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ECNL’s Christian Lavers, “The Landscape in Youth Soccer is Clear.”​

The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Girls has expanded its successful top league and is welcoming six new clubs. Beach FC, Legends FC, Oklahoma Energy FC, Sporting Blue Valley, Sporting Iowa, and Utah Royals FC – Arizona will join the country’s top youth female league for the 2021-22 season.



The addition these new clubs brings additional talent and fierce competition into the already loaded Midwest, Southwest, and Texas Conferences, and will continue the fulfillment of the ECNL mission to Raise the Game across the country.

For more than a decade, the ECNL has supported the nation’s leading clubs as they develop the next generation of college and professional stars.

“ECNL and its clubs are leading the growth of American youth soccer.”...

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Volkswagen Presenting Three New Sessions at Digital Convention including Berhalter, Ellis, and a panel of U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team Players

United Soccer Coaches is excited to announce that Volkswagen is bringing three additional sessions to the 2021 Digital Convention lineup slated for January 11-15.

The three new sessions include an interview with U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Gregg Berhalter; a panel discussion with two-time FIFA World Cup Champion and Former USWNT Head Coach Jill Ellis, U.S. Soccer Coaching Development Educator Karla Thompson, and North Carolina FC Youth Coach Emma Thomson; as well as a Team VW Ambassador Panel featuring U.S. National Team players Tyler Adams, Crystal Dunn, Jordan Morris, and Kelley O’Hara. All three sessions will be moderated by SiriusXM FC’s Glenn Crooks.

“Volkswagen has been a...

New York Youth Soccer’s List: Can You Name All 10?

New York Soccer News: Insights from Tim Bradbury, Director of Coaching, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association

It has always struck me as a little odd when clubs or leagues tell me that they struggle to find youth coaches as I cannot begin to imagine my life without coaching.

Please find below my Top 10 Great Things About Being a Soccer Coach:

1. The smiles and joy you will see on the kids’ faces as you create fun and challenging environments for them to learn and play in.
2. The personal growth you see in kids as they learn to handle challenges, disappointment, and some success and the joy you get in being there to support them.
3. The joy and pride you see in the parents’ faces as they watch their children learn and develop as players and teammates.
4. The pride you feel as you bump into kids you taught to play many years ago and they smile and thank you for the great...

Arizona Youth Soccer Enters Phase 4 – Competitive Games With Less Than 50 Spectators

The long-awaited return of youth soccer is finally here … in Arizona. Progress is possible, even in areas that only weeks ago reported record numbers of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus COVID-19.

Gone are the days of a crowded sideline and players hugging in groups after a goal, but at least competitive games in the state of Arizona will start being played after a long suspension due to the Coronavirus COVID-19.

US Youth Soccer’s Arizona Soccer Association (ASA) has moved to Phase IV of the state’s of our Return-to-Play guidelines effective August 17.

The entire Arizona Soccer Association and its member have continued to demonstrate their commitment to minimizing the spread of the pandemic, and returning to play in a methodical manner — and, are now able to benefit from all their efforts.

Moving into Phase...

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