3 were over 19 million total soccer participants in the U.S. with over 8 million soc-cer participants under the age of 12 (SGMA, 2003). However, fewer than 20 percent of our youth sport …
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National ChampionshipS. The US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by New York Life, cap a yearlong series of competitions for boys and girls teams in multiple age brackets as …
2025 Dates & Locations - US Youth Soccer National Championships
What ARE the national championshipS? The US Youth Soccer National Championships, presented by New York Life, is the country’s most prestigious national youth soccer …
Futsal - US Youth Soccer
What is Futsal? Futsal is a modified form of soccer that is played with five players per team (one of which is a goalkeeper); and it is played on a basketball size field (typically indoors).
Olympic Development Program - Boys - US Youth Soccer
ODP identifies and provides opportunities for high potential players, facilitates their development, and exposes them to the next level of their chosen pathway.
4/23/2022 -3 (20) “tournament team” means a team that includes guest players and is put together for the sole purpose of playing in a tournament or other approved non-league …
The Basics 1. Read the US Youth Soccer Player Development Model, U.S. Soccer Best Practices and the U.S. Soccer Curriculum. 1. First have a plan, a curriculum, for what you want to cover …
Bylaws, Policies, and Documents - US Youth Soccer
Learn more about US Youth Soccer's bylaws, policies, documents, and media kits that are available. Through a democratic structure, the membership of US Youth Soccer is able to …
Referees - US Youth Soccer
US Youth Soccer provides excellent opportunities for motivated officials to get higher level experience with coaching from dozens of the best instructors, assessors, mentors, …
Birth Year and Season Matrix When determining the age group for a season, the year the season ends should be used for determining the birth year.