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The United States Youth Soccer Association (USYS) was founded in 1974 with a modest base of 100,000 registered players. The organization's primary goal was to create a structured environment for youth soccer in the United States, promoting the sport at the grassroots level and providing opportunities for young athletes to grow and compete in a supportive, organized system.
Organized youth soccer affiliated with Major League Soccer began with various MLS academy teams playing in the Super Y-League at its foundation in 1999. In 2007, the United States Soccer Federation created an elite academy league called the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, which featured academy teams of MLS teams, along with several non-MLS academies across the United States and Canada.
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy was founded in 2007, after a comprehensive review of elite player development conducted by the USSF, to serve as the top tier for youth soccer in the United States and provide an elite everyday environment for player development. The organization was created as a partnership between U.S. Soccer and top level ...
The ECNL was founded as a girls' soccer league in March 2009 during a meeting of 40 founding clubs. [1] Its founding was inspired in part by frustrations experienced by clubs and coaches with older volunteer-driven organizations, such US Youth Soccer and the American Youth Soccer Organization, in favor of a more professionalized approach. [12]
USL Youth, formerly known as the Super Y League, is a youth soccer league with teams from the United States and Canada. Founded in 1999, the league is affiliated with U.S. Soccer and used to identify potential professional talent. USL Youth contains the youth academies of Major League Soccer, United Soccer League, and Premier Development League ...
In turn, US Soccer is affiliated with the Federal International Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for soccer. Operationally, BSC is divided into two components: Recreational: BSC operates a fall and spring season each year for youth ages 3–14. The program is divided into single year age groups by gender (e.g. U8 ...
Youth soccer competitions in the United States (3 C) Pages in category "Youth football competitions" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
Pages in category "Youth soccer leagues in the United States" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.