2012 Top 30 Boys Rankings

SOCCER AMERICA YOUTH SOCCER REPORTER
January 16th, 2013

It's not a fresh article. It's a few months old.

http://www.socceramerica.com/article/49983/2012-top-30-boys-rankings.html

[SOCCER AMERICA BEST CLUBS] For the first time, an MLS club claimed the top spot in the Soccer America's top 30 rankings of the Best Boys Clubs. The New York Red Bulls ranked No. 1, followed by FC Dallas, Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire to give MLS academy programs the top four spots in our 10th annual rankings.

USA's No. 1 club aims to produce more pros (Q&A: Red Bulls' Bob Montgomery, Part 1)
by Mike Woitalla, April 26th, 2013 1:29AM

http://www.socceramerica.com/article/51382/usas-no-1-club-aims-to-produce-more-pros-qa-r.html

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The New York Red Bulls, which last year had more than 20 players called up to a U.S. youth national team...

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In Part 1 of our interview with the Red Bulls' Director of Youth Programs Bob Montgomery we spoke about the club's quest to produce pro players, the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, and the impact of pro teams on the youth soccer landscape.

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BOB MONTGOMERY: I think there’s issues with some clubs. They think they should keep the players and they don’t want to allow them to come. … But right now I think it’s working well for us. We have a good relationship with most clubs in our area and the coaching staffs. Many of them understand when their kids want to come. …

it loks like FCD is doing something right in the older age groups

'Patience is crucial for coaches' (Q&A with Red Bulls' Bob Montgomery, Part 2)
by Mike Woitalla, April 29th, 2013 1:04AM

http://www.socceramerica.com/article/51407/patience-is-crucial-for-coaches-qa-with-red-bu.html

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The philosophy is that you’re teaching and training during the week, and the weekend, the game, is the exam. Like school, you study all week, and then you have an exam.

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We find that at U-13, U-14, U-15 level, there’s a lot of retraining, trying to break bad habits, it’s much easier to establish good habits and teach good decision-making than to try and reverse them.