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September 21, 2011
CDA Home
Opener
Soccer Fans....Here we go.....let's
get ready to welcome some
international opposition to Del Oro
High School.
Yes, it's the season opener for both
California Development Academy teams
as they prepare to take on the
mighty Canadian Outfit, "The
Vancouver Whitecaps".
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July 14, 2011
CDA 18's Named
to the US Soccer Development Academy
Western Starting XI
Congratulations to Seth Casiple
and Grant Silvester from the
CDA 18 team. Both players were named
to the starting eleven for the
Western Conference.
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July 2,
2011
CDA Will Play US Academy 10 Month Schedule
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) has recommended and endorsed the 10 month playing schedule as the best approach to develop elite soccer players who aspire to effectively compete on National and International levels. As a result, CDA has joined the 26 other Northwest, Southwest and Texas USSF Development Academy Clubs who have collectively decided to play in the new 10 month continuous Academy season. The season will stretch from September 2011 through June 2012, with playoffs and finals in July 2012.
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May 11,
2011
CDA's Seth Casiple Named Gatorade's
California Player of the Year
Congratulations to Seth Casiple who
was named California's top soccer
player.
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May 6, 2011
CDA 18 Team Named Western Conference
Team of the Week
The CDA 18 Men's team was named the
Western Conference team of the week.
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April 11,
2011
CDA's Seth Casiple Named Gatorade's
California Player of the Year
U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team
head coach Mike Matkovich has named
24 players who will train in
Portland, Ore., from April 16-24, on
the Nike Campus. The training camp
will feature friendlies against the
Portland Timbers on April 19, and
will finish with a pair of
friendlies on Saturday, April 23,
against the University of Portland
and the University of Washington.
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April 11, 2011
Three CDA Players to Attend the U18 National Team Training
U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head
coach Mike Matkovich has
named 24 players who will train in Portland,
Ore., from April 16-24, on the Nike Campus. The
training camp will feature friendlies against
the Portland Timbers on April 19, and will
finish with a pair of friendlies on Saturday,
April 23, against the University of Portland and
the University of Washington.
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March 24, 2011
CDA Players Selected to U18 National Pool
CDA U18 players,
Daniel Cuevos, Seth Casiple and
Grant Silvester have been selected
to attend the upcoming U18 Men's
National Team training camp in
Portland, Oregon from April 16-24,
2011. This camp will play an
important role in the evaluation of
players as this age group prepares
for international friendlies, as
well as the U20 Men's National Team
player pool.
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January 19,
2011
Seth Casiple
to attend Men's U18 National Team
Training Camp
Congratulations to CDA's Seth
Casiple on being selected to attend
the upcoming Men's U18 National Team
Training Camp. Seth will travel to
Phoenix, AZ from February 12-20 to
participate in the camp.
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December 19,
2010
The California Development Academy featured on
Topdrawersoccer.com
The U16 Boys were
one of the top teams at the event the following
is excerpted from Topdrawersoccer;
CDA Victims: Beat Richmond Strikers,
Birmingham United, Houston Dynamo
Summary: CDA continues to establish
itself as one of the top clubs in the country .
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December 13,
2010
Winter
Showcase Successful for Both CDA
Teams
California
Development Academy returns from
Phoenix with five wins and one tie.
The Winter Showcase brought all 156
Academy teams to one location to
play three non-conference games.
Almost 3,000 players passed through
the Reach 11 Sports Complex in
Phoenix, AZ., to have an opportunity
to showcase their skills in front of
350 coaches representing the
national teams, professional clubs
and colleges.
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December 9,
2010
CDA's Connor
Hallisey Selected to 93 National
Team!
Connor Hallisey has been selected to
travel to Israel with the US Men's
U18 National team December 10-18,
2010. After attending the National
Team camp during the Thanksgiving
break, Connor was selected to travel
with the team.
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November 18,
2010
CDA Sends Two Players to the National Team Camp
Congratulations to Connor Hallisey
and Grant Silvester, both members of
the CDA 92/93 U18 team, for being
selected to participate in the U18
National Team training camp being
held at the Home Depot Center Nov
20-Nov 27.
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November 18,
2010
CDA’s Inaugural Year sets high standard for the second season.
The inaugural year found both teams
earning their way into the playoffs, three
players were invited to play on the Academy
select teams and three players were named to the
Western Conference starting eleven. Both CDA
teams are gearing up for another year of great
competition and looking forward to posting
another successful year.
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July 17, 2010
Three CDA Players Named to
Western Conference Starting XI
In the West Conference, three CDA players were honored, along with two players
from 2009-10 runners up Cal Odyssey’s two honorees.
Arsenal’s P.J. Brown took the conference coaching honor,
while two Arsenal players, Mendiola and Adam Zepeda
earned a spot on the Starting XI team.
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July 17, 2010
CDA 93/94 Concludes Successful First Season
The CDA 93/94 team concluded their season at the
US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs in Greensboro,
North Carolina. The team advanced to the 32 team
playoffs as the 17th seed. Development Academy teams
competed all year for births at the prestigious event.
The team earned 6 points at the playoffs, one shy of a
birth at the National Playoffs in Los Angeles at the
Home Depot Center where the final 8 teams will compete
for the National Championship. CDA defeated the #6 seed
PDA out of New Jersey 4-0, defeated the #32 seed
Birmingham 3-1, and were beaten by the #16 seed
Internationals from Cleveland 1-3.
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July 2, 2010
CDA player invited to Fiorentina Tryout
Congratulations to Dalton Pando
who was invited was one of 18 players to a showcase game
in front of Fiorentina coaches at Santa Clara Univesity.
Dalton scored all three goals ont he 3-0 win for his
team. NorCal Premier hosted this PDP event where the
coaches from Fiorentina scoped the talent. In June,
Dalton was contactedd by the coaches who invited him to
Italy for a tryout with their youth academy team. Dalton
will be leaving August 21 for 10 days. Dalton played 2
years with Placer United and 2 years San Juan before
joining the the current CDA Pre-Academy team. Best of
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June 27, 2010
CDA
U16 and U18 boys teams had advanced to the US Soccer Academy playoffs
The California Development Academy (CDA), a
collaboration of the Placer United Soccer Club
(PUSC) and the San Juan Soccer Club (SJSC),
announced today that their U16 and U18 boys
teams had advanced to the US Soccer Academy
playoffs in Greensboro , NC , to be held June
25-29. The CDA teams are the official U.S.
Soccer Federation Academy teams for Northern
California, and are intended to provide the
highest level of soccer training, development,
and competition to the very best U.S. youth
soccer athletes in the region.
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March 4, 2010
Congratulations to
Matthew LaGrassa Academy Player of the Week
Matthew LaGrassa contributed to California
Development Academy’s recent winning streak,
scoring goals in two cross-conference games for
the Sacramento-based club. He amassed three
goals this weekend; two against Irvine Strikers
on Saturday and one while playing up with the
U-17/18 team against LAFC Chelsea on Sunday. As
the top team in the Northwest division, CDA will
be tested this weekend with out of conference
matches against Real So Cal and SoCal division
leader, Arsenal.
Academy Players of the Week for the Week of
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Congratulations
to Austin Bravo
to participate in a U18 National pool ID Camp
this weekend in San Diego.
CDA would also like to congratulate
Seth Casiple
on being invited to the U.S. Soccer U-18 Men’s
National Team training camp in Carson,
California.
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December 22, 2009
Conor
Delaney commits to Monterey Bay...
When asked what made him choose CSU Monterey Bay, Conor
stated "I chose CSU Monterey Bay because it
offers the academics I am interested in studying
and it is a smaller school.
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December 20, 2009
Congratulations to
Austin
Bravo to participate
in a U18 National pool ID Camp this
weekend in San Diego.
CDA would also like to congratulate
Seth
Casiple on being
invited to the U.S. Soccer U-18
Men’s National Team training camp in
Carson, California.
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December 10, 2009
Nathan
Williams selected to assist at the
2010 MLS Combine
Where College Soccer’s Best Division
I Seniors Invited to Participate in
2010 Adidas MLS Player Combine
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December 6, 2009
Morgan Garcia commits to
Barry University
Morgan has graciously accepted a generous
scholarship offer extended to her by Head Coach
Fred Jungemann from Barry University located in
Miami Shores, Florida. Barry University is a
Division II, private university located between
Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Morgan visited Barry
in October and really enjoyed the “homey”
atmosphere that Barry offered.
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November 9, 2009
U-17/18 Performer of the Week: Austin Bravo
Austin Bravo scored the deciding goal during the
89th minute of a thrilling 2-1 win over Chivas
USA on Saturday. The game winning strike brings
his total to 3 goals scored in 4 games played
this season. CDA is in its inaugural Academy
season and will take a 2-2-1 record on the road
in November when they face Washington Premier FC
and Crossfire Premier for challenging divisional
matchups before heading to the Winter Showcase
to take on Derby County Wolves, Ohio Elite SA
and Charlotte Soccer Academy.
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October 31, 2009
Matt Thayer commits to UC Santa Barbra...
When asked why he chose UCSB?? Matt Said, “I
chose UCSB because it is a great school
academically and it is one of the top soccer
programs in the nation. It helps that I have
relatives that live in Santa Barbara to help me
if needed. And, of course, the beautiful
location and environment that Santa Barbara
offers”. Read
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October 24, 2009
CDA 16’s Split Games with Seattle Opponents
The CDA 16’s were defeated for the first time of
the Developmental Academy season on Saturday,
October 24th by Crossfire Premier. Crossfire
earned a 3-0 victory over the CDA 16’s. CDA had
a lot of possession and hit the post early.
