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U.S. Soccer Player Development Initiatives

The U.S. Soccer Player Development Initiatives are MANDATORY effective August 1, 2017, for all WVSA member leagues and sanctioned events. 

U.S. Soccer Player Development Initiatives — Full Presentation (Rev. Oct 2017) [PDF]

• • Birth Year Registration -- Slides 5 - 9

  • 4 v 4 Standards -- Slides 13 - 23

    • Concussion Initiative (No deliberate heading) -- Slides 17 - 18

  • 7 v 7 Standards -- Slides 24 - 39

    • Concussion Initiative (No deliberate heading) -- Slides 27 - 28

    • Build-Out Line & No Goalkeeper Punts or Drop-Kicks -- Slides 29 - 33

      • Modification to Build-Out Line on Goal Kicks for 2019-20 [PDF]

  • 9 v 9 Standards -- Slides 40 - 50

    • Concussion Initiative (No deliberate heading in U11 age groups) -- Slides 43 - 44

Supplemental Referee Reports

Supplemental Referee Reports should be submitted to the following recipients when the following types of incidents occur in a WVSA-affiliated match. The U.S. Soccer Supplemental Referee Report can be downloaded here.