Crossfire alum Ethan Bartlow, who helped lead his XF Academy teams to back-to-back DA National Quarterfinals, was drafted #6 overall by the Houston Dynamo in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft on Thursday, January 21. Earlier the same week, Bartlow had signed a Generation Adidas contract, which are awarded to the most outstanding underclassmen […]
With an eye turned towards the identification and development of future Crossfire Premier players, the club has completely redesigned and revamped its free program for Under-7 and Under-8 boys and girls. The new program, XF Futures, will bring an exciting and challenging blend of introductory skills training with weekly small-sided games, playing everything from 1v1 […]
Former Crossfire Academy standout and current midfielder for Minnesota United, Hassani Dotson has again been called up to the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team by head coach Jason Kreis. The U.S. U-23s will head to Bradenton, FL, this month and train alongside the senior USMNT through January 24, at which point several players will be […]
Hassani Dotson, a three-year starter with the Crossfire Academy, picked up an official Man of the Match award following Minnesota United FC’s quarterfinal win over San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando this past weekend. The 22-year-old is now set to face Orlando City in the tournament semifinals this Thursday at […]
Due to the recent surge of positive COVID-19 tests in King County and Washington State, Crossfire Premier has made the decision to suspend all training activities, effective immediately. This means all training with your XF coaches is cancelled. Over the course of the week we’ve had to place a handful of XF players […]
As health and government authorities move closer towards releasing us to return to play, we wanted to pass along our guidelines for training during Phase 2. Of course, the information here is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and certainly doesn’t supersede any directives or restrictions issued from local, state or […]
With a midwinter lull in the Development Academy schedule, the Crossfire Premier U-16/17 DA squad is leaving for Mexico City this weekend, heading for an 8-day training camp in the capital city from January 12-20. Organized by Crossfire’s international partner, SportChain, the team will have four training sessions and play four high-level friendly matches while […]
Crossfire’s Katie Duong, fresh off a stellar freshman campaign at the University of Minnesota, has been called back into the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team for a pre-qualifying training camp in Lakewood Ranch, FL, later this month. Newly-appointed U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team head coach Laura Harvey has named her first roster, calling 25 players […]
n early September the Crossfire U-14 ECNL boys will board a flight to Madrid, Spain, heading for one of the most prestigious youth soccer competitions in the world and in the process, kicking off the club’s most ambitious and far-ranging international calendar yet. In the 2019-20 season, XF will send more than 15 teams to […]
Crossfire’s GU-14 Academy team has ventured to Stockholm, Sweden, to compete in the prestigious Lennart Johansson Academy Trophy. The group departed Seattle on Monday after sweeping a pair of Development Academy matches versus San Jose Earthquakes and California Thorns on the weekend. Upon arrival, several sightseeing and cultural education activities were on tap, including a […]
