Miscellaneous
Tito, Paolo, and Franco discuss the state of youth development soccer in this country with DJ Pereira, (Director of Coaching for the town of Cheshire, University of New Haven first Assistant Coach, and coach at Beachside F.C.). This 2-part series is about the soccer pathway; rec, travel, premier, Olympic Development Program (ODP), Development Academy (DA), and beyond. We find out who the best player DJ has played against is and what his initials stand for. We tackle why the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) decision to cut the DA from its program, and how it changes the soccerscape.