MLS NEXT is updating field dimensions for the U13 age group in 2024-25 ... This is a significant shift in youth soccer, and by reducing the field size, MLS NEXT anticipates a myriad of benefits ...

Previously, the age group applied to the school years in the United States. In 2016, the USSF changed the youth soccer system ...

Created by Major League Soccer in collaboration with the top elite youth academies around the country, MLS NEXT will encompass over 489 teams across 113 clubs and six age groups, together charting ...

Objective Investigate the incidence and burden of injuries by age group in youth football (soccer) academy players during four consecutive seasons. Methods All injuries that caused time-loss or ...

Setting Youth sports. Participants 427 young soccer players: 9.1±0.1 years ... Comparing the results for the two age groups revealed a statistically significant difference for the SideHop test.

The men's and women's soccer competitions at the Olympics consist of two stages: a group stage and a knockout stage ... different as they are only allowed to take players under the age of 23, with the ...

A simple rule change for youth soccer dramatically reduced concussion ... that these regulations may positively impact different age groups and time periods," Chhabra said. The data also showed ...