MLS Youth Announcement: What we know and what we don’t know.
Today, Major League Soccer announced a list of the founding members of their new youth development program. The full MLS announcement can be found HERE. Fred Lipka, VP and Technical Director of MLS Player Development, said the new program will “change the face of youth development in the US and Canada.” What we know: The […]
US Soccer Release 2016/17 Academy Schedule With 3 California Divisions For U-12 Age Group
As the 2015/16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy regular season comes to a close it is never too early to look ahead at the upcoming season which will showcase some new changes made by U.S. Soccer. From the 2007 to 2012/13 season, the only two age groups were U-15/16 and U-17/18. That changed prior to the […]
Six local programs, including LAFC, will enter U.S. Soccer Development Academy
U.S. Soccer announced the additions to the new Development Academy U-12 division this week. A total of 56 new teams will join 78 existing members around the country, in a move intended to help cut down on travel distances for the youngest division in the youth academy, while also casting a wider net in player […]
TFA PUTS THREE INTO SEMI’S AT soccerloco SURF CUP
This past weekend marks our 16th straight year that our club has participated in the annual soccerloco Surf Cup and as tradition would have it, we had four of our academy teams accepted to participate (B10, B11, B12 & B13). After the first two days of the tournament were completed three of our four teams advanced to the semi-finals on Monday (B10, […]