U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy program is driven by the game and it’s players, coaches and referees.  This game-centric approach allows for long-term development to occur through a deep understanding of what makes players successful around the world.  As the sport of soccer grows in the United States, young players in our country need the proper envoronment to compete against the world’s elite.

The IMG Academy Top 150 Rankings update for boys in the 2016 graduating class is out today, and several members of the U.S. U15 Boys National Team have made their mark in the top 25. Players new to the rankings with this update include Revolution Empire defender Nikkye DePoint.  DePoint, who debuts at #50, is a full-time player for the Empire Revolution USSDA U16 team and received a call-up to the January U15 BNT camp.

Empire Revolution is excited to announce the expansion of our US Soccer Development Academy Boys Program to include the u13/14 age group beginning in August of 2013. Empire was an inaugural member of the US Soccer Development Academy and has competed at the u15/16 and u17/18 levels for 6 years.

New England Revolution coaching staff traveled to Buffalo on Saturday to host a Revs Training Center (RTC) for top 98, 99, 00 and 01 birth year boys from across WNY. 

The Regional Development School (RDS) offers boys and girls, ages 9-14, an opportunity to receive supplemental training from teh Revolution Academy coahing staff.  Intended for elite players, this advanced program curriculum is specially-designed to help players master the core skills required to play the game at the highest level.  Training in the RSD is the most-successful route to earning a spot on the Academy teams.

U.S. Soccer U15 National Team head coach Tony LePore has called Empire Revolution Academy player Nikkye DePoint into the BU15 National Team squad.  The U15 National team will begin their first training camp of the 2013 season January 12-20, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based Empire United, a youth development program that also plays in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Beginning with the 2012-13 season, Empire United will become “Revolution Empire, A New England Revolution Soccer Club.”

After receiving overwhelming support from the Development Academy membership, the Academy is moving to a schedule beginning in the fall of 2012 that runs from September through June (or July based on postseason play).  This creates a format that is similar to those followed by the elite soccer playing nations around the world as the Development Academy and U.S. Soccer continue their goal of closing the performance gap with the top soccer nations.