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NOTEFROM LEADERSHI P Oneoft hekeypr i or i t i esf orUSYout hSocceri sourf ocusonat hl et esaf et y .

I ti s onet hi ngf orourspor tt opr ovi depat hwayst oal l owever ypl ayer , coach, r ef er ee andpar entt obet hebestt heycanbe.

I ti squi t eanot hert omai nt ai nt hatl evel of f ocuswhi l ecr eat i ngguar dr ai l st ohel pever yonef eel saf e.

A2021st udybyWor l dPl ayer sAssoci at i oni ndi cat edt hat1 3% ofst udentat hl et es exper i encesexual vi ol encet hr ought hei rpar t i ci pat i oni nspor t s, yett hi snumber i sbel i evedt obemuchhi gher .

Congr esshasr ecogni z edt hatat hl et esf ace ext r emevul ner abi l i t yt oabusebecauseoft hei rcompl exandsomet i mesi sol at i ng schedul es, t hei nt i mat enat ur eofcoachi nganddevel opmentofspor t i ngski l l s, t hei ncr easedphysi cal car eandscr ut i ny , t hepr essur esandst r essor sofat hl et i c compet i t i on, aswel l asconcer nsaboutcar eeroppor t uni t i esi nafini t et i mef r ame.

Wear ewor ki ngwi t hUSSoccerandt hei rt eam f r om Accel er at eSt r at egi est o l obbyCongr esst opasst henewSaf erSpor t sf orAt hl et esActof2024.

Whyi st hi si mpor t ant ?

Thr eeyear sago, pr of essi onal soccerpl ayer sf r om ar oundt hecount r y cour ageousl ycamef or war dt oshar et hei rper sonal st or i esofabuseandshi ne muchneededl i ghtont r oubl i ngl i mi t at i onswi t hi nSaf eSpor t ’ spr ocessest hat havehadasi gni ficanti mpactont heabi l i t yofU. S. Soccerandi t smember or gani z at i onst opr ot ectat hl et esofal l ages.

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Repr esent at i vesDebor ahRoss( DNC) , DaveJoyce( ROH) , Kat hyCast or( DFL) andDonBacon( RNE)i nt r oducedt heSaf erSpor t sf orAt hl et esActt oensur et hat Saf eSpor t ’ spr ocessesandpr ocedur eskeepat hl et esofal l agessaf ef r om abuse.

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NOTEFROM LEADERSHI P Lastyear , wesental et t ert oSenat or sMar i aCant wel l andTedCr uz, chai rand r anki ngmember soft heSenat eCommi t t eeofCommer ce, Sci ence& Tr anspor t at i on, aswel l asi ndi vi dual l et t er st oever ymemberoft heU. S. Houseof Repr esent at i vesandUni t edSt at esSenat e, echoi ngcal l st oact i onf r om t heU. S. SoccerFeder at i onandot her si nt hesoccerecosyst em.

Overt hepastsever al mont hs, USYSmemberSt at eAssoci at i onshavesent l et t er st ot hei rr espect i vemember sofCongr essaski ngt hem t oactqui ckl yand pr i or i t i z el egi sl at i ont hatenact st heser ef or mst okeepyout hat hl et essaf e.

Thi s week, wear eal l sendi ngal et t ert oever ymemberofCongr ess, aski ngt hem t o suppor tt heSaf erSpor t sf orAt hl et esAct .Get t i ngt heSaf erSpor t sf orAt hl et es Acti nt r oducedi nt heU. S. HouseofRepr esent at i vesi sabi gst ep, butt her ei sal ot ofwor kl ef tt obedone.

Looki ngahead, weneedt obui l daddi t i onal suppor tf ort heHousebi l l whi l eal so wor ki ngt oadvancesi mi l arl egi sl at i oni nt heSenat e-andwewi l l need ever yone’ shel pt odogett hatdone.

So, asIsai datt het op, r eachoutt oyour memberofCongr esst oaskt hem t osuppor tt hi si mpor t antbi l l .

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Ever yonedeser vessaf e, f unandi ncl usi vepl ayi ngenvi r onment sdesi gned t ohel pt hem l ear n, gr owandf al l i nl ovewi t hourspor t .

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Toki ckofft hest ar tofi t snew seasonal year , USYout hSoccerhas announceddat esandl ocat i onsf or al l ofi t s202425event s.

Thef ul l schedul ef eat ur esevent si n1 2ci t i es t hr oughoutni neU. S. st at esandwi l l al sohavet eamscompet i ng i nt er nat i onal l yi nf ourdi ffer ent count r i es.

