National Team Duty Means Travel, Travail for Roberts
Since earning All-Met honors last season as a junior midfielder at Urbana, Roberts has left the high school team she led to the 2007 Maryland 3A championship to undergo a whirlwind tour with the U.S. under-17 national team. Instead of afternoon practices close to home, she traveled to monthly, week-long training camps in three states, and qualifiers, exhibitions and tournaments on three continents. 
McLean Freedom Players Named to The Washington Post's First Team
Remi Gibba named Player of the Year
The Washington Post announced their All-Met honors for girl's high school soccer last week. The players were selected by The Post's Soraya Nadia McDonald. McLean Freedom's Remi Gibba and Caroline Miller were honored with Player of the Year and First Team recognitions.
Super Y All-League Teams Announced
Three Washington Freedom players honored
The Washington Freedom had three youth players named to their respective Super Y All-League Teams. Selections were based off the nominations of opposing coaches throughout the Super Y Finals.
Freedom Named #1 Girls Club in Final Super Y Rankings
 United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced today the final Super Y-League First and Second 11 Club rankings for the 2008 season,
recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis following the regular season and the 10th Annual Super Y-League North American Finals. All but five of the 37 clubs in the rankings were competing for the 10 championships that were up-for-grabs November 20-25.
More Honors for Freedom Youth Players
 This offseason continues to be an award-filled one for Washington Freedom W-League and youth team players as seven players received NSCAA All-Region honors.
Freedom Players Find Success in College
 Multiple Washington Freedom W-League and Super 20-League players have been recognized for their outstanding play during the college season.
Super Y-League Finals Recap
 The Washington Freedom had three youth teams in the Super Y-League Finals that took place in Tampa, Florida this past weekend. To see how they did in their first three games and in their consolation games, read on.
Super Y-League U13 Finals Preview
 The U13 Washington Freedom Super Y team heads to Florida this weekend for the 10th Annual North American Finals with an impressive regular-season record of 11-1-1.
Super Y-League U14 Finals Preview
The 10th Annual North American Super Y-League Finals, the ultimate event behind a decade of youth soccer development in the U.S. and Canada, is less than 24 hours away. The U14 Washington Freedom go into the Finals with a 13-1-0 record, and lead the league with 59 goals scored.
Super Y-League U16 Finals Preview
The Freedom advanced out of the 11-team Mid Atlantic Division with a record of 7-1-2. The Freedom shut out their opponents in five of their 10 matches this season, and their offense posted 32 goals for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
Meet the OTHER Julia Roberts
 In 1990, the year before Julia Roberts the U.S. U-17 soccer player was born, Julia Roberts the movie star had her breakthrough performance in “Pretty Woman.” How were Julia Roberts’ parents to know that Julia Roberts would become one of the biggest movie stars in the world? But she did, and Julia Roberts from Maryland has had to endure the really bad jokes for years and years. She’s heard them all.
SYL Regular Season First 11 Announced
Washington Freedom ranked #1 among girls' clubs
United Soccer Leagues (USL) announced today the Super Y-League First and Second 11 Club rankings for the 2008 regular season, recognizing the league’s top clubs on a competitive and administrative basis. The Freedom was ranked the top girls’ club team after finishing the regular season with a club record of 47-8-5.
SYL ODP National Camp Selections
9 Freedom Super-Y Players Selected
 United Soccer Leagues announced today the final player selections for the Super Y-League’s ODP National Camps to be held at Ed Radice Sports Complex in Tampa, Florida. The Washington Freedom had nine girls selected from their Super-Y teams.
U.S. Roster Named For 2008 FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup
McLean Freedom player Julia Roberts selected
U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach Kazbek Tambi has named the 21-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2008 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, being held Oct. 28-Nov. 16 in New Zealand.
Freedom Continue Run of Success
Washington Freedom thriving at all levels
 With the 2008 Super Y-League regular season coming quickly to an end, the Washington Freedom is wrapping up its second successful season in the league. The Freedom added two age groups to its all female youth set up for the 2008 season in the U-13 and U-15 divisions. With a successful past, the Freedom has used its senior team, the 2007 W-League champions, as its model for success. This season the U-20’s have already played in their third consecutive North American Finals and the U-16, U-14 and U-13 teams have already qualified for the North American Finals in November.
Women's Finals All-Tournament Team's Announced
Brown Named For Second Year
TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced today the Women’s Super-20 All-Finals Team honoring Triangle FC midfielder Mollie Pathman as Most Valuable Player, as voted by the coaches during the league finals. This Super-20 All-Finals team represents the top Under-20 talent in North America.