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October 8, 2009
Tanner Roland commits to Fort Lewis College...
Congratulations to Tanner Roland.
Tanner Roland has committed to playing college
soccer at Fort Lewis College, in Colorado. "One
of the reasons for choosing Fort Lewis was the
beautiful town its located in" said Tanner.
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September 28,
2009
CDA 16’s Start Season with a Pair of
Victories
The CDA 16’s kicked off the 2009-10
US Soccer Development Academy season
with a pair of victories against two
of their Northern California rivals.
Friday night the CDA 16’s took on
the Mustang and Sunday afternoon the
team took on Santa Cruz. Both
matches were played in the stadium
at Woodcreek High School.
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September 23,
2009
Caresse Little
commits to Idaho State...
From our California Development
Academy U18 girls team has committed
to study and play soccer at Idaho
State University.
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September 23, 2009
New York Red Bulls Sign Dev. Academy
Player, Giorgi Chirgadze
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Even before he
arrived in the USA from his native
Georgia, Giorgi Chirgadze had the
dream of playing professional
soccer. That dream has become a
reality for the Brooklyn, N.Y.
resident, who became the first
Homegrown player signed by the New
York Red Bulls. Read
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September 23, 2009
Development Academy Alum, Bryan
Levya, signs with FC Dallas First
Team - FC Dallas
General Manager Michael Hitchcock
today announced that Bryan Leyva of
the FC Dallas Juniors Program has
been signed to its professional
team. The signing makes Leyva the
first player in FC Dallas history to
earn a professional contract through
the club's youth development system.
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September 14,
2009
Megan Foy
Commits to Sonoma State…
Megan Foy of the California
Development Academy U18`s and a long
time Placer United player has
committed to Sonoma State
University.
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ACADEMY ON THE WEB:
D.C. United Signs Development
Academy Player, Bill Hamid to First
Team:
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WCQ MNT NEWS:
U.S. Picks Up First Road Win of
Final Round Qualifying with
1-0 Win in Trinidad & Tobago to Move
into First Place |
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VIDEO:
Development Academy: What’s Next |
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VIDEO:
Development Academy: What is it? |
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VIDEO:
Bob Bradley Speaks to Academy
Members at the 2008 Winter Showcase
( Frisco , TX ) |
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August 3, 2009
CDA 91’s Win Surf Cup - The
U18 Boys made a great first
impression by going out and winning
the prestigious San Diego Surf Cup.
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August 3, 2009
CDA 93’s Win Surf Cup - After
winning six matches in three days,
the CDA 93’s captured the 2009 U16
Surf Cup super group title. The team
traveled with an 18 man roster to
San Diego and received contributions
from all members throughout a
grueling weekend of soccer. The team
had an opportunity to play against
some of the best U16 teams in the
nation.
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Gabe Padilla
commits to Georgetown……
The California Development
Academy is pleased to announce that
Gabe Padilla has committed to
playing college soccer at Georgetown
University.
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July 28, 2009
Casey Meuser
commits to San Diego State...
CDA would like to congratulate Casey
Meuser on recently committing to
play college soccer at San Diego
State.
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Austin Bravo commits to St Mary`s
When asked why he wanted to attend
St Mary`s, Austin said...
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July 9, 2009
Liverpool FC U16 Academy coach
attends CDA training session
- Phil Roscoe, Head Coach of the
Liverpool FC Academy team in
England, headed out to Del Oro to
watch both the U18 & U16 CDA Academy
teams train. Impressed with the
quality of some of the players, he
talked with the boys about there
training habits and what it takes to
be disciplined enough to make it at
the next level.
Phil - CDA & Placer United would
like to thank you for taking the
time to watch the boys and we look
forward to seeing you again in the
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June 2, 2009
Jake Feener Commits to Seattle
University
The Placer
United soccer club, would like to
congratulate Jacob Feener who has
recently committed to playing
college soccer at Seattle
University.
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May 28, 2009
CDA 91 Girls U18
team will be traveling to Houston to
attend the Texas Shootout 2009.
- This tournament is one of the top
women’s college recruiting events of
the year. It is a nationally
recognized tournament designed to
promote the highest level of
competition for these young women.
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The
U.S. Soccer Development Academy
Spring Showcase kicked
off a busy weekend with a full slate
of games, capped off by the U.S.
U-17 Men’s National Team match
against a Development Academy Select
Team. All 146 Development Academy
teams were in action for the first
of five days of games as the event
continued throughout the holiday
weekend...
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April 6,
2009
PRESS RELEASE
PLACER UNITED AND SAN JUAN SOCCER
CLUBS JOIN FORCES TO ATTRACT U.S.
SOCCER`S ELITE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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To view the latest information on the
Development Academy, please visit the
Development Academy Home Page on
ussoccer.com
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can be answered in this
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