Back in April, when U.S. Soccer shuttered its Development Academy, a frenzy shaped youth soccer circles. Namely, where would all those clubs and players go?…
Youth soccer, for the time being, will look noticeably different in Massachusetts. That’s probably a tame takeaway after Mass Youth Soccer updated its “return to…
For school and youth soccer teams across Massachusetts to play games against outside opponents (Level 3 status) or conduct competitive practices (Level 2 status, contact…
Big Ten opportunities don’t often come around for women's soccer players from New England. The conference’s 2020 season, which has since been cancelled, was set…
Six weeks into the Class of 2022 recruiting timeline, Yale has secured a verbal commitment from Oakwood captain and center back Logan Jacobs (Avon, Conn.).…
When rumblings about the Development Academy’s demise turned into a formal press release on April 15, it sent shockwaves throughout the New England soccer scene.…
Eight days after U.S. Soccer terminated its Development Academy, New England’s four such clubs found a new home in the nascent Girls Academy League. The…
Sadness. Disappointment. Shock. Dejection. Myriad emotions surfaced as Development Academy players, less than 24 hours removed from receiving the landmark news from U.S. Soccer, reflected…
After nearly a week of rumors, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday that the Development Academy would be ceasing operations, ending the federation’s top youth league and…
A pair of midfielders from Oakwood's U-17 Development Academy team have verbally committed to local Division 1 programs in recent weeks. Lexi Cosentino (Middletown, Conn.)…
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