Pathman led her club to the Championship and along the way helped Triangle FC upstage the rivalry that had been brewing between the Washington Freedom and Parsippany SC. In group play with both Triangle FC and the Washington Freedom with perfect 2-0 records, they met in what turned out to be semifinal game. Pathman, who played on the United States Under-15 Women’s National Team, tallied the goal that sent Triangle FC through to the Championship match. Awaiting them was soccer powerhouse Parsippany SC. This thriller went to penalty kicks and Pathman’s play again was key in the victory for Triangle FC.
Super-20 Finals Information Released
 TAMPA – United Soccer Leagues released today the logistical information for teams earning invitations to the Third Annual Super-20 League North American Finals. Awarded earlier this year to longtime USL club the Hampton Roads Piranhas, the most elite U20 league finals in North America will be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia beginning on Thursday, July 31 and running through Sunday, August 3.
Mid Atlantic Girls Update
 Girls U16 Division
It seems to be a one team race in the U16 Division with Parsippany SC leading the charge. They boast a stellar 7-0 record and have outscored their opponents on the season by a 27-2 margin. If any team has a chance at running Parsippany SC down it is the Washington Freedom who also display an undefeated record, although they have only played 2 games on the season. Parsippany SC will get to see how serious a threat the Freedom are when they travel to Washington on July 13 for this potential heavyweight matchup.
USL Announces Super-Y/Super-20 All-League Teams
February 18, 2008
The Washington Freedom’s U20 Tiffany Brown was named to the USL Super-20 All-League Team and U15 Player Taylor Bryant was named to the Super-Y All-League Team.
Both the U20’s and U15’s represented the club at the USL North American Finals. The U20’s finished with a record of 2-1 at the Finals just missing out on a chance to defend their 2006 North American Title in August. The U20’s posted an 8-0-0 regular season record. The U15’s finished 1-1-1 at the Finals in the team’s first season in the Super-Y League where they finished 11-2-0 and earned their first trip to the North American Finals in November.
Clyde Watson Named NSCAA National Youth Coach of the Year
 BALTIMORE, MD -- Clyde Watson was named on Friday, January 19th as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s National Coach of the Year. On top of Watson’s duties with the Washington Freedom senior team, Watson also coaches the Girls Under-17 McLean Freedom which won the 2007 USYSA Girls Under-16 National Championship. The MPS Freedom team has also already won the Virginia State Championship and is set to play in the Region 1 Tournament this July as they seek to defend their National Championship. Congratulations Clyde!
Final SYL First 11 Announced
Final SYL First 11 Announced
Club rankings shuffle following the SYL North American Finals
Friday, December 14
TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced today the final Super Y-League First and Second 11 Club rankings for the 2007 season, recognizing the league’s top competitive and administrative clubs. The release follows the SYL North American Finals, where 21 of the clubs in the rankings competed for ten championships held late last month in Tampa, Florida.
McLean Freedom are National Champions!
Culminating nearly a year of training; league, state cup, and tournament matches, our McLean Freedom attained the ultimate goal in youth soccer – A National Championship Title! Winning the Region 1 Championship earlier this month qualified the Freedom along with 3 other regional winners; the Michigan Hawks form Region 2, the Dallas Texans from Region 3, and the Pleasanton Rage from Region 4. The championship format included 3 preliminary games with the top 2 teams advancing to the finals. This format requires teams who advance to play one another twice.
McLean Freedom U-16s are Region 1 Champions
On Tuesday, July 3rd, The U-16G McLean Freedom became Region 1 Champions for the second time. After winning the championship 4 years ago and advancing to the semi finals in each of the following years, the team had been unsuccessful in returning to the finals until this year.
Washington Freedom to Take Over DC United's Super-Y Girls Team
March 7, 2008
The Washington Freedom and DC United are announcing that the Washington Freedom will take over the DC United's girls Super-Y team for the 2008 season. "In partnership with the Washington Freedom and in advance of the launch of the new Women's Professional Soccer league, D.C. United will be handing over the girls side of our youth development program to the Freedom," said John Maessner, United Director of Youth Development. "Although we have very much enjoyed having girls teams in the past, we believe it makes more sense for the Washington Freedom to take the lead role in working with the top young female soccer players in the area and firmly establishing a professional avenue for those players to aspire to." Win Puffer, the Freedom's Youth Coordinator said "we are pleased to partner with DC United and be able for us to support each other's youth initiatives. With the launch of the Women's Professional Soccer league in 2009, we hope to be able to work with the top players in the area with the hope that they will one day wear the Freedom jersey in the WPS." More information regarding the Freedom's youth programs can be found by clicking here or by contacting Win Puffer at Win.Puffer@WashingtonFreedom.com.
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