USSF Academy Advantage

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“It’s a huge scouting opportunity, like all our showcases,” Lepore said. “We have 14 scouts coming in to help us cover the U-13/14 event, so we will be at every game. At this point of the season, we have a list of talents who were identified and tracked throughout the year that we can track even more closely and also look for any new talents for training centers. We go into the Showcase knowing the clubs and the player pool really well. The most talented players have all migrated to the Academy clubs – 90 percent of the players currently on the 2000 depth chart come from Academy clubs, so there are very few players who we will not be able to scout at this culminating event. This will be very helpful as we evaluate players and make difficult selections for the U-14 Boys’ National Team 48-player camp in August.”