(August 13, 2010) The Northwest Nationals GU14 Red won the US Club National Championship recently, by defeating Ohio Elite 1-0 in overtime!  After a scoreless draw in the last group game yesterday with Ohio Elite, the two teams battled to a stalemate through the end of regulation in the final today. Then, in the last minute of overtime, our girls were able to break through for the winner!

 From www.usclubsoccer.com:

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Another 49 teams added their names to the list of 2010 National Cup IX Regional champions as Regional tournaments finished up Tuesday in  Winston-Salem, N.C., Pittsgrove, N.J. (Girls) and Seattle. More than half of those championships were awarded in Seattle, where 25 Regional titles were handed out during the event. 

(June 30, 2010) Albuquerque, New Mexico. Congratulations to Crossfire Premier B95A team who overcame the strongest BU14 teams in the West to become the reigning Region IV Champions. Going into the Final game with a record of  5-0-0 (Goals For 17, Goals Against 4) with wins over NM Striker FC, AK North Pole Cyclones, NV Neusport FC 96 Green, ID Boise Nationals Celtic, and CalN Santa Clara Sporting 95. In the final, they topped Oregon’s WSM Galacticos 2-0.

The Inaugural Crossfire Premier Residential Camp will be held from August 15-20 at the beautiful setting of Camp Casey on Whidbey Island.  Players will recieve 5 full days of instruction from top level Crossfire Premier Coaches.  Campers will have two training session and a game each day.  Both teams and individuals are encouraged to sign up.  Space is limited, campers will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Visit Crossfire’s website for more.

As mentioned in his article published in the Huffington Post, Author Beau Dure argues that college soccer is to American soccer what newspapers are to today’s media. Fewer people are paying attention to it, top talent is being drained, and critics are lined up to shovel on the dirt.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)—The only way the United States will catch up to the rest of the soccer world is by starting young.

That’s the message Claudio Reyna delivered to a group of youth coaches Tuesday. Recently hired as the U.S. Soccer youth technical director, Reyna outlined a national curriculum for developing players through all levels of American soccer.