SoccerAmerica - U.S. under-18 national team camp roster 02/10/2011

[YOUTH] MLS players Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Victor Pineda (Chicago) and Jon Top (FC Dallas) are among 36 players called into the U.S. under-18 national team camp that begins Saturday in Phoenix. Nine other players play for MLS academy teams. For the complete roster ...

U.S. UNDER-18 ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jeff Gal (Sockers FC; Bartlett, Ill.), Jesus Guzman (San Jose Earthquakes Acad.; San Jose, Calif.), Andrew Wolverton (Concorde Fire; Snellville, Ga.)
DEFENDERS (11): Michael Ambrose (FC Dallas Juniors; Frisco, Texas), Alec Cochran (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; Ballwin, Mo.), Jack Coleman (FC Dallas Juniors; Norman, Okla.), Dakota Edwards (Albertson SC; Sayville, N.Y.), Nat Eggleston (D.C. United Acad.; Chevy Chase, Md.), Jordan McCrary (Concorde Fire; Marietta, Ga.), Pablo Ocegueda (Tigres/Mexico; Riverside Calif.), Boyd Okwuonu (FC Dallas Juniors; Edmund, Okla.), Timothy Parker (Albertson SC; Hicksville, N.Y.), James Petruccelli (Seacoast United; Brentwood, N.H.), Walker Zimmerman (GSA; Lawrenceville, Ga.)
MIDFIELDERS (17): Stefano Bonomo (De Anza Force; Hillsborough, Calif.), Robert Botchway (Concorde Fire; Dacula, Ga.), Seth Casiple (CDA; Sacramento, Calif.), Darvin Ebanks (GSA; Macon, Ga.), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake; Garden Grove, Calif.), Tomas Granitto (Weston FC; Weston, Fla.), Aaron Kovar (Seattle Sounders Acad.; Seattle, Wash.), Miguel Lopez Jr. (Classics Elite; Alton, Texas), Daniel Metzger (NY Red Bulls Acad.; Holmdel, N.J.), Eric Miller (Creighton University; Woodbury, Minn.), Steve Palacios (United FC; Santa Ana, Calif.), Victor Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bollingbrook, Ill.), Marcus Salandy-Defour (D.C. United Acad.; Kensington, Md.), Khiry Shelton (Lonestar SC; Leander, Texas), Christopher Somerville (Baltimore Bays Chelsea; West Chester, Pa.), Will Trapp (Crew Soccer Acad.; Gahanna, Ohio), Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler (CASL Chelsea FC; Cary, N.C.)

FORWARDS (5): Villyan Bijev (California Odyssey; Fresno, Calif.), Vince Cicciarelli (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro; Peoria, Ill.), Robert Kristo (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; Maryland Heights, Mo.), Luis Rendon (FC Richmond Magic; Chesterfield, Va.), Jon Top (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas)

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Ric Fonseca

commented on: February 11, 2011 at 12:57 p.m.

So, now we have a squad of 36 U18's, enough for two squads of 18 each side, yet the question begs again to note that oif the total, only an amazingly and embarrasingly low number six players are Latino players and even more emabarrassing is that an equal number hail from California, while at first glance, the bulk of the players are from the midwest/east of the Mississippi/Missouri rivers. This leads me to conclude that the identifcation or selection process obviously concentrates it effort in that geographical areas. This also is the same during the collegiate season when the "All American Selections" or SA's top players are selected from these regions I've mentioned, which one could also go so far as to say that something is wrong with this picture, the far-far west states, regionsln, etc., always seem to get the probervial raw end of the stick and the pro-midwest/east coast bias is deeply ingrained. When will the powers that be ever learn?

Ric Fonseca

commented on: February 11, 2011 at 12:58 p.m.

I forgot to ask: Who are the coaches? Cabrera or Rongen?

James Froehlich

commented on: February 11, 2011 at 1:10 p.m.

Ric -- you failed to note the selection of three players from ONE club, Scott Gallagher (St. Louis). St Louis is known to be the home of beautiful, creative, attacking soccer --LOL Provided your criteria is England in the 1960's and 70's. LOL LOL

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