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=Shane King's Wikipedia's United States Youth Soccer Association article for ENGL1101.62=

Analysis of Article
The article is very short and vague. The article leaves out a lot of specific information.
 * 1) Who founded the organization?
 * 2) Detail the four regions
 * 3) Add citations
 * 4) Detail the leagues and competitions associated with the organization

Reading List
A numbered list of all your readings go here. Use the following format:
 * N/A (2014). History: US Youth Soccer Celebrates 40th Anniversary,1974-2014
 * N/A (2012). Mission Statement: US Youth Soccer Association, 1974-2015
 * N/A (2012). States of Region I: US Youth Soccer Association.
 * N/A (2012). Region II State Associations: US Youth Soccer Association.
 * N/A (2012). Region III State Soccer Associations: US Youth Soccer Association.
 * N/A. (2012). Region IV State Soccer Associations: US Youth Soccer Association.
 * Alexander, Harriet Semmes. (1984). American and British Poetry: A Guide to the Criticism, 1925-1978

Original
US Youth Soccer is a non-profit organization whose stated mission is to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth and development of America's youth through soccer at all levels of age and competition; to make soccer fun; and to instill in young players a lifelong passion for the sport.

The US Youth Soccer membership is divided into four regions, each with a Director elected to the board.

The US Youth Soccer membership is divided into four regions for the purpose of competition. The regions are essentially East (Region I), Midwest (Region II), South (Region III) and West (Region IV).

Revised
US Youth Soccer is a non-profit organization whose stated mission is to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth, and development of America's youth through soccer at all levels of age and competition ; to make soccer fun; and to instill in young players a lifelong passion for the sport.

The US Youth Soccer membership is divided into four regions, each with a Director elected to the board.

The US Youth Soccer membership is divided into four regions for the purpose of competition. The regions are essentially East (Region I) including: Connecticut, Delaware, Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York State West, Pennsylvania West, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia ; Midwest (Region II) including: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio North, Ohio South, South Dakota, and Wisconsin ; South (Region III) including: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Texas, and South Texas ; and West (Region IV) including: Alaska, Arizona, California North, California South, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Founders
The United States Youth Soccer Association was founded in 1974 by Karl Grosch of Washington, Don Greer, and Robert Nessler both from California. These men wrote the initial US Youth Soccer constitution, bylaws and rules and regulations which led to the uniting of all youth soccer programs throughout the United States. Since the founding of the Association, the number of members has grown from 100,000 players in 1974 to over 3 million players today.