The New York Red Bulls Academy is the multi-layered
youth system
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of the
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...
. It is the first cost-free program in
Major League Soccer
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that provides a professional soccer training environment for youth players in the
New York Tri-State. The soccer programs are operated as part of a global approach to player development.
Through a partnership with
Southern New Hampshire University
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, players are able to pursue their education while continuing to play professionally.
There are several levels which make up the pyramid.
Leadership
Director of Coaching Education and Youth Partnerships
Robert Montgomery oversees the Red Bulls Player Development System, including the Academy and Grassroots Training Program as Director of Coaching Education and Youth Partnerships. Prior to joining New York Red Bulls, Montgomery was the head men's soccer coach at
Adelphi University
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, where he led the Panthers for 29 seasons. Posting a 258-224-39 record, Montgomery guided a program that had consistently been in the top 25 in the country.
He led seven of his teams to the
NCAA
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tournament, and his 1987 squad advanced to the quarterfinals. Montgomery led the Panthers to their first
Atlantic Soccer Conference
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regular season and tournament titles and received ASC Coach of the Year honors in 2006. He was named NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1990 and was selected NCSC Coach of the Year in 1995. Montgomery served as an associate athletic director at Adelphi from 1989 until 2006, where he was responsible for compliance and eligibility for over 250 athletes. In addition to his duties at Adelphi, Montgomery has been an assistant coach for the U14
U.S. Men's National Team since 2000.
Montgomery, who possesses a
USSF "A" license, was the 1990 New York State Coach of the Year and Adelphi University Athletic Hall of Fame member became involved with the U.S. Youth Soccer Association in 1985 and coached top players from ages ranging from 12-19 in Region I.
Academy Director
On August 2019, Sean McCafferty was announced as the new Academy Director. A native of
Derry
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,
Northern Ireland
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, McCafferty most recently served as the academy director for the residency program at FC Barca Arizona . He previously spent fifteen years at
St. Mirren F.C. in Scotland, where he began as a community coach and worked his way up to Head of Youth Development, overseeing player development and serving as manager of the reserve squad.
Senior Manager of Coach Recruitment & Education
Marguerite Ferrell hires the coaches whom will engage, inspire and teach the youth. She also manages the coaching curriculum, and ensures compliance with the club philosophy. Ferrell assists the staff in licensing and organizes an in-house coach education program consisting of over 100+ hours a year of coaches education meetings.
Training program
At the base is the training program which serves players at the grassroots level. This takes the form of soccer camps and training sessions available for youth players that want to learn more about the sport in a fun, yet professional setting. The skills clinics provide an easy and fun option for players to receive extra individualized training to help complement their regular club or team-based training sessions. The training programs also serve as a stepping stone to the Regional Development School. The RDS is accessible via tryout only, and acts as the feeder system to Red Bulls Academy teams. Players that excel during a Training Clinic will be invited to try out for the RDS program the following season.
Regional Development School
The Regional Development School operates as a satellite program which offers advanced soccer players the opportunity to develop their game on a supplementary basis, and serves as recruitment tool for the Academy teams.
The RDS offers young boys and girls ages 7 to 14 an opportunity to receive supplementary training from Red Bulls’ professional trainers. Intended solely for competitive and elite travel level soccer players, the advanced curriculum is specially designed to target individual, technical aspects of the game.
The RDS is available year-round, with a variety of programs during the fall, winter, spring, and summer
The Academy level
At the academy level, players are selected to represent Red Bulls teams; where players can ultimately progress to the Red Bulls First Team.
The premier academy teams currently play in
MLS Next
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It is a successor to the U.S. Soccer Develop ...
(until 2020,
U.S. Soccer Development Academy
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), the top tier of youth soccer in the United States. The premier program comprises five teams (U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-17). Youth players train a minimum of three times a week and play a maximum of two games under the supervision of professional staff. The program is designed to give dedicated and talented players the training and experience needed to reach the highest levels of the game both nationally and internationally.
USL League Two New York Red Bulls U-23
New York Red Bulls U-23
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is an American
soccer
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team based in
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
In Australia:
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...
,
New Jersey
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, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the
USL League Two
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, a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid
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. It is part of the official development academy of
Major League Soccer
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's
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...
.
The team plays its home games in the stadium at the Red Bull Training Facility in
Hanover, New Jersey: Melanie Lane. The team's colors are red, blue and white.
USL New York Red Bulls II
In
2015
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the
New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and be ...
second team began play in the
USL Championship
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, the third tier of the
American soccer pyramid
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.
New York Red Bulls II
New York Red Bulls II is an American professional soccer team based in Montclair, New Jersey. They are the reserve team of the New York Red Bulls and play in MLS Next Pro, the third tier in the American soccer pyramid.
History
Red Bull New Yo ...
completed its inaugural USL season with a 12-10-6 record in fourth place of the Eastern Conference. The team won its first playoff game against Pittsburgh Riverhounds and advanced as far as the Eastern Conference semifinals in the 2015 USL Playoffs.
