(July 17, 2008) Bernie James has been chosen by U.S. Soccer and his peers as the Coach of the Year in the Western Conference of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy U18 Group. Bernie and his U18 and U16 teams were competing against the best teams and coaches, not only in the western conference, but also in the country, as the Crossfire Academy teams played in various showcases and tournaments during this inaugural USSDA season. Crossfire is also proud that 4 of it’s academy players were chosen by conference coaches and U.S. Soccer scouts into the Starting XI U18 and U16 teams,
Crossfire USSDA U18 Players: Anthony Arena and Brandon Zimmerman