Editor’s note: As part of a running New England Soccer Journal series, we’re profiling Division I programs in the region. Even with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting college soccer, there’s plenty going on behind the scenes. Under normal circumstances, Yale head coach Sarah Martinez would be gearing … [Read more...]
Recruiting: NYCFC’s Quinn Closson verbally commits to UNC
Quinn Closson (Fairfield, Conn.), one of New England's top Class of 2021 goalkeepers, has verbally committed to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Closson, 17, joined New York City FC’s academy program last year from FC Westchester and is currently with their MLS NEXT U-19 team. The … [Read more...]
BB&N junior captain Molly Martin sets standard: “Nothing has ever fazed her”
Why Loomis Chaffee forward Oliver Martin has a “really high” ceiling
Editor’s note: This story appears in our Fall 2020 magazine. You can subscribe to the print edition, or digital, here. Loomis Chaffee, for its 2019 season, benefitted from an influx of New England Revolution Academy players searching for a different experience. They included midfielder Jonathan … [Read more...]
How Revolution II has made the New England Revolution’s pathway “real”
Progress. Process. Development. They’re three words that New England Revolution technical director Curt Onalfo (Ridgefield, Conn.) repeatedly turns to when discussing how the inaugural Revolution II season is going. Five fixtures remain on the club’s USL League One calendar, leading to a 16-game … [Read more...]
Revolution Academy: Newcomers enter mix for 2020-21 season
The construction of the New England Revolution Academy player pool is an ever-active process, one where players often develop at other local clubs before being identified for the MLS environment. Things are no different for the 2020-21 season, with 30-plus newcomers joining across all four age … [Read more...]