WHAT. A. FINISH. 😱👏Congrats to @QuakesAcademy alum JJ Foe Nuphaus on last night’s game-winning goal! 📰: https://t.co/gaXSruiKeypic.twitter.com/oesjRKm69W— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) November 10, 2018
Some Galaxy schadenfreude I’m glad Mendez has had more exposure in this tourney so the Galaxy’s utter incompetence above the academy level makes more sense. https://t.co/9onm8HvnzT— Will Parchman (@WillParchman) November 22, 2018
New York Red Bulls Part Ways with Academy Director David Longwell NYRB's academy been the best in MLS in recent years... Jesse hire this guy!
A star-studded U-19 squad earns a 3-0 victory over @DynamoAcademy. 🔵⚫️#SJEacademy | #WeAreSanJose pic.twitter.com/8nUEhI11uM— Quakes Academy (@QuakesAcademy) November 29, 2018
A mistake on my part, that two paragraph story doesn't provide many details... I assumed he had been in the position for a many years, but he was only there for a little over a year. Even worse, he came from Orlando City, who haven't done much at the academy level... So yes the NYRB academy has been the best in MLS recently, but this guy had little to do with it. August 2017: https://www.metro.us/sports/new-york/david-longwell-to-be-named-director-ny-red-bulls-academy
Remember the name. 👊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Last week, Martin Kwende Jr. bagged a 🎩 trick in our U-14s’ 5-1 win against San Juan. pic.twitter.com/Rihw43FFEa— Quakes Academy (@QuakesAcademy) December 5, 2018
Nice victory for the U-14 @QuakesAcademy and most importantly great passion and heart on and off the field pic.twitter.com/cagVOY2QIv— San Jose Ultras (@SanJoseUltras) December 16, 2018 Doesn’t matter if it’s the @QuakesAcademy or First Team. We’re all one club. 🖤💙 The @SanJoseUltras gave the 05 Boys team to a proper send-off today for their last match of 2018. 👏 #ForwardAsOne pic.twitter.com/V2IK7Qn2ja— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) December 16, 2018
El Camino FC (Salinas) announces partnership with San Jose Earthquakes. Will act as a pathway from Monterey County to the Quakes' academies https://t.co/26HBj3RlCg— /r/SJEarthquakes (@rSJEarthquakes) December 19, 2018
No Quakes DA kids among the 15 potential HGPs listed, but there are a couple in the honorable mentions... College Homegrown prospect rankings: Tabbing up NCAA's top HGP contenders Honorable Mention GK Drake Callender (Cal/San Jose), M Colin Biros (Akron/Columbus), M Jake Arteaga (Portland/LA Galaxy), D Aboubacar Keita (Virginia/Columbus), M Dylan Teves (Washington/Seattle), GK Johan Penaranda (Pittsburgh/New York City FC), M Isaiah Parente (Wake Forest/Columbus), M Kalil Elmedkhar (Kentucky/Philadelphia Union), GK Ben Hale (Furman/FC Dallas), D J.J. Foe Nuphaus (California/San Jose), F Aristotle Zarris (Wake Forest/LA Galaxy)
Anyone here know about Casey Walls? Next '03s in line for a pro deal - Casey Walls (@SJEarthquakes)- Moses Nyeman (@dcunited)- Elton Chifamba (@ColumbusCrewSC)- Gavin Krenecki (@SacRepublicFC)#usynt pic.twitter.com/IMXVdBILp0— Joey (@USAprospects) December 7, 2018
One of our academy players, from Mill Valley. Was called up last September to the U-16 BNT camp in Florida.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/20...led-in-for-ynt-u14-tid-west-regional-minicamp U.S. Soccer has announced the 80 players that will gather in Carson, Calif. for the Youth National Teams Under-14 Talent Identification West Regional Mini-Camp from Jan. 17 to 21 at Dignity Health Sports Park. Not sure if Ceres Earthquakes FC is an affiliate or what...
Can't find anything announcing a relationship. Cade Cowell hails from Ceres, CA, though, and was recently called up to the U-17s. Coincidence? Anyway, interesting to note that other Bay Are clubs such as Force, MVLA, etc didn't have any players called up this time.
Quakes Academy will have Sutter Health Jersey sponsor. Developing our youth for years to come. ⚫🔵NEWS: @SutterHealth to serve as first-ever presenting partner of the @QuakesAcademy: https://t.co/MOJkFgNlPw#WeAreSanJose pic.twitter.com/VTq4iVfYjQ— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) January 22, 2019
Maybe this belongs in "former Quakes"... 1. It’s been just over 6 months since I was privileged enough to have joined the Houston Dynamo, Academy and the Texas soccer community. We have started working to create a ‘Culture of Development’ which is about growing and evolving daily, and together as a community.— Paul Holocher (@HolocherPaul) January 27, 2019 6. There is definitely no one magic vitamin in all this, but I can assure you there is some pure, simple, development gold on its way to #Houston. ‘Soccer Starts at Home’ w/Tom Byer. 📆 Tuesday, Jan 29🕑 6:30 pm🌎 @BBVACompassStdm FREE to RSVP at https://t.co/TBwdED7xqe— Paul Holocher (@HolocherPaul) January 27, 2019 Good thread here, and of interest to those who wonder why the Houston metropolitan area has produced so few pros.Got a hunch that’s gonna change fairly soon. https://t.co/fRshI9HO1w— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) January 27, 2019
Good article on the Sounders academy -> USL -> MLS pipeline since Lagerway arrived... Stejskal: Seattle's five-year plan for academy shows signs of bearing fruit Signing academy products to USL contracts and loaning MLS Homegrown players to a USL team isn’t unique to the Sounders, but they have leaned into the practice more than most. They’re promoting more of their kids to USL than just about anyone else in MLS, and they’re doing it at younger ages. The Philadelphia Union, who put 11 academy products in the 18 for their USL side’s opener last weekend, are the only team that’s remotely close. Not all of Seattle’s prospects will pan out, of course, but the hope is that four or five will turn into MLS contributors and one or two will grow into something bigger. The whole thing is a good read but this is particularly interesting: The willingness to throw a significant number of youngsters into professional environments is where the Sounders stand out. They’ve never had more under contract than they do currently, but Seattle have signed 15- and 16-year-olds to USL deals for the past couple of years. Lagerwey cited the statistic that “80 percent of UEFA Champions League players make their first-team debut by 17” as part of the motivation behind Seattle pushing academy kids to the pro level at a young age. “We have that data from Europe that you could do this at 17, so we thought maybe we’re thinking about this the wrong way. Maybe if we get these kids signed at 15 years old, then we give them enough of a development opportunity such that by 17 they’re ready, they’re ready to push in,” said Lagerwey. “We shouldn’t put any obstacles in their way. If they’re good enough, they’re old enough and we have systemically signed these kids at an age where we thought we could really push their development forward.”
I agree. If we are tanking the season anyway, they may as well start a bunch of younger players and let them grow as opposed to watching old relics throwing it all away. Move up these kids now!