XF Foundation has recently had the opportunity to donate thousands of dollars of brand-new soccer equipment, including shoes, soccer balls, shin guards and more, to the King County Play Equity Coalition. The coalition aims to increase rates of King County youth meeting the CDC’s physical activity guidelines, so all youth have access to the social, […]
Three G05 ECNL players—Elizabet Velkova, Samantha Weiss and Sophie Zhang—were selected for U.S. Soccer’s U-17 Women’s National Team Virtual Camp. The camp consists of a series of calls taking place between now and the end of March in preparation for the new U-17 World Cup cycle. www.ussoccer.com
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 […]
After starting for the United States Under-23 MNT in the opening game of the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament, a hard-fought 1-0 win over Costa Rica, Crossfire Premier alum and current Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson came off the bench on Sunday night to score two goals and help see off the Dominican Republic, earning […]
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 […]
