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About U.S. Soccer Measuring the Future : The development of the U.S. Soccer Federation As the governing body of soccer in all its forms in the United States, U.S. Soccer has helped chart the course for the sport in the USA for more than 90 years. In this time, the Federation’s mission statement has been very simple and very clear: to make soccer, in all its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to continue the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive levels. To that end, the sports growth in the past two decades has been nothing short of remarkable. In 1989, the U.S. Men's National Team hadn't played in a World Cup in 40 years and the U.S. Women's program was just four years old. U.S. Soccer was playing games in small stadiums that were rarely filled to capacity. There were few games being televised (and none without commercials during play). There were no soccer-specific stadiums, and there were no high-level professional outdoor leagues of which to speak. Since that time, things have evolved significantly. The U.S. MNT has qualified for their fifth consecutive World Cup, and advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2002 event. U.S. Soccer is a world leader in women’s soccer at every level, and the team has won two Women's World Cups, along with two Olympic Gold Medals. The United States has also hosted three World Cups with the support of its members and strong organizational abilities. Professionally, Major League Soccer recently celebrated its tenth season of play and continues to further the development of the American player, along with the three-tiered developmental league, the United Soccer Leagues. Perhaps most importantly of all, though, no fewer than five major soccer specific stadiums are in place now coast-to-coast with more facilities en route. Founded in 1913, U.S. Soccer is one of the world’s first organizations to be affiliated with FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, soccer’s world governing body. U.S. Soccer has continued to grow in the 90-plus years since, and now has the largest membership among U.S. Olympic Committee national governing bodies. |
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U.S. Men's National Team Roster vs. China - June 2, 2007 Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Caps/G Hometown Club Beasley, DaMarcus M 5'8'' 145 05/24/82 62/12 Ft. Wayne, Ind. PSV Eindhoven (Holland) Bocanegra, Carlos D 6'0'' 170 05/25/79 44/6 Alto Loma, Calif. Fulham FC (England) Bornstein, Jonathan D 5'9" 145 11/07/84 2/1 Los Alamitos, Calif. Chivas USA (MLS) Bradley, Michael M 6'2" 175 07/31/87 4/0 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland) Davies, Charlie F 5'10" 160 06/25/86 0/0 Manchester, N.H. Hammarby IF (Sweden) DeMerit, Jay D 6'0" 185 12/09/79 1/0 Green Bay, Wisc. Watford FC (England) Dempsey, Clint M 6'1'' 170 03/09/83 26/6 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham FC (England) Feilhaber, Benny M 5'9" 150 01/19/85 2/0 Irving, Calif. Hamburger SV (Germany) Guzan, Brad GK 6'4" 210 09/09/84 1/0 Home Glen, Ill. Chivas USA (MLS) Hill, Kamani F 6'0" 175 12/28/85 0/0 Berkeley, Calif. Vfl Wolfsburg (Germany) Howard, Tim GK 6'3" 210 03/06/79 18 North Brunswick, N.J. Everton FC (England) Keller, Kasey GK 6'2" 190 11/29/69 97/0 Lacey, Wash. Bor. M'gladbach (Germa ny) Kljestan, Sacha M 6'1" 150 09/09/85 0/0 Huntington Beach, Calif. Chivas USA (MLS) Marsch, Jesse M 5'11'' 170 11/08/73 1/0 Racine, Wis. Chivas USA (MLS) Nguyen, Lee M 5'8" 149 10/07/86 0/0 Richardson, Texas PSV Eindhoven (Holland) Onyewu, Oguchi D 6'4" 210 05/13/82 18/1 Olney, Md. Standard de Liege (Belgium) Razov, Ante F 6'1" 175 03/02/74 24/6 Los Angeles, Calif. Chivas USA (MLS) Simek, Frank D 5'11" 163 10/13/84 1/0 St. Louis, Mo. Sheffield Wednesday (England) Spector, Jonathan D 6'0" 180 03/01/86 5/0 Arlington Heights, Ill. West Ham United (England) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roster by Position: GOALKEEPERS (3) – Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Tim Howard (Everton FC), Kasey Keller (Borussia Moenchengladbach) DEFENDERS (6) – Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Frank Simek (Sheffield Wednesday), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United) MIDFIELDERS (7) – DaMarcus Beasley (PSV Eindhoven), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Benny Feilhaber (Hamburger SV), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Jesse Marsch (Chivas USA), Lee Nguyen (PSV Eindhoven) FORWARDS (3) – Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Kamani Hill (VfL Wolfsburg), Ante Razov (Chivas USA) Head Coach: Bob Bradley ussoccer.com is the official website of U.S. Soccer, the governing body of soccer in the United States |
UNITED STATES WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM USA vs. Canada Pizza Hut Park - Frisco, Texas May 12, 2007 No. Name Pos. Ht. DOB Hometown College Caps / Goals 2 Mitts, Heather D 5-5 06/09/78 Cincinnati, Ohio Florida 70 / 2 3 Rampone, Christie D 5-6 06/24/75 Point Pleasant, N.J. Monmouth 161 / 4 4 Whitehill, Cat D 5-5 02/10/82 Birmingham, Ala. UNC 107 / 11 5 Tarpley, Lindsay F 5-6 09/22/83 Kalamazoo, Mich. UNC 66 / 14 6 Kai, Natasha F 5-8 05/22/83 Kahuku, Hawaii Hawaii 23 / 7 7 Boxx, Shannon M 5-8 06/29/77 Redondo Beach, Calif. Notre Dame 63 / 14 9 O'Reilly, Heather F 5-5 01/02/85 East Brunswick, N.J. UNC 58 / 9 10 Wagner, Aly M 5-5 08/10/80 San Jose, Calif. Santa Clara 111 / 21 11 Lloyd, Carli M 5-8 07/16/82 Delran, N.J. Rutgers 29 / 5 12 Osborne, Leslie M 5-8 05/27/83 Brookfield, Wis. Santa Clara 37 / 2 13 Lilly, Kristine F 5-4 07/22/71 Wilton, Conn. UNC 324 / 121 14 Lopez, Stephanie D 5-6 04/03/86 Elk Grove, Calif. Portland 17 / 0 15 Markgraf, Kate D 5-7 08/23/76 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Notre Dame 156 / 0 17 Chalupny, Lori M 5-4 01/29/84 St. Louis, Mo. UNC 37 / 3 18 Solo, Hope GK 5-9 07/30/81 Richland, Wash. Washington 43 20 Wambach, Abby F 5-11 06/02/80 Rochester, N.Y. Florida 89 / 69 22 Dalmy, Marian D 5-9 11/25/84 Lakewood, Colo. Santa Clara 1 / 0 24 Barnhart, Nicole GK 5-10 10/10/81 Gilbertsville, Pa. Stanford 3 |
U-14 National Team Program U.S. Under-14 National Program In recent years, the United States’ play at the Youth National Team level has confirmed its status as the top youth nation in CONCACAF and one of the most improved in the world. In existence since 1997, the U.S. Under-14 National Team program is a major reason for the increasing quantity and quality of young players vying for spots in the U.S. Youth National Teams program. Manny Schellscheidt Discusses the U-14 National Team Program (listen) In August of 1997, U.S. Soccer started the U.S. Under-14 National Development Program, knowing that to continue to compete with the elite countries on the international level, the U.S. would have to build a base of soccer players from the youth level up. The Under-14 program introduces young players to a level of soccer they would not otherwise see at such a young age and allows the country’s top youths the chance to experience soccer at its highest level and in an international setting. “One thing we have always tried at these camps is to make the game itself the teacher,” said U.S. Under-14 Boys Technical Director Manny Schellscheidt. “We let the game and the situations guide the teaching. Just to see the talent of some of those 14-year-olds is amazing. With programs like this we are putting ourselves in a position where the young players coming through our Youth National Team system can play with any other youth players in the world.” In the summer of 2005, two Under-14 Identification Camps were held as the U.S. continued to focus on its commitment to identifying the top players and developing them to help them move up the national team ladder. Schellscheidt, led 120 boys at the Boys’ camp in Concord, Mass., from July 31-August 6. The Under-14 Girls’ Identification Camp took place in the same location two days later, from August 8-14, as 100 girls were directed through the training sessions. The players for the Under-14 Identification Camp are selected by regional USYS ODP coaches, with each region sending at least 20 players and