Sockers FC Reaping Benefits of Year-Round Training Since Joining U.S. Soccer's Development Academy

Sockers FC Reaping Benefits of Year-Round Training Since Joining U.S. Soccer's Development Academy U-15/16 and U-17/18 Teams Coming Off Exhibition Matches with U-17 Men's National Team Both Teams Barely Missed Qualifying for Academy Finals Week in 2007-08 Season CHICAGO (October 9, 2008) – Since joining the Development Academy in the inaugural 2007-08 season, Sockers FC’s (Schaumburg, Ill.) training program has been enhanced. The Development Academy standards of training three to four times per week are not new to the Sockers, but Richardson believes that the more structured program has helped move his program in a positive direction. Though not mandatory, more than half of his players have chosen to forego playing for their high schools and train year-round with the Sockers, a club that boasts alumni such as Men’s National... [read full story]