SYL ODP National Camp Selections
20 SYL players from the '07 season named to US U-17 Residency
USL News Release
Thursday, October 16, 2008
TAMPA — United Soccer Leagues announced today the final player selections for the Super Y-League’s ODP National Camps to be held at Ed Radice Sports Complex in Tampa, Florida. The first of two camps will begin on Thursday, February 19 and run through Sunday, February 22. That camp will consist of three girls’ groups: the oldest group will include girls born in 1992, the second group will be players who were born in 1993 and the youngest group will contain a combination of players born in 1994/1995.
The boys’ camp will be held the following weekend, beginning on Thursday, February 26 and continuing through Sunday, March 1. That camp will also consist of three groups, broken down into 1992 born players, 1993 born players and 1994/1995 born players.
Selections from the 2008 season were made from the identification system by the Super Y-League National ODP Scouting Staff. The selection process was then finalized by the ODP Staff Coaches and assembled by the USL office.
“The Super Y-League ODP National Camps have propelled players from our league into U.S. Youth National Team Camps for successive years,” said USL Senior Director of Youth League Development, Jeff McRaney. “They also provide opportunities for elite players in the U.S. and Canada to be identified by top university programs and by our international partners, West Ham United.”
U.S. National Team Staff will be in attendance at this year’s Super Y-League ODP National Camps beginning in January and February of 2008 in Cocoa, Florida, for further identification of players.
20 Super Y-League Players Named to U.S. U-17 Residency
 In the last three seasons, United Soccer Leagues Super Y-League has forwarded a total of 45 players to U.S. Soccer’s Under-17 Residency Program. The number of players named to the program has also grown each season and 2008 will be no different as the league has hit the 20-player plateau.
Players who gained experience playing the Super Y-League’s Mid Atlantic Division in 2007 and were later named to the U.S. U-17 Residency Program on September 2 include: John Agudelo (Red Bull New York), Julio Arjona (D.C. United), Samir Badr (D.C. United), Sean Davis (Match Fit Academy), Joseph Gyau (FC Delco). Henry Donovan (Schulz Academy), Zach Herold (West Pines United) and Stefan Jerome (West Pines United) were named to the program after playing the Super Y-League’s Southeast Division. And Perry Kitchen (Chicago Magic) and Tyler Polak (Chicago Magic) were named from the Midwest Division.
Other divisions which had players named to the Residency Program were the Rocky Mountain Division –George Malki (RSL Arizona), the Northwest Division – Spencer Richey (Washington Crossfire) and the New England Division – Domincik Sarle (Black Watch SC). Players represented in the league’s Southern California Division (Coast Soccer League) include: Jon Canales, Andrew Craven, Earl Edwards, Luis Gil, Emilio Orozco, Alberto Rosas and Erik Stephenson.
“The number of players from the Super Y-League, who are in, or have gone through the U.S. U-17 Residency Program, is reflective of the quality of the players we currently have playing in the Super Y-League," added McRaney.
RSL Arizona’s Malki was a member of the team that went 5-0-1 on the season and advanced to the U16 North American Semifinals after putting together a record of 2-0-1 in group play. Malki also attended the Super Y-League ODP Camps in Cocoa, Florida in 2008 where he was named to the ’92 Super Y-League Select Team.
D.C. United’s Badr and Arjona were members of the club’s U16 team that bowed out of the North American Finals with a 1-2-0 record in three group play matches. Coming into the league finals D.C. United was 10-0-2, but the side was unable to rebound from a 3-2 loss to Group D champion Mustang SC on the first day of group play.
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