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ECNL 2020-21 Season Honors

U.S. Soccer is starting up Youth National Team Regional Identification for the new club season with the first event scheduled for Dallas, Texas on September 14. U.S. Soccer scouts identified 30 players in the 2006 (and 2007) age group for the event.

The Under-15 teams at the 2021 ECNL National Playoffs had to have their schedule adjusted on the fly. Unlike the other age groups, the quarterfinals weren't able to be completed in Florida, and shifted to Virginia late next week.

Even with just three games in Florida, there were ample opportunities to shine. Check out the TDS Best XI for U15 ECNL teams

Find award winners for schools in The Dallas Morning News’ coverage area here.

DISTRICT 10-5A

Offensive MVP: Taylor Person, Lovejoy, Fr.

The U.S. U-16 Girls National Team is convening virtually this month, as the 2006 age group begins a new cycle in 2021 following a long layoff over the past year.

Players from top youth clubs across the country have received their invitations to the event, which convenes on April 9. Over 100 athletes and their clubs have confirmed their participation on social media and directly with SoccerWire, including eight Colorado Rush players, seven FC Dallas standouts and six from Southern California’s Legends FC.

The U.S. Women’s National Team is hosting another virtual camp. The 2006 age group is the group getting together for the virtual camp on April 9. Invites went out recently to players and clubs for the camp.

The 2006 age group, which would be traditionally be a U16 National Team, includes a number of talented prospects who could be part of older youth national teams in the near future. This is also the building block for a future U20 group.

TopDrawerSoccer concludes the fall update to the IMG Academy Top Club Soccer Player Ranking with the Girls Class of 2024. This is the final class for the Fall 2020 updates to the TopDrawerSoccer Club Soccer Player Rankings.

Without Division I coaches in attendance, the ECNL event felt slightly different but the level of play on the field was incredibly high considering the circumstances. Given the unique situation and the extending recruiting dead period for that level of college soccer, TopDrawerSoccer has awarded an additional BEST XI from the event, which only includes players who have not committed (according to their TDS profile) yet.

Check out who made the list and what each could bring to the college level.

F/M Taylor Person, FC Dallas U15 - Person earns a spot on the team for helping spur on the FC Dallas squad during the event in Phoenix. She is a skillful wide attacking player. She’s good on the ball, and sends in a great delivery on set pieces. Alexa Barker and Amaya Dawkins were also standouts for FC Dallas.

TopDrawerSoccer “Goal of the Year” Nominee

The Girls Development Academy season is in a break due to COVID-19 (coronavirus). As the players wait to return to the soccer field, a look back on the season so far is in order.

Through the first seven months of the season, there are a number of players who have had stellar campaigns in the shortened season.

TopDrawerSoccer takes a look at the attacking talent in the Girls Development Academy with a rundown of the top scorers in the U14 age group.

CHICAGO – With the objective to expand and improve the Women’s and Girls’ Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer has launched a new Under-14 Talent Identification Program for the Girls’ Youth National Teams and will host the Central Region Mini-Camp from March 4-8 in Dallas.

The first Regional Mini-Camp, for players in the West, was held from Feb. 5-9 in Chula Vista, Calif., and the East Region Mini-Camp will be held from March 25-29.

U.S. Soccer Talent ID Managers Katie Cole, Marieke Laurens and Diane Drake will oversee the event and have named 62 players from the Central region, all born in 2006.

This new scouting model will function as a collaboration between the U.S. Soccer Talent Identification Department (TID) and the Youth National Teams program.

With the objective to expand and improve the Women’s and Girls’ Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer has launched a new Under-14 Talent Identification Program for the Girls’ Youth National Teams and will host the Central Region Mini-Camp from March 4-8 in Dallas.

The first Regional Mini-Camp, for players in the West, was held from Feb. 5-9 in Chula Vista, Calif., and the East Region Mini-Camp will be held from March 25-29.

U.S. Soccer Talend ID Managers Katie Cole, Marieke Laurens and Diane Drake will oversee the event and have named 62 players from the Central region, all born in 2006.

This new scouting model will function as a collaboration between the U.S. Soccer Talent Identification Department (TID) and the Youth National Teams program.

The YNT U-14 TID Program is designed to discover and introduce a larger base of top talents at the U-14 age group into the scouting funnel of the older U-15 to U-20 YNTs. A mini-camp format will help evaluate and inspire high-potential players while accelerating their development in an engaging and challenging environment. Players from three regions – West, Central, East – totaling around 180 players nationwide will be called into the mini-camps.

The program starts with the in-market scouting process as players are continually being evaluated and monitored in games, and top talents are selected to attend YNT Identification Centers. Formerly known as Training Centers, Identification Centers are scheduled to be held in 25 key markets nationwide and will be overseen by U.S. Soccer TID Managers and YNT program scouts. These single-day sessions, hosted at local clubs or U.S. Soccer member organizations, will gather more than 600 top talents each year in the U-14 and U-15 age groups. Depending on the number of top players identified in each market, YNT Identification Centers will be held two to three times each year in the fall, winter and spring.