FEATURE - April 22, 2019

Never tell Asia Minor that she can’t do something. She will prove you wrong. The Washington Spirit Academy - Baltimore Armour center back-turned-forward is thriving. All this despite suffering from brachial plexus, an injury Minor sustained at birth when the nerves of her right arm were pulled away from her spinal cord. | Long-Term Injury Pushes Forward Asia Minor to Soar with Washington Spirit - Baltimore Armour U-15

NEWS - April 18, 2019

Cup competition will run concurrent to regular season, increasing number of meaningful games for clubs at every age level. | Development Academy Introduces New Cup Competition Structure to Girls’ Programming for 2019-20 Season

FEATURE - April 18, 2019

The Girls' Development Academy will take center stage at the end of the month in Commerce City, Colo., as more than 3,300 of the nation's top female youth soccer players will gather for the 2019 Development Academy Spring Showcase. Dick's Sporting Goods Park will host the U-14, U-15, U-16 and U-16/17 age group teams from every Girls' Academy club. Here are five things to know about the event. | Five Things to Know About the Spring Showcase

NEWS - March 7, 2019

As part of its mission to impact everyday environments to develop world-class players, the U.S. Soccer Boys' Development Academy will expand its membership for the 2019-20 season with the addition of four new clubs and the introduction of new age-group teams at 14 clubs, bringing the Boys' Academy to 150 total clubs that field 535 teams. | Four New Clubs to Join Boys' Development Academy for 2019-20 Season

NEWS - Feb. 20, 2019

The U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy will expand its membership for the 2019-20 season to 71 clubs, encompassing 342 teams. As part of its mission to impact everyday environments to develop world-class players, six new clubs will join the Girls' Academy and two clubs will introduce new age-group teams. | Six New Clubs to Join Girls' Development Academy for 2019-20 Season

Thirty-six of the 75 players selected in this month's MLS Superdraft spent at least one season of their youth careers in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Nearly half of the 2019 Superdraft class registered time in the Academy, representing 29 clubs and 104 combined seasons of Academy experience. | Thirty-Six Academy Alumni Selected in 2019 MLS Superdraft

This year, Academy products continued to prove themselves at the professional and international level. U.S. Soccer high performance initiatives supported the world-class environments created at Academy clubs, and generous contributions to the Development Fund helped make those elite environments more accessible than ever primarily through need-based scholarships. | Academy Grows Mission to Develop World-Class Players in 2018

RECAP - Dec. 8, 2018

Sally Menti recorded a hat-trick, including scoring twice within a three-minute span in the first half to break open a close game to pace Crossfire Premier to a 4-0 victory over Oakwood SC in a Girls Under-16/17 game. In the day's other feature game, Real So Cal registered a 4-0 win over NEFC at the U-18/19 level. | West Coasters Crossfire Premier and Real So Cal Light Up Scoreboard in Pair of Feature Game Wins

PREVIEW - Dec. 7, 2018

The penultimate day of the Girls' U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase kicks off Saturday. The weekend will mark the final two days of the fall session before the teams go into hibernation from regular season play for the holidays and futsal period. These two days will see out the end of a soccer smorgasbord, concluding 558 Development Academy matches played over two weeks at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. | Two Girls' Feature Games Close Out 2018 Winter Showcase

RECAP - Dec. 6, 2018

Midwest United (Grand Rapids, Mich.) and NC Courage (Raleigh, NC) left it until the final quarter of the game to find the net, but the drama in their Showcase feature game was present throughout the eventual 1-1 draw between the evenly-matched sides. In the day's second feature game, neither side could separate from the other in a 0-0 draw that featured plenty of opportunities to do so for Legends FC (Chino, Calif.) and Real Colorado. | No Separating Teams in Pair of Dramatic Draws on Second Day of Girls' Feature Games at 2018 Winter Showcase

PREVIEW - Dec. 5, 2018

On Thursday, the U-16/17 age group opens up play at the 2018 Girl's U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase, while the U-15s will play their second of three matches in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The Feature Games will be live streamed on ussoccerda.com, the Development Academy Facebook page, the Development Academy Twitter and U.S. Soccer's YouTube channel. | Strong Squads Take Center Stage for Second Day of Girls' Feature Games at 2018 Winter Showcase

RECAP - Dec. 5, 2018

A pair of goals in the first 11 minutes of play boosted Nationals to a 2-0 victory over Reign Academy in the first girls' feature game of the 2018 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase. A quick strike breakaway opened the scoring less than 90 seconds into the game, while a banger from outside the box in the 11th secured the result for Nationals. | Early Goals Earn Nationals 2-0 Feature Game Win Over Reign Academy

PREVIEW - Dec. 4, 2018

On Wednesday, the first of 240 girls' matches will kick-off at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase. Academy teams from the U-15 age group, a pilot U-16 group, the U-16/17 and U-18/19 age groups will square off at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Each team will play three matches, hand-picked by the Development Academy, against clubs they normally wouldn't face in the regular season. | Reign Academy and Nationals Open Girls' Feature Game Slate at 2018 Winter Showcase

FEATURE - Dec. 4, 2018

Entering its 12th year of existence, the Development Academy Winter Showcase brings all full Academies together for a series of highly-competitive, hand-selected match-ups at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida from Nov. 29-Dec 3. | Five Things to Know About the Winter Showcase