VA Rush/AJ Auxerre's U.S. Developmental Academy Players Invited to Market Training Center for Player Identification

The Market Training Center has been Canceled due to impending weather and travel conditions. Look for reschedule in January or February.

U.S. Soccer's Developmental Academy, in conjunction with the Virginia Rush and the VA Rush/AJ Auxerre Developmental Academy Program, is hosting a Market Training Center this Saturday December 19, 2009 at the VA Beach Sportsplex.

"The Market Training Centers are new programming that US Soccer has added to the Development Academy. We feel that they are very important in creating a learning environment that will help both the players and the Development Academy club coaches who attend. They also serve an important function from a player identification standpoint. Already this year, several players who have been identified in Market Training Centers have been invited into Youth National Team camps and training sessions" explains Chris Brewer, Technical Advisor for the South Conference. Chris oversees the seventeen clubs in the Atlantic and Southeast Divisions and is responsible for the programming and coaching of the Market Training Centers. He along with invited Developmental Academy staffing will train and evaluated the selected participants.

Saturday's program not only includes player evaluations of the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy U15/16 and U17/18 age groups, but also for the 95/96 age players who will be the future of the Academy.

Player selection for these events is determined by both recommendations and the U.S. Developmental Academy Scouting network. A program where league and showcase games are observed by U.S. scouts on a consistent basis for player evaluation and identification.

"This provides greater opportunities for our players to be seen in their most natural playing environment and increases their chances for invitations of this type leading to potential Youth National Team call ups" remarks Jay Hoffman, DOC Academy coaching and U17/18 VA Rush/AJ Auxerre Developmental Academy Head Coach.

The VA Rush/AJ Auxerre Developmental Academy program will be represented by the following players:

U17/18: (91/92) Travis Brent, Kharlton Belmar, William Cason, Paul Dillon, Trey Saunders, Alex Vaughn

U15/16: (93/94) Bryan Causey, Alex Feliciano, Garrett Halfhill, Ben Lockler, Shaun Russell, Ben Tyler (95), Robert Kerby

95/96: Mason Duke (95), Cody Geroux (95)

Training times will be at 12pm – 1:45 for the the 95/96's, 2:30pm – 4pm for the
93/94's and 4:45pm – 6:15pm for the 91/92's.

U.S. Soccer's Developmental Academy program mission is also the development of the total club and Chris states that "By partnering with Development Academy clubs such as Virginia Rush who are hosting Market Training Centers, we feel that we are creating a proper soccer environment that will benefit players, coaches and clubs as we move forward."