sometimes as many as 35 to the weeklong camp. At the national camp the players receive instruction and play games for a week, while being watched, evaluated and directed by U.S. Soccer’s National Staff coaches, U.S. Soccer coaches and other regional and state coaches. At the Boys’ Under-14 Identification Camp the teams play twice a day, training in the morning and playing matches in the evening. The coaches at the camp stressed problem-solving within the game, speed of play and competing in competitive environments. From the U-14 Boys’ Identification Camp, 36 players were selected for a camp in late November of 2005, taking part in the USYS ODP Thanksgiving Interregional Event in Austin, Texas. The U-14 Boys’ National Team then went on their first trip out of the country when they traveled down to Guadalajara, Mexico, in January 2006, for a weeklong training camp that included matches against Mexican youth teams. There will at least one more training camp for the Under-14 boys in 2006, which will most likely take place at The Home Depot Center in April or May. This interaction at the Under-14 level between National, State and Region coaches and administrators has not only helped in the development of players, but it has also improved the lines of communication between the coaches. The eight National Staff Coaches (four Men and four Women) scour the country, creating scouting networks to discover the top young players in the nation. The NSCs are responsible for selecting many of the players who are brought into the Under-14 program. Although the program started in just 1997, it has already helped to produce almost a dozen professional players and has put many more on the path to professional soccer. Bobby Convey, who played in World Championships at the Under-17 and Under-20 level before turning 19 and is now a regular with the full Men’s National Team, was a participant at the very first U.S. Under-14 camp in 1997. At the U.S. Under-14 Girl’s National Team Identification Camp, players train in the morning with selected National staff coaches. In the afternoon, they play matches against one another. The evening consists of programming designed to introduce the athletes to the National Team environment and how to prepare themselves for potential call-ups to National teams in the future. Former Women’s National team players are also invited to the camp to speak about their experiences and to work with the players. The ID camp is an important one as the girls have their first experience of representing their country in a competitive training situation. They will also have the opportunity to improve their playing abilities by competing against the best players and being instructed by high-level coaches. U.S. Under-15 Head Coach Tad Bobak is present during the entire camp to evaluate all the players during this week-long process. Heather O’Reilly and Lindsay Tarpley, members of the full Women’s National and 2004 Olympic gold medalists, both attended U14 National team camp at the beginning of their careers. Under-14 Boys’ National Camps 1997 – ARCO Olympic Training Center – Chula Vista, California 67 players 1998 – ARCO Olympic Training Center – Chula Vista, California 63 players 1999 – ARCO Olympic Training Center – Chula Vista, California 93 players 2000 – Deerfield Academy - Deerfield, Massachusetts 116 players 2001 – Middlesex Prep - Concord, Massachusetts 116 players 2002 – Middlesex Prep - Concord, Massachusetts 120 players 2003 – Middlesex Prep - Concord, Massachusetts 120 players 2004 – Middlesex Prep - Concord, Massachusetts 120 players 2005 – Middlesex Prep – Concord, Massachusetts 120 players Under-14 Girls’ National Camps 1999 – ARCO Olympic Training Center – Chula Vista, California 80 players 2000 – University of Montevallo - Montevallo, Alabama 80 players 2001 – Deerfield Academy - Deerfield, Massachusetts 100 players 2002 – Deerfield Academy - Deerfield, Massachusetts 100 players 2003 – Middlesex Prep – Concord, Massachusetts 100 players 2004 – Middlesex Prep – Concord, Massachusetts 100 players 2005 – Middlesex Prep – Concord, Massachusetts 100 players |