Barca Residency Academy’s Landon Bangerter, Rentaro Kawase, and London Stern were invited to attend the U.S. Soccer Boys Talent ID Center (IDC) on November 24 in El Cajon, CA. This session kicked off the new U.S. Way Goalkeeper (side-by-side) Talent ID Center Series, a collaboration between U.S. Soccer Talent Identification and the U.S. Soccer Goalkeeping Department.
These goalkeeper-specific training sessions will be hosted alongside select TID Center locations across the nation, led by our National
Teams Goalkeeper Coaches and Goalkeeper Specific YNT Talent Scouts, who will work directly with an expanded pool of 8-12 additional goalkeepers, identified and selected from local clubs and ID programs. U.S. Soccer’s goal is to identify and support the development of more high-potential goalkeepers within our Talent ID and Youth National Teams pathway, while also supporting goalkeeper coaching education.
The sessions are designed around the age-appropriate key qualities of a U.S. Youth National Team goalkeeper and will replicate the demands of the national team pathway in a goalkeeper-specific setting. The U.S. Way Goalkeeper side-by-side Talent ID Center Series will help to provide more opportunities for goalkeepers to be scouted, evaluated and supported in a focused environment, integrated within our broader Talent ID programming.
About the IDC
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Centers (IDCs) are free, single-day player identification opportunities for top talents to train and play games under the direction of U.S. Soccer Talent Identification Managers. IDC’s are a critical element to the Talent Identification Plan and are designed to identify and evaluate top talents for Youth National Teams, while accelerating their development in a challenging environment. IDC’s are scheduled throughout the year in key markets across the country.
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Centers are designed to replicate Youth National Team camps and are the pathway to the Youth National Teams.
