New York Red Bulls Academy
Full name | New York Red Bulls Academy | ||
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Nickname(s) | Baby Bulls | ||
Founded | 2005 | ||
Stadium | Red Bull Training Facility 24 Melanie Lane Whippany, New Jersey 07981[1] | ||
Director | Sean McCafferty | ||
League | MLS NEXT | ||
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The New York Red Bulls Academy is the multi-layered
Through a partnership with Southern New Hampshire University, players are able to pursue their education while continuing to play professionally.[4]
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,[5] including the Academy and Grassroots Training Program as Director of Coaching Education and Youth Partnerships.[6] Prior to joining New York Red Bulls, Montgomery was the head men's soccer coach at Adelphi University, 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.[7]
He led seven of his teams to the
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 to 19 in Region I.[9]
Academy Director
In August 2019, Sean McCafferty was announced as the new Academy Director. A native of
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.[11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
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 (until 2020, U.S. Soccer Development Academy), 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).[15] 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.[16]
USL League Two New York Red Bulls U-23
The team plays its home games in the stadium at the Red Bull Training Facility in
USL New York Red Bulls II
In
A team mostly composed of NYRB II players defeated Chelsea F.C. in a 2015 friendly.[19]
In 2016, New York Red Bulls II claimed the USL regular season title, beating the Harrisburg City Islanders 4–1 to clinch the honor with three games to spare.[20]
The win, which was New York's seventh in a row, moved Red Bulls II to an impressive 19-3-5 on the year.[20]
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, 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.[20]
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.[20]
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
Haiti
Honduras
Malaysia
Nigeria
Poland
United States
Tyler Adams
Sammy Adjei Jr
Juan Agudelo
Brandon Allen
Arun Basuljevic
Marcello Borges
Russell Canouse
Keith Cardona
- Santiago Castano
Mael Corboz
Sean Davis
Dilly Duka
Kyle Duncan[1]
Omir Fernandez
Bryan Gallego
Chris Gloster
- Kyle Gruno
Šaćir Hot
Matt Kassel
Robert Baggio Kcira
Connor Lade
Mike Lansing
Noah Leeds [2]
Dan Metzger
Matt Miazga
Ben Mines
Amando Moreno
Alex Muyl
David Najem
Matthew Olosunde [3]
Scott Thomsen
Chris Thorsheim
Mason Toye [4]
Timothy Weah [5]
References
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- ^ "It's FREE No cost for Red Bull Academy programs". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ^ "About Our Program | Redbulls Academy". www.redbullsacademy.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Red Bulls name SNHU official education partner | NJBIZ". NJBIZ. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls".
- ^ "New York Red Bulls announce youth program overhaul". Once A Metro. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "THE FULL MONTY Montgomery named Red Bulls youth director". 2017-07-04. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "IN AND OUT Acquista named new Adelphi coach, Montgomery moves to Red Bulls as youth director". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "MLS's Red Bulls name Montgomery to head youth program". Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls Name David Longwell Director of Red Bulls Academy | New York Red Bulls".
- ^ "#IWD2016: Q&A with Red Bulls Senior Manager of Coach Recruitment and Education, Marguerite Ferrell | New York Red Bulls".
- ^ "Trumbull resident named Red Bulls Skills Champion | Trumbull Times". Trumbull Times. 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Bayonne youngsters get soccer training from Red Bulls". NJ.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Schwartz: Red Bulls' Youth Training Program May Be Nation's Gold Standard". 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls". nyrb.ussoccerda.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Youth | NewYorkRedBulls.com". nysoccer. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "NPSL No More: Red Bulls to field U-23 PDL side this season". Empire of Soccer. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Red Bulls II announce five contract options exercised for 2016 season". Soccer Wire. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "Second-string New York Red Bulls stun Premier League champs Chelsea". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ a b c d "Major League Soccer". Retrieved September 14, 2016.