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USYout hSoccer ’ spr emi erevent , t heNat i onal Champi onshi pspr esent edbyNewYor k Li f e, wi l l r et ur nt of ami l i arvenues.

Headl i ni ngt hel ocat i onsi sESPNWi deWor l dofSpor t s Compl exatWal tDi sneyWor l dResor t , whi chwi l l hostt heevent ’ sst or i edfinal st agef or t hef our t hconsecut i veyear .

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LATESTNEWS Pr esi dent sCup, USYout hSoccer ’ sal t er nat i vechampi onshi pevent , wi l l ent eri t sfir stf ul l summerwi t hSpr i nghi l l Sui t esbyMar r i ot tasi t spr esent i ngpar t ner .

•June1 31 7 , 2025:East er nPr esi dent sCupatThePr ovi ngGr oundsandPl ymout h Whi t emar shHi ghSchool i nVal l eyFor ge, Pa. •June1 31 7 , 2025:Mi dwestPr esi dent sCupatCr eveCoeurPar kSoccerCompl ex andSpor t Por tI nt er nat i onal i nSt .

Loui s, Mo. •June1 31 7 , 2025:Sout her nPr esi dent sCupatRussel l Cr eekPar ki nPl ano, Texas. esi dent sCupatSi mpl otSpor t sCompl exi nBoi se, •June1 31 7 , 2025:FarWestPr I daho.

•Jul y1 1 1 5, 2025:Nat i onalPr esi dent sCupatTour namentSpor t spl exofTampa Bayi nTampa, Fl a.

TheNat i onal Leagueandi t sr obustschedul eki ckedoffear l i ert hi smont h.

Fourevent s wi l l f ol l owi nt hepr ecedi ngsi xmont hs, wi t hDecember , Januar y , andFebr uar yr oundi ng offf ourconsecut i vemont hsofcompet i t i onbef or et hefinal eventi nMay . t er final satAr i z onaAt hl et i cGr oundsi nMesa, Ar i z.

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•Feb. 21 25, 2025:Semi final satRoundRockMul t i pur poseCompl exi nRound Rock, Texas.

•May26, 2025:Semi final satSoCal Spor t sCompl exi nOceansi de, Cal i f .

Last l y , ODPwi l l cont i nuebr i ngi ngi t sf ourr egi onst oget heri nJanuar y , wher esever al daysofpr act i cesandgameswi l l det er mi net hi syear ’ sNat i onal Sel ectTeams.

Those chosenwi l l r epr esentt hepr ogr am i nbot hdomest i candi nt er nat i onal compet i t i ont hi s comi ngspr i ng, wi t ht opI t al i ansi desACMi l an, I nt erMi l an, andJuvent ushi ghl i ght i ngt he not ewor t hyl i stofopponent s.

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LATESTNEWS “ Under st andi ngpr essur eandpl ayi ngunderpr essur ei sabi gpar toft hi s exper i ence, ”Nevi l l sai d. “ Knowi ngyouneedt owi nher et ogett ot hesemi final shel ps t hem devel opaspl ayer s.

I fyoudon’ tl ear nt ohandl et hepr essur eandpl ayyourst yl e ofsoccer , t henyouwon’ twi ni mpor t antt hi ngsdownt hel i newhenyougetol der . ” I naddi t i ont oear ni ngapl acei nt hesemi final s, si xt eamsal sowont het our nament compet i t i onwi t hi nt hechampi onspool oft hei rr espect i veagegr oupst ocl ai m event t i t l es.

2024NLQuar t er final s( November )|BoysChampi ons *1 3U:Spar t aEl i t e641 2B( UT) 1 4U:NonaFCEl i t e641 1 B( FL) 1 5U:Spar t aEl i t e641 0B( UT) 1 6U:LosAngel esSCEl i t e6409B( CAS) 1 7U:NonaFCEl i t e6408B( FL) 1 9U:LosAngel esSCEl i t e6406/07B( CAS) *The1 3Uagegr oupdoesnotadvancet eamst ot hesemi final sevent . “ Wi nni ngt hechampi onspool final meansal ot , ”LASC06/07mi dfiel derJames Cosnersai d. “ We’ vebeenst r uggl i ngal i t t l ebi ti nt hel eague, butt ocomeher eand pr ovet hatwecandowhatwecando— hopef ul l ywecancar r yi ti nt ot henextpar tof t hel eagueandt hent hesemi final si nOceansi de. “ I tgi vesusal otofconfidence.

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Thi sNovemberquar t er final sf eat ur edpr i mar i l yt eamsf r om El i t e64, t het op cl ubbasedpl at f or mi nt heUSYSNat i onal League.

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