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Jonathan Sigal has covered soccer in New England since 2016, ranging from youth to the pros. A Rhode Island native, he attended Boston University. You can email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @JonathanSigal.
Cat Barry and Jaydah Bedoya might be most well-known to New England soccer fans for their roles with NEFC in the Development Academy. After all, the strikers scored a combined 83 goals last year in the DA, while Barry was named U-19 East Conference Player of the Year.
But the duo’s impact is also … [Read more...]
Growing up in Bronx, N.Y., organized soccer wasn’t in the cards for Micah Umeh.
His family didn’t have the time or money for club, and his middle school didn’t have the facilities or finances to field a team. As part of a Nigerian immigrant family, Umeh just had his passion and love for the … [Read more...]
As Major League Soccer has seen more and more Homegrown Players sign, the number of top prospects coming out of the SuperDraft has diminished. However, that doesn't mean Division 1 college soccer is without talented prospects who can contribute to a MLS club's 30-man roster.
With that in mind, New … [Read more...]
Development Academy teams in New England are chalked full of quality players, but attention naturally gravitates towards the top goalscorers. That's just the nature of sports, especially in one as low-scoring as soccer.
Luckily, boys and girls DA teams from the region have some top forwards and … [Read more...]
LANCASTER, Mass. – The second annual ISL Boys Soccer Showcase was held Wednesday at Progin Park in Lancaster, Mass., offering college coaches a viewing of prep school players in league competition.
After so-so attendance by college coaches last year, the profile and number of schools both ramped up … [Read more...]
With most teams having at least four games under their belt, the landscape of pretenders and contenders in NEPSAC boys soccer is starting to crystalize.
Mindful of that, New England Soccer Journal has again solicited votes from the league's coaches for our weekly poll. Read on for this week's Top 10 … [Read more...]
Heading into the 2018-19 school year, Jaren Suttles thought he was heading to West Point to play college soccer. The Springfield, Mass., native had just wrapped up his U-19 Development Academy season with the Boston Bolts, leading them with 11 goals.
But “things didn’t work out," Suttles said, and … [Read more...]
The vast majority of players in the Development Academy progress onto the Division 1 ranks. The league, backed by U.S. Soccer, demands a high level of tactical understanding and technical ability – two traits that D1 coaches scout carefully at showcase events and throughout a season.
But going the … [Read more...]
WINDSOR, Conn. – Nearly 100 college coaches convened at Loomis Chaffee School on Sunday for the annual Northeast Soccer Jamboree, an early-season showcase of NEPSAC boys soccer. The day included 14 games and showed the tremendous growth of prep school soccer in recent years, especially as alums have … [Read more...]
WINDSOR, Conn. – At the Northeast Soccer Jamboree, held annually at Loomis Chaffee, it was hard not to notice the team in all-white jerseys with a simple “N” for their logo. They moved the ball swiftly from front to back, finished with poise and defended well.
Still, some coaches were left inquiring … [Read more...]
There’s a lot of talk about the strength of Division 3 men’s soccer in New England – and for good reason. Brandeis has made the last two Final Fours, Tufts won the national title in 2014 and 2016 and Amherst did the same in 2015.
But local D3 women’s soccer, at least in a national context, is … [Read more...]
Outside of being the region's only free Development Academy program, a major allure of playing for the New England Revolution is the possibility of signing of a Homegrown Player contract.
That's inherent to being New England's sole MLS club, but the pathway towards top-flight soccer in America isn't … [Read more...]
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