United States men's Paralympic soccer team

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Lowest IFCPF ranking9 (September 2012, August 2013, November 2014)
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The United States Men's Para 7-a-side (Paralympic) National Soccer Team represents the United States in international competitions. It is operated by the United States Soccer Federation. The team finished seventh at the 2015 IPCPF World Championships. They have competed at several Paralympic Games, including the 1984, 1992, 1996, 2004 and 2012 editions. One of their best finishes was in 1996 when they finished fourth. Their head coach is Stuart Sharp. Comedian Josh Blue is one of their former players.

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The U.S. Para 7-a-side National Soccer Team (USPNT) is an elite level program that selects players from across the United States in preparation for International standard competition. The National Team, in addition to friendly matches and invitational tournaments, competes in the following events: Intercontinental Cup, Copa America, World Championships, Parapan American Games, Paralympic Games.

For players to be eligible, they must be ambulant (no requirement for assistive walking aids) and have one of the following neurological conditions, have had a Stroke, have Cerebral Palsy, have had a Traumatic Brain Injury / Acquired Brain Injury.

Individuals with the above conditions may display varying degrees of the following impairments: Diplegia, Hemiplegia, Triplegia, Quadriplegia, Monoplegia, Dystonia, Athetosis, Ataxia, Balance issues, Co-ordination issues, Weakness in certain areas of the body.

In many cases the above conditions may result in only minimal levels of motor dysfunction (some not noticeable to the untrained eye); however, under the rules of the sport, this could still make players eligible for the U.S. Paralympic National Team.

"Football 7-a-side" is the standard term for the game informally known as "C.P. Football," and international tournaments are hosted by the International Paralympic Committee, FIFA, or International Federation of CP Football IFCPF. Team selection and tournaments are competitive, and tend to be run like professional sport organizations. The USA team trains at the Olympic Training Center at Chula Vista, California, and the Home Depot Center at Carson, California.

Background

Team USA warming up at the 2016 Salou tournament. IFCPF Pre Paralympic Tournament Salou 2016 37.jpg
Team USA warming up at the 2016 Salou tournament.

The national team is managed by the US Soccer Federation. [1] Current Head Coach Stuart Sharp, has been his role since 2014. In 2012, the team was coached by Jay Hoffman. [2] While the United States was active in participating in the IFCPF World Championships and Paralympic Games by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development. [3]

Ranking

The United States was ranked fourth in the world by the IFCPF in 2019. [4] That same year, the team is also ranked third in the Americas. [5] In September 2012, August 2013 and November 2014, the team was ranked ninth in the world. [6] [7] [8] In July 2011, the team was ranked eighth. [9]

Players

There have been a number of players for the American squad.

NameNumberClassificationPositionYears activeRef
Mason Abbiate FT7 Midfielder 2015-2016 [10] [11] [12]
Christopher Ahrens 6 FT7 Defender 2011-2012 [13] [14]
Adam Ballou 7FT7 Midfielder 2007, 2009-2012, 2014-2016 [2] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Tyler Bennett 11FT7 Midfielder 2010-2012 [2] [13] [14] [15]
Bryce Boarman 5 FT5 Defender2010, 2012 [2] [13] [15]
Dylan Brown 8 FT6 Forward 2012 [2] [13]
Nick Creasey 2FT72010-2011 [14] [15]
Alex Hendricks 18FT7Goalkeeper2012 [2] [13]
KaeCe Hildreth 6FT72010 [15]
Charlie Howard 12FT72010-2012 [2] [14] [15]
Keith Johnson 1FT7Goalkeeper2004-2012, 2016 [2] [13] [14] [15] [20] [21]
Chad Jones 4FT5Defender/Midfielder2011-2012 [2] [13] [14]
Tommy Latsch 8FT72010-2011 [14] [15]
Josh McKinney 9FT7Midfielder/Forward2004-2012 [2] [13] [14] [15] [21]
Moises Morales 3, 15FT7Midfielder/Forward2010, 2012 [13] [15]
Tyler Penn 18 FT5 2010 [15]
Rene Renteria 16 FT8 Midfielder/Forward2012 [2] [13]
Gavin Sibayan 2FT7Defender/Midfielder2012-2016 [2] [13] [22] [23] [24]
Jason Slemons 3FT5Defender/Midfielder2003-2011 [14] [21]
Jerreme Wade 14FT7Midfielder2012 [2] [13]
Marthell Vazquez 10FT5Goalkeeper/Forward2010-2012 [2] [14] [15]

Results

The United States has participated in a number of international tournaments. Six teams participated in the Toronto hosted American Cup in 2014. Group A included Venezuela, Argentina and Canada. Group B included Mexico, Brazil and the United States. The tournament was important for preparations for the 2015 Parapan American Games, and because it was the last major continental level competition of the year. [25]

CompetitionLocationYearTotal TeamsResultRef
Pre-Paralympic Tournament Salou, Spain 201676 [26]
Footie 7 Tournament Povao de Varzim, Portugal 201553 [27] [28]
America Cup Toronto, Canada 201463 [29] [30]
9th Barcelona International Trophy of CP Football Barcelona, Spain 201442 [31]
Intercontinental Cup Barcelona, Spain 201316 [32]
Ireland CP International Tournament Ireland 20134 [33]
British Paralympic World Cup Nottingham, England 201212 [34]
2012 Paralympic World Cup London, England 20124 [35]
Yevpretoria Ukraine Yevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine 20128 [36]
Nottingham British Paralympic World Cup Nottingham, England 201044 [37]
CPISRA International Championships Arnhem, Netherlands 200911 [38]

The United States has also played in a number of friendlies. In December 2011, Canada and the United States played a series of three friendly matches in Chula Vista, California. Canada won the opener 4 - 2. They then repeated this score in the second match. The United States won the third game 2 - 3. [39]

IFCPF World Championships

The United States has participated in the IFCPF World Championships.

World ChampionshipsLocationTotal TeamsResultRef
2015 IFCPF World Championships England 157 [40]
2011 CPSIRA World Championships Netherlands 168 [14] [41]

Paralympic Games

The United States has participated in 7-a-side football at the Paralympic Games. [42]

Paralympic Results

GamesResultsRef
2012 Summer Paralympics 7 [42]
2004 Summer Paralympics 8 [42]
1996 Summer Paralympics 4 [42]
1992 Summer Paralympics [42]
1984 Summer Paralympics [42]

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