Good morning! U.S. Club Soccer’s id2 program for 13- and 14-year-old boys and girls is one of the oldest national identification and development programs in youth soccer. It takes all-star teams on trips each year to foreign countries. Early participants included seven 2022 U.S. World Cup players. One of the most important aspects of the program is the work Missy Price is doing. She has developed a curriculum to prepare players — and their parents — for the mental rigors of the process. During Mental Health Awareness Month, Dan Woog’s story on Price’s work is important.

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Paul Kennedy is the Editor in Chief & General Manager of Soccer America.