USL
Men’s Player Showcase
United
Soccer Leagues will announce over the course of the next few days
the inaugural
USL
Men’s Player Showcase presented by UMBRO.
The event will take place
December 16-20, 2006
and will showcase approximately 250 elite prospects under the age of
23. The showcase will
allow these players an opportunity to impress
USL
First Division,
USL
Second Division, and
MLS
coaches.
As
the top amateur league in
North America
, the Premier Development League is committed to providing its
players with every opportunity to excel at the professional level.
The
USL
Men’s Player Showcase presented by UMBRO will add to the
overall visibility of the
PDL
, its respective teams, and the image of
USL
. The showcase will be primarily made up of players with
PDL
playing history. There
will also be a limited number of spots available for other top U23
soccer players (non-
PDL
) based on individual achievements or merits.
All
players and coaches involved with the showcase will be staying at
the Official Host Hotel, Mainsail Suites, located minutes away from
the event’s playing complex,
Skyway
Park
.
Teams
will be picked at random to provide the optimum level of scouting to
coaches’ and general managers’.
The showcase will kick off on Sunday evening with teams
playing several short-sided matches. Players will enjoy a relaxed,
fun and loose atmosphere for the opening night.
Monday
and Tuesday will be broken up into two segments.
The morning half of each day will have stations and skill
oriented drills set up where players can display their individual
abilities. Each team
will participate in one afternoon game per day. The event will
conclude with each team participating in one game on Wednesday
morning prior to the conclusion of the showcase. All showcase
matches on Wednesday will be full-sided and seventy minutes in
duration.
Players
looking to participate in the showcase without
PDL
experience will be selected based on their playing background,
achievements, and merits.
USL
will select only top-level soccer players with both the skill and
determination to take their careers to the professional level.
For
more information about the 2006
USL
Men’s Player Showcase presented by UMBRO, please contact Lee Cohen
(lee.cohen@uslsoccer.com)
or Vinny Bastidas
(vinny.bastidas@uslsoccer.com)
at
813.963.3909
