DevelopmentAcademyTeams
FrequentlyAskedQues8ons
–  CanIplayHSSoccer?
•  YoucannotplaybothHSsoccerandpar7cipateintheDAatthesame
7me.
•  USsoccerwantsaplayerinonesoccerenvironment
–  Whatwilltravellooklike?
•  Wearelookingattwoop7ons,teamtravelandparenttravel.Wewilldo
whatisbestfortheplayer.Wewillknowmoreastheactualschedule
getsreleasedbutitwillbeamixtureofbothparentandteamtravel.
–  Whatisthecost?
•  Thecostistobedetermined.Wearewai7ngoncorporatesponsorsto
finalizetheirfinancialsupportbutwewanttoalignwithourcurrentfees.
–  Numbersofplayersontheroster?
•  16-22players
•  Nomorethan18willtravel
DevelopmentAcademyTeams
FrequentlyAskedQues8ons
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Whowillthecoachesbe?
–  Coachingstaffwillbeannouncedwhenappropriate
–  Bobby,Tiffany,andotherhighlyqualifiedcoacheswillcoachteams
Showcases/CollegeRecrui7ng?
–  USSoccerwillincorporate3collegeshowcaseswithintheschedulewherecoacheswill
aUend
–  Therewillbecollegerecrui7ngatDAgameswithintheregularseason.Historyhas
proventhatthemen’sDAisthenumberonerecrui7ngopportunity.Wean7cipatethe
women’sprogramwillmatch.
NumbersofGames/InjuryPreven7on?
–  TheDAisprovidingthepropertrainingtogamera7o
–  Fewer,butmoremeaningfulgameswithinaconsistentschedule
–  Focusondevelopingplayers
–  Consistenteverydayenvironment
–  Recoveryandrestcyclesareimportant
–  ProfessionalEnvironment
DevelopmentAcademyTeams
FrequentlyAskedQues8ons
–  Uniforms?
•  TheDAiscurrentlyseekingabrandtosupplyuniforms.Thecostofauniformwill
notexceedwhatyoucurrentlypayforauniform
–  SplitAgeGroups-youngervs.older?
•  Thebestplayerswillbebroughtintotheteamandtrainingpools.
•  ThereisnostandardfromUSSoccerwithregardtopercentageonoldervs.
youngerkidswithinateam.
–  TrainingFacili7es?
•  Wearegoingtou7lizeallofourfacili7esandtrytosimplifyitasmuchaswecan.
•  Walnut/Withrow/Groomswillbeconsideredcentralloca7ons
•  TownandCountry/Poseyareconsideredoutliers
–  FinancialAid?
•  Itwillbeavailableasitiswithinbothprogramscurrently.
DevelopmentAcademyTeams
FrequentlyAskedQues8ons
–  Subs7tu7onrules?
•  Men’sDARulesU15-U18-Thereareamaximumof5
subs7tu7onsacrossthreestoppageswithinthegame.
•  Men’sDARulesU13-U14-Thereareamaximumof7
subs7tu7onsacrossthreestoppageswithinthegame.
•  Nore-entryU15-U18
–  PlayingTime?
•  Men’sDARulesU13-U18-Full7meAcademyplayers
arerequiredtostartatleast25%ofthegames.