Published by : Eddy Bernadotte
Before they head to Brazil in May to compete in the pinnacle international competition for athletes with hearing impairment, the Deaflympics, the US Deaf Women’s National Soccer Team made a stop in Irvine for a multi-day training camp ending with a scrimmage Friday against Laguna United Football Club, and a free soccer clinic for kids.
The team has just over a month before it sets off for Caxias do Sul to compete against teams from Japan, Kenya and Brazil.
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Team USA’s Faith Wylie (18) takes on Laguna United as USA Deaf Soccer competes in a scrimmage at the Great Park in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Team USA’s head coach Amy Griffin, assisted by sign language interpreter Kat Vickers, talks with her team during halftime as USA Deaf Soccer competes in a scrimmage at the Great Park in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Team USA’s Nessi Campos (10) and Laguna United’s Olivia Fernandez (20) battle for the ball as USA Deaf Soccer competes in a scrimmage at the Great Park in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Team USA’s Ashley Derrington (25) and Sophie Post (12) communicate with sign language as USA Deaf Soccer competes in a scrimmage at the Great Park in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Team USA’s Paige Beaudry (3) controls the ball as Laguna United’s Kylie Dahnke (29) approaches as USA Deaf Soccer competes in a scrimmage at the Great Park in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Leia Sanchez, 5, runs through cones during a soccer clinic after USA Deaf Soccer competed in a scrimmage at the Great Park in Irvine, CA, on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Team USA’s Ani Khachadourian (9) races towards the ball against…
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