A team mostly composed of NYRB II
footballer
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s defeated
Chelsea F.C.
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in a 2015 friendly.
In 2016, New York Red Bulls II claimed the USL regular season title, beating the
Harrisburg City Islanders
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4-1 to clinch the honor with three games to spare.
The win, which was New York’s seventh in a row, moved Red Bulls II to an impressive 19-3-5 on the year.
In addition to claiming the league’s regular season title in their second season of existence, Red Bulls II, coached by former first-team player
John Wolyniec
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During his playing days, Wolyniec played for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls three separate times: In 1999 as the MetroStars, from 2 ...
, have already claimed some USL records and are nearing others: they’re just one point away from setting the league record for points in a season, and need only three goals in their final three games to break the USL mark for goals.
The team already holds the USL record for road wins in a season and will look to become the third side in league history to win both the regular season and USL championship following the conclusion of the regular season on September 25.
Academy Products
This is a list of former (or current) Red Bull Academy products who have played professionally:
Bosnia & Herzegovina
*
Izzy Tandir
Colombia
*
Dan Bedoya
Ecuador
*
Victor Manosalvas
Haiti
*
Derrick Etienne Jr.
*
Andrew Jean-Baptiste
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Club career Early career
Jean-Baptiste attended Br ...
Honduras
*
Franklin Castellanos
Franklin Hubertus Castellanos is a Honduran professional footballer.
Career Youth and college
Castellanos played for the Parsippany SC and New York Red Bulls Academy at various levels. He also played college soccer for the Iona Gaels from 20 ...
Nigeria
*
Bolu Akinyode
Boluwatife Akinyode (born 30 May 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Miami FC in the USL Championship.
Career
Youth and college
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Akinyode moved to the United States and joine ...
Poland
*
Konrad Plewa
Konrad Plewa (born 27 February 1992) is a Polish professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for New York Cosmos in the National Independent Soccer Association.
Career
Youth and college
Plewa played for the New York Red Bulls ...
United States
*
Tyler Adams
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*
Sammy Adjei Jr
*
Juan Agudelo
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After moving from Colombia to New Jersey at an early age Agudelo began his career ...
*
Brandon Allen
*
Arun Basuljevic
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Career College & Youth
Basuljevic played three years of Colle ...
*
Marcello Borges
*
Russell Canouse
Russell Canouse (born June 11, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Club career
Europe
Canouse joined the New York Red Bulls youth academy as a teenager, befor ...
*
Keith Cardona
*
Santiago Castano
*
Mael Corboz
Mael Corboz (born September 6, 1994) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SC Verl.
Early life
Born to French-born parents, Michel and Christine, Corboz has a dual citizenship with France. C ...
*
Sean Davis
*
Dilly Duka
Dilaver "Dilly" Duka (born on September 15, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League.
Career Youth and college
Duka grew up in Montville, New Jersey, to an Alb ...
*
Kyle Duncan
*
Omir Fernandez
*
Bryan Gallego
Bryan Gallego (born March 10, 1993) is a former American association football, soccer player.
Career
Youth, college and amateur
Gallego grew up in Kinnelon, New Jersey and graduated from Kinnelon High School as part of the class of 2011. He sp ...
*
Chris Gloster
*
Kyle Gruno
*
Šaćir Hot
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Career
College and amateur
Hot grew up in F ...
*
Matt Kassel
*
Robert Baggio Kcira
*
Connor Lade
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*
Mike Lansing
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*
Noah Leedsbr>
*
Dan Metzger
Daniel James Metzger (born March 9, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Early career
Metzger was a member of the Players Development Academy for two years before joining the New York Red Bulls Acad ...
*
Matt Miazga
Matthew Miazga (born July 19, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the United States national team. Having come through the academy system of the New York ...
*
Ben Mines
*
Amando Moreno
Amando Miguel Moreno Magaña (born September 10, 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward and winger for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Born in the United States, he represents the El Salvador national team.
Caree ...
*
Alex Muyl
Alex Muyl (born September 30, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Nashville SC in Major League Soccer.
Early career
Muyl was raised by French immigrant parents in Manhattan, New York and attended Bard High ...
*
David Najem
*
Matthew Olosundebr>
*
Scott Thomsen
Scott Thomsen (born December 31, 1993) is a former American professional soccer player who played for USL League One club Richmond Kickers as a defender.
Career Early career
Thomsen attended Christian Brothers Academy during high school and ...
*
Chris Thorsheim
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People with the given name
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*
Mason Toye
Mason Vincent Toye (born October 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.
Early life and education
Born in South Orange, New Jersey, Toye attended Morristown-Beard ...
*
Timothy Weahbr>
References
External links
Red Bulls AcademyTeam Profile at U.S. Soccer Developmental League
{{Red Bull
2005 establishments in New Jersey
Reserve soccer teams in the United States
Soccer academies in the United States