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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
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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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Development Academy, please visit the
Development Academy Home Page on
ussoccer.com
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