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A played on his country's Prata native of Portugal, holds his U.S. Soccer Federation "A" and Prata Apajee possesses an engaging style that commands He resides in Cranston, Rhode Island with his wife, The Revolution's technical staff, under the direction The Revolution's "Homegrown Under Major League's Soccer's players. He also has extensive experience with the (Under-13, Olympic Development Program 1 teams (Under-12 and Under-15 teams) and Region was also an assistant coach at Worcester Under-13). Prata State College in 1998 and 1999. Under-17 and Under-19 teams, and was a member of its Under-21 Olympic team. He played five seasons with power Benfica SL, helping the club advance to Portuguese the final of the 1983 UEFA Cup. He also played for seven seasons with SC Freamunde, GD Samora Correia and SC Almancilense. Licenses, as well as an NSCAAYouth National National Association License. He also has earned England's Football Course. Youth License and has completed the Dutch Youth Development Officer. After coming to the , Development Officer. he worked with MLS Camps and then served as the At the Development for the Chicago Fire. Youth Director of Apajee is the Director of Coach Education & youth level, Player Development for Super Liga, Rhode Island's youth club club league, and he currently coaches at the Premier level. Ayoung players' attention. native of , England, Apajee holds USSF "B" and UEFA "B" coaching licenses. Dawn, and two children. of Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns, will of Player Personnel President of Vice the teams' and development of oversee all instruction Revs’ the Prata, players. Mario Youth Director of of his runs the program with the assistance Development, staff. are able to protect up to List," the Revolution Protected played with the club's three players per year who have players sign with youth teams. Should those protected the MLS SuperDraft but MLS, they would not go through the Revolution would be placed directly on Through the structure of MLS' youth development roster. will be preserved and program, players' amateur status collegiate eligibility by play- they will not jeopardize their teams. youth ing for the Revs' deven apajee REVOLUTION ACADEMY DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT COACH mario prata YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OF DIRECTOR

ario Prata has established himself as one of the ario Prata New England region's premier youth coaches and talent evaluators after a successful 12-year playing Prata oversees the youth development program and Prata from the Massachusetts joins the Revolution Prata An experienced youth coach and player develop- The U.S. Soccer Development Academy includes the The U.S. Soccer Development players the oppor- In an effort to afford the region's even Apajee directs the Revolution Academy pro- Apajee directs the Revolution even grams, including all commercial youth player devel- opment and trainer programs, and also serves as an

n April 2008, the announced England Revolution April 2008, the New n which youth development program, that its fully-funded Under-16 and would field summer, began play that

D M and stints on the country's career in his native Portugal various youth national teams. He now runs the youth development program. Revolution’s technical staff to create will work with the Revolution's and implement the youth teams' coaching curriculum and training systems. Association where he has been one of the Soccer Youth organization's full-time development coaches since 1999 has also and an instructional staff coach since 1997. Prata been a member of the U.S. Boys' Under-14 coaching staff since 2004, helping identify the nation's premier youth youth team overview team youth I assistant coach with the Revs’ Under-18 and Under-16 youth development teams. During his four-season tenure at the helm of the team's commercial youth development Academy has expanded into a program, the Revolution year-round program in communities from Maine to Rhode Island. Apajee began his coaching experience ment professional, with Leyton Orient FC in England as the club's Football Under-18 teams in its inaugural year, and that the teams in its inaugural year, Under-18 teams prestigious U.S. Soccer Development would play in the Academy. as well as the country, top youth programs from around teams. five other MLS clubs' youth development at an elite level, the tunity to train and compete development program is fully-funded by youth Revolution's players are accepted on the club. Qualified and talented All their financial situation. the teams without regard to to soccer activities - player needs and expenses related uniforms, travel associated training, facilities, equipment, by the Revolution. with competitions - will be provided

YOUTH TEAMS 192 OVERVIEW arthur dimitrakopoulos ASSISTANT COACH

rthur Dimitrakopoulos is in his first season as an Under-15 and Under-13 head coach. Prior to working as a assistant coach for the New England Revolution's head coach in the ODP program, he spent two seasons as AYouth Development Program. He joined the program Mario Prata's assistant coach for the U-13 team. following its inception in 2008 after spending four years as After playing intercollegiate soccer at Division II a development coach and player development liaison with Assumption College, Dimitrakopoulos spent more than 10 Massachusetts Youth Soccer. years playing semi-professionally in the Luso American Dimitrakopoulos, who holds his USSF "B" coaching Soccer Association. license, has also spent time working with the Massachusetts Olympic Development Program as both an

john frederick ASSISTANT COACH

ohn Frederick enters his first season as an assistant Premier Diploma from the Lilleshall National Sports Centre coach for the New England Revolution's Youth in England in 2004. JDevelopment Program after most recently working as Frederick's previous work experience includes serv- an assistant coach with the Massachusetts Olympic ing as the head coach for Marlborough High School's boys' Development Program Under-17 team. varsity soccer team and coaching stints with the Tri-Valley The current head coach of the Algonquin Regional Eagles and FC Puma. High School boys' varsity soccer team, Frederick holds his USSF "B" coaching license. He also received his NSCAA

dusan obsajsnik GOALKEEPING CONSULTANT COACHES

usan Obsajsnik is in his first season as the goalkeep- sional head coaching positions in both Czechoslovakia and YOUTH TEAMS ing consultant for the New England Revolution's Youth Austria. DDevelopment Program, as he also currently serves as Since relocating to the United States, Obsajsnik has the goalkeepers coach at . worked as a coach with multiple colleges and universities, A former professional player in the Czechoslovakian including College, Boston University and Southwest first division in the 1970s, Obsajsnik brings more than 28 Missouri State. Throughout his travels, Obsajsnik has years of experience coaching in Europe and the United worked with former Revolution goalkeepers Ian Feuer, Kyle States to the Revolution's U-16 and U-18 teams. Obsajsnik, Singer and . who holds his USSF "A" coaching license, has held profes-

kyle teixeira TEAM ADMINISTRATOR

193 Academy Finals Week 2009 Academy Finals Week Carson, Calif. Location: Home Depot Center, Dates: July 11-18, 2009 in each age group Teams Academy 8 Top Teams: Academy Games Games: 32 Total Ohio Elite SA OH) Chester, (West PA PA) Classics (Lancaster, (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) Pateadores PDA (Zarephath, NJ) MD) (Potomac, Potomac Colorado (Highlands Ranch, CO) Real Hills, CA) So Cal (Woodland Real (Richmond, VA) Allen, VA) Richmond Strikers (Glen San Diego Surf (San Diego, CA) Santa Cruz County Breakers (Santa Cruz, CA) Academy (Boca Raton, FL) Schulz Seacoast United (Hampton, NH) IL) Sockers FC (Palatine, TX) Solar SC (Dallas, (New Haven, CT) South Central Premier South Charlotte SA (Charlotte, NC) St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro (Collinsville, IL) St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri (Chesterfield, MO) TX) AS Monaco (The Woodlands, AHFC Rush Texas TX) SC (Houston, Texas Hills, MI) (Rochester Vardar Beach, VA) AS Monaco (Virginia Rush Virginia WA) FC (Tacoma, Premier Washington COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITIVE from program features teams Academy The clubs (including those from the top youth from around the coun- ) team plays approximately Academy Each try. all games 30 regular-season games to ensure played are meaningful. Games are also of the Game and Laws according to FIFA's top young officiated by a pool of the nation's players for the referees in order to prepare Team next level of competition. National Academy games, so Scouts regularly attend players are evaluated over the course of the season and in players are evaluated over the for better player assess- their natural positions allowing ment. EARLY SUCCESS dra- it has already year, As the program enters its second development process in the matically impacted the player than 100 players from United States. In 2008, more Teams National Youth in U.S. Academy clubs were included Academy the inaugural and almost 800 graduates from soccer the following fall. class participated in college program as Academy all college programs use the Virtually a scouting vehicle and the program has received increased attention from professional scouts representing domestic to view the top ussoccer.com and international clubs. Visit Academy teams in action. Academy Playoffs 2009 Greensboro, N.C. Location: Bryan Park, Dates: June 26-29, 2009 in each age group Teams Academy 32 Top Teams: Academy Games Games: 64 Total De Anza Force (Cupertino, CA) De (Livonia, MI) Derby County Wolves NY) Empire United (Rochester, TX) FC Dallas (Frisco, FC DELCO (Downingtown, PA) MA) FC (Waban, WI) FC Milwaukee (Butler, (Hillsboro, OR) FC Portland (Scarsdale, NY) FC Westchester Soccer (Greensboro, NC) Youth Greensboro Academy (Bradenton, FL) IMG Soccer Internationals (, OH) Irvine Strikers (Irvine, CA) LA Galaxy (Carson, CA) LAFC Chelsea (La Canada, CA) Lonestar Aztec Academy (Austin, TX) Match Fit Chelsea (Bayonne, NJ) NY) York, Met Oval (New (, FL) Miami FC Kendall Mustang SC (Danville, SC) (Foxborough , MA) New England Revolution Bulls (Secaucus, NJ) Red York New Nomads SC (San Diego, CA) North Meck SC (Cornelius, NC) CT) Oakwood SC (Glastonbury,

2008-09 U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY PARTICIPANTS AFC Lightning (Fayetteville, GA) Albertson SC (Albertson, NY) TX) Andromeda (Dallas, CA) Arsenal FC (Temecula, Atlanta Fire United (Duluth, GA) Baltimore Bays (Baltimore, MD) AL) Birmingham United (Birmingham, Bridge FA (Charleston, SC) NY) Park, BW Gottschee (Rego Cal Odyssey (Clovis, CA) Carmel United SC (Carmel, IN) CASA (Cleveland, OH) CASLAcademy (Raleigh, NC) Chelsea FC Chicago Fire (Bridgeville, IL) AS Monaco (Frankfort, IL) Chicago Magic Chivas USA (Carson, CA) TX) Antonio, Classics Elite (San FL) Clearwater Chargers (Clearwater, CO) (Commerce City, AS Monaco (Littleton, CO) Colorado Rush (Columbus, OH) Concorde Fire (Atlanta, GA) WA) (Redmond, Crossfire Premier DC) D.C. United (Washington, (Dallas, TX) Dallas Texans 2008-09 U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY COMPETITIONS Spring Showcase 2009 Grounds, Sarasota, Fla. Location: Sarasota Polo Dates: May 22-25, 2009 All Academy Teams Teams: Academy Games Games: 222 Total DEVELOPING THE DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION pro- Academy U.S. Soccer's Development by the game and its play- gram is driven This game-cen- referees. ers, coaches and for long-term devel- tric approach allows under- opment to occur through a deep successful standing of what makes players the sport of soccer As around the world. players grows in the United States, young environ- in our country need the proper world's elite. ment to compete against the Academy The U.S. Soccer Development developmental environ- program provides the optimum soccer players, coaches ment for the nation's top youth development through quality and referees by emphasizing competition. training and limited, meaningful MEANINGFUL TRAINING amount of time focused Academy teams spend a greater The and as a team. on training to improve as individuals feedback and evaluations teams and players receive direct To video analysis. Staff and ProZone Team from National Academy environment, round-out the complete training teams are tested in their physical capabilities using the testing methodology and their hydration levels by SPARQ training curriculum They also receive a SPARQ Gatorade. for soccer-specific athletic training and Nutrition and Hydration recommendations from Gatorade's Sports Science Institute. Each athlete then gains a greater understanding of how they compare physically against their peers and what they need to do to achieve their optimal performance levels. development academy development

DEVELOPMENT 194 ACADEMY under-18 schedule

Day, Date Opponent (Location) Time (ET)

FEBRUARY Sat. 14 at (NJIT- Lubetkin Field) 4 p.m. Sun. 15 at Baltimore Rays (Cedar Lane Regional Park) 11:30 a.m. Sat. 28 at Albertson (Michael J. Tully Jr. Park) 3 p.m.

MARCH Sun. 1 at Met Oval (Metropolitan Oval) 2 p.m. Sat. 7 at BW Gottschee (Aviator Sports and Recreation- Field 2) 3 p.m. Sun. 8 at FC Westchester (SUNY Purchase- Field (turf)) 3 p.m. Sat. 14 vs. Met Oval 8 p.m. Sun. 15 at FC Greater Boston (Framingham State College) 12 p.m. Sat. 21 at PDA (PDA Facility) 4 p.m. Sun. 22 at Match Fit Chelsea (Mercer County Community College) 3 p.m. Sat. 28 vs. FC Westchester 2 p.m. Sun. 29 at Seacoast United (Seacoast United Soccer Complex- Field 1) 3:15 p.m.

APRIL Sat. 4 vs. FC Greater Boston 2 p.m. Sun. 5 vs. Oakwood SC 2 p.m. Wed. 8 vs. Seacoast United 8 p.m. Sat. 18 vs. FC Delco 2 p.m. Sun. 19 vs. PA Classics 12 p.m. Sat. 25 vs. Albertson 2 p.m.

MAY Sat. 9 vs. D.C. United 2 p.m. Sun. 10 vs. Potomac 1 p.m. Sat. 16 vs. BW Gotschee 7 p.m. Sun. 17 vs. South Central Premier 12 p.m.

JUNE U18 SCHEDULE Sat. 6 at South Central Premier (University of Bridgeport- Knight Field) 4 p.m. Sun. 7 at Oakwood SC (Loomis Chafee School- Lower Field) 4 p.m.

(Subject to change. Visit revolutionsoccer.net for the most up-to-date schedule and game announcements.)

195 1 Evan Polanik GK Holliston, Mass. FC Greater Boston Bolts 85 Douglas Hanly Kolbeck Kenny D D Mass. Westborough, N.H. Derry, Inter SC Boston Seaoast United 4 Guiliano Conte M/F Mass. Worcester, Inter SC Boston 58 Kolbeck Kenny Douglas Hanly D D N.H. Derry, Mass. Westborough, Inter SC Boston Seacoast United 14 Evan Polanik Guiliano Conte GK M/F Mass. Holliston, Mass. Worcester, FC Greater Boston Bolts Inter SC Boston # PLAYER POS HOMETOWN LAST CLUB # PLAYER POS HOMETOWN LAST CLUB 2126Tsonis Chris Jonni Ventura F F Dartmouth, Mass. Mass. Westminster, Bayside FC (RI) FC Puma 1015 Enco Lika Homero Morais17 Resendes Ruben M M/F D/M Mass. Worcester, Somerville, Mass. Mass. Fall River, Boston Blast Bayside FC (RI) FC United 37 Nick Gontijo34 LaRoche Patick F D Hudson, Mass. Mass. Gardner, FC Puma Inter SC Boston 1438 Miguel Castro Ignacio Cespedes20 Goncalo DeOliviera D M D Mass. Mass. Leominster, Lynn, New Bedford, Mass. FC United FC NE Eagles Expos 4236 Jordan F M Norton, Mass. Braintree, Mass.Team U-17 US National FC Blazers 3738 Nick Gontijo42 Ignacio Cespedes Jordan Branco M F F Mass. Leominster, Hudson, Mass. Norton, Mass. FC United FC Puma FC Blazers 2126Tsonis Chris 34 Jonni Ventura36LaRoche Patick Scott Caldwell F F D M Dartmouth, Mass. Mass. Westminster, Mass. Gardner, Braintree, Mass. Bayside FC (RