall who plays for […]
2015 San Diego soccerloco Surf Cup Winners!

Surf Super Cup Winners Mens U18 Monarcas Academy Aztec Warriors (California North) Boys U17 West Coast FC Wyss (California South) Boys U16 Sherman Oaks Extreme SC – Lafa (California South) Boys U15 West Coast FC Armour (California South) Boys U14 La Premier FC Lafa (California South) Boys U13 Fullerton Rangers B02 White (California South) Boys […]
Southern California Blues Soccer Club Girls U15 #1 In The Nation

Southern California Blues Soccer Club, a San Juan Capistrano based all girls soccer club, under 15 team claims national title at the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Finals this past weekend. The team of 17 players coached by CYSA-South Hall of Fame Inductee Tad Bobak and Rob Rennie had an undefeated 2014-2015 season. This ultimately […]
So Cal Blues Class of 2015 Player Commitments

Alyssa Alvarez – Cal State University Long Beach Alex Barber- Middlebury College Alex Best- Cal State University Northridge Sarah Clayton- McNeese State University Mei-Te Coco- Northern Arizona University Lauren Cooper- Northern Arizona University Madison Dano- Bucknell University Marissa Everett- University of Oregon Meredith Hummel- Texas A&M Kalea Kelly- San Diego Miramar College Brooke Ligtenberg- Cal […]
Karen Bardsley, England International and So Cal Blues Product

Karen Bardsley was born in Santa Monica, California with English heritage. She was a part of the So Cal Blues class of 2002 before continuing her playing career at the California State University of Fullerton. After leaving college, she had stints in both Europe and the US before signing for the Manchester City women’s team. […]
U18 and U15 So Cal Blues Top ECNL Table

The ECNL tournament is one of the top competitions for female soccer players with scouts from the collegiate level and the US youth national team keeping an eye out for top talent. The U18 Blues qualified for the playoffs at the top of the U18 Southwest Conference with an impressive record of 17-2-3. Kathleen Pingel […]
U18 So Cal Blues Take Down the Dallas Texans

In a clash between two US soccer youth club titans, the So Cal Blues took down the Dallas Texans with a 4-2 victory in a game that surely did not lack in the goalscoring department. These two teams met in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) playoffs that are currently taking place in Seattle, Washington. […]
So Cal Blues Rising Stars

The So Cal Blues boasts some of the top youth players in the nation. Ashley Sanchez, a forward, is considered by many as the number 1 recruit in the nation. She was recently called up to the US U20 roster for the Four Nations Cup and played in all three matches as a substitute. Ashley […]
2015 Huntington Beach Sand Soccer Championships

Congratulations to the U8, U9, U10, U11, and U12 girls on winning the Huntington Beach Sand Soccer Championship! The Huntington Beach Sand Soccer Tournament is the only 7v7 sand soccer tournament in the world and the largest youth sand soccer tournament on the West coast.