U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy program will kicked off the third year of the program in September with an increased focus on improving the everyday environment of youth soccer in the United States and improving the overall development of the more than 4,000 players, 600 coaches and 900 referees participating in the program.
Since the launch of the Development Academy in the fall of 2007, the program has dramatically changed the elite youth soccer environment over the last two years. Providing more than just a competitive league for the nation’s top 77 clubs, the program is focused on improving the every day training environment for elite players, so they can fulfill their potential as international, professional or collegiate soccer players.
"We saw a lot of growth in the program the first two years, and on many levels it has exceeded our expectations,” said Development Academy Director of Scouting Tony Lepore. “Still, we are constantly evaluating our progress and identifying areas where we need to get better. We want to take the opportunity this year to implement more market training centers, build an increased focus on everyday training environments, strengthening our scouting network even more and increase its value and connection to our national teams programs."
US Soccer looks has developed a series of four videos looking at different aspects of the "Everyday Environment". To view the vidoes, select the links below:
