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 The Western Collegiate Development Association (WCDA) is a new premier youth soccer program focused on established, elite clubs delivering consistent, high-quality competition and college readiness services for its members. Twenty-four youth soccer clubs across the western United States have formed the Western College Development Academy, with teams representing clubs in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Colorado. Marin FC is a founding member.
A primary objective of the WCDA is to provide consistent high-quality competition and enhanced college readiness opportunities for their elite soccer players. The Academy will also provide an improved scouting environment for college coaches by bringing all of the teams together for a showcase event in Las Vegas, Nevada in November, 2010. In addition, the WCDA is creating a College Advisory Board composed of coaches from Division I, II and III soccer programs who will provide guidance and direction over the college readiness component of the Academy.
The WCDA is divided into 3 conferences, each comprised of 8 teams. Conferences are further divided into 6 groups of 4 teams each based on geographic proximity. Schedules are crafted to minimize travel costs for families. Academy teams will play 16 matches across a complete season with the winner of each conference and one wildcard participating in the annual Academy Finals in June, 2011 at 60 Acres in Redmond, Washington.
Founding members are organized into three conferences:
- Evergreen Conference: Eastside United F.C., F.C. Portland, Crossfire Premier, Washington Premier F.C., San Juan Soccer Club, Placer United Soccer Club, Marin F.C., DeAnza Force Soccer Club
- Mountain Conference: Neusport F.C., Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club, Sparta United, La Roca Futbol Club, Rio Vista Football Club, New Mexico Rush Soccer Club, Real Colorado, Colorado Storm Soccer Club
- Pacific Conference: West Coast Futbol Club, F.C. San Diego, Albion SC, Sereno Soccer Club, SC del Sol, Carlsbad Lightning Soccer Club, Fullerton Rangers Soccer Club
The WCDA will be hosting its first Fall Showcase from November 26-28 as part of Neusport F.C.’s Las Vegas Turkey Shoot in Las Vegas, Nevada. All 100 teams representing 26 clubs will participate in nearly 300 games over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. College coaches from around the country are anticipated to attend the event to view some of the western region’s top prospects from the Under-15 to Under-18 age groups. The games will be played at The Kellogg Zaher Soccer Complex in Las Vegas, NV. The Fall Showcase will be the first major WCDA event for the 26 founding clubs that joined at the beginning of the 2010-11 season. On Saturday evening, the event will feature two special games: an all-academic all star match composed of U18 players and an all-star game composed of U17 players from all 26 clubs.
The 2010 Fall Showcase will be the first of three Showcases held during the 2010-2011 season. The other WCDA Showcase events will be conducted as part of the F.C. Portland Winter Showcase on January 14-17, 2011, The Mayor’s Cup International Showcase on February 19-21, 2011 hosted by Downtown Las Vegas Soccer Club, and Neusport F.C.’s Las Vegas Showcase in March 11-13, 2011.
Visit www.westerncda.com for more on the Western Collegiate Development Association.
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