The 2016-17 USSDA season kicks off in earnest this weekend as all four Sounders FC Academy squads play their first competitive fixtures of the new campaign.
For some players, especially the new U-14 team, the upcoming games will be their first time pulling on the Rave Green jersey as a member of the Seattle Sounders youth system. The U-15 squad, meanwhile, will look for continued development after winning the Youdan Trophy in Sheffield, England this summer (video above), with a few individuals pushing for playing time on the U-16 team.
Both of the younger Academy squads will play two years up in the Far West Regional League, and will face off against the top club teams from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho.