Author: C Schumacher
“Talent is Overrated.” A Comparison of Three of the World’s Top GU17 Strikers
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is less than 100 days away. The US Women's National Team (USWNT) will be fighting to defend their world title and ear ...
Girls’ Recruiting: Adidas College Cup Plays It Smart
In the world of women's college soccer recruiting, a general belief is that a family has to have their player on a DA or ECNL team in order to be rec ...
Bumpy Road Ahead: Will the USA win the Women’s World Cup?
Last week I had a long conversation with Mirelle Van Rijbroek, Director of Talent Identification for US Soccer on the girls side. We spoke at length a ...
“These girls want to play high school.” Why Crossfire Premier Is Leaving the Girls’ DA
The US Soccer Girls Development Academy recently announced the arrival of six new clubs into the Girls' DA program. While clubs are joining the ...
Adidas to Live Stream Girls’ High School Soccer
https://youtu.be/gfag2c-8eGU
On International Women's Day, Adidas has announced the next phase of their "She Breaks Barriers" initiative. Partne ...
LAFC: A Fan Experience Worthy of the Entertainment Capital of the World
Southern California is somewhat notorious for fickle and apathetic sports fans. SoCal boasts sparkling beaches and mountains within hours of each oth ...
Giving Back: Local baller collects new soccer balls for Copa Corazon in Tijuana
Lila Conroy has always loved soccer. She spends hours and hours training with her LA Galaxy San Diego G07 Pre-Academy team in Carlsbad, California. ...
How do they do it? Crossfire Premier Fully Funds Their Top DA Teams
Among the landscape of US Soccer Development Academy programs, non-MLS clubs are constantly struggling to compete with professional clubs that fully ...
ASC San Diego Looks to Defend and Build on NPSL Conference Championship
During their brief history at the professional level, ASC San Diego has a long list of accomplishments. Two-time conference Champions (2016, 2018), ...
High School Soccer Shines During Playoffs
Were there college scouts watching the game?Maybe. The soccer was definitely good enough.But there wasn't a line of college scouts in their folding c ...
