Less than a month has passed since Class of 2025 attacking midfielder Tess Barrett (Cohasset, Mass.) could officially begin discussing her future with college coaches. For incoming high school juniors, June 15 marked the beginning of the contact period for NCAA Division 1 and 2 coaches, which means … [Read more...]
ECNL Boys: 4 New England clubs set to compete for national championships
This weekend, 80 teams from 28 different clubs across the country will be in Norco, Calif., looking to capture an ECNL Boys national championship for the 2022-23 season. Four of those teams call New England home. The culminating event of the ECNL Boys season is the ECNL Boys National Finals, which … [Read more...]
Watch list: 12 Division 1 women’s defenders to keep an eye on in 2023
Next month, college soccer players will be on campus, preparing for the 2023 season. With that in mind, New England Soccer Journal has been looking ahead by highlighting some players to watch from the four positions -- forward, midfield, defense and goalkeeping -- at each college division across … [Read more...]
ECNL Girls: 2 New England clubs set to compete for national championships
The Connecticut FC United U-17 ECNL Regional League team has been knocking at the door for a national championship for the last couple of years. Last year, as a U-16 squad, they placed fourth nationally at the ECNL RL Finals in Seattle. In 2021, as a U-15 side, the team qualified for the ECNL RL … [Read more...]
Watch list: 10 Division 1 men’s defenders to keep an eye on in 2023
Next month, college soccer players will be on campus, preparing for the 2023 season. With that in mind, New England Soccer Journal has been looking ahead by highlighting some players to watch from the four positions -- forward, midfield, defense and goalkeeping -- at each college division across … [Read more...]
Girls Academy: How South Shore Select captured the U-14 national championship
Entering the Girls Academy playoffs, South Shore Select’s U-14 squad was a team expected to make some serious noise in their age group. The side had completed a dominant regular season that saw them go 22-0-1 and earn the No. 1 GA national ranking at the U-14 level. South Shore had scored 88 goals … [Read more...]