SD Youth Soccer Practices Can Begin Immediately. Soccerloco is open for you!

Late Friday, the San Diego Board of Supervisors announced that California would be allowing “youth camps” to begin. When California Governor Gavin Newsom released his guidance for counties, recommendations for “camps,” under which youth sports fall, were a start date no earlier than June 12th: San Diego Soccer Players, However, Can Hit the Practice Fields […]
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 […]
Game on San Diego: San Diego Board of Supervisors to Submit Plans for Safe Return to Fields

Board of Supervisors meeting: Tuesday May 19 at 9am San Diego County is, at the time of this article’s publishing, in “Phase 2” of California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s reopening guidelines. Very soon, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be presenting a detailed plan to add YOUTH SPORTS to Phase 2 for San Diego […]
Youth Soccer Shakeup: Ahead of the Expected End of the DA Era, Top Clubs Announce Move to Boys and Girls ECNL

An announcement of the end of the US Soccer Development Academy [USSDA] is expected soon. Reports have been circulating for over a week that the DA will be ending. Nothing has been made official as of yet [April 15, noon pacific time]. Six SoCal clubs move to ECNL Boys, more coming soon Youth soccer players […]
Alumni Corner: Meet Leslie Osborne!

We are kicking off our newest SoccerNation feature, Alumni Corner, with a “NBD” type of player. She only played for youth national teams, an NCAA D1 powerhouse, USWNT, Olympics, and World Cup teams. No Big Deal, right? Meet Leslie Osborne Over the next few weeks, we’ll be talking all about Leslie’s playing career and her […]
Different Paths, Same Destination: NCAA Women’s Soccer Final 4

The NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Final 4 kicks off Friday at 4PM Pacific on ESPNU And then there were four. Stanford, UCLA, Washington State, and North Carolina make up the NCAA Division One Women’s Soccer Final Four. I spent some time looking through the rosters for all four teams, and what I found may […]
Cal South Premiers Albion SC’s Championship Profile

When a Cal South team wins a US Youth Soccer National Championship, the Cal South Creative Services Team team gets to work. After a team’s big win, Cal South videographers and media specialists are deployed. They create a cinematic masterpiece to showcase the team’s achievement. Albion SC’s 13U team is one such champion. National Champions: […]
USYS Championship Update: Legends FC GU19 & GU16

One game left to earn a spot in the National Semi-Finals The USYS National Championship Series is going strong in Overland Park, Kansas. Legends FC earned two spots in the National Championship series via National League. If you’re finding yourself asking “What’s National League?” CLICK HERE. Jenny Lawler’s Legends South GU19 team is part of […]
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 […]
Salvo Soccer Club and Soccerloco Partner to Serve the Minnesota Soccer Community #SalvoFamily

Two Minnesota Clubs, REV SC and Woodbury SC, have merged to become Salvo SC The english definition of the word “Salvo” is “a spirited, coordinated attack.” Salvo can also mean “a round of cheers or applause.” Two Minnesota clubs, REV SC and Woobury SC, realized they could better serve their communities by joining together, and […]
2018 Saw Teams Turned Away: 2019 Attack Summer Classic Early Bird Discount Expires May 1st

The Attack Summer Classic has been a mainstay of San Diego Youth Soccer for years. This year, RSF Attack Soccer will host the tenth annual Attack Summer Classic Aug 17-18, and plans are BIG. I recently sat down with Marilee Pacelli, the tournament director. I wanted to know what’s in the works for this summer’s […]
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 […]
Legends qualify two teams for National Championships

US Youth Soccer National League is the highest level of competition for teams competing under the USYS umbrella. Twice a year, teams come together to fight for direct tickets to the National Championships. This year, the 2019 National Championships will be held in Overland Park, Kansas, July 23-28. (If you’re asking yourself, “What is National […]
Signing Day : National Champions Rebels SC Class of 2019

Signing Day for the National Letter of Intent was Wednesday November 14th. Athletes across the country formalized their verbal commitments to college athletic programs by officially signing NLIs. Eight Rebels SC Girls Sign with NCAA D1 Women’s Soccer The reigning US Youth Soccer National Champions Rebels SC girls 2001 team has been on the radar […]
San Diego Soccer Club’s Girls 2003 Qualify for US Youth Soccer’s National League

The US Youth Soccer National League competition is built for the nation’s top teams in the U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 (birth years 1999-2003) boys and girls age groups. The U-14 and U-15 divisions consist of a total of 16 teams per gender age group, while the U-16 through U-18 gender age groups feature 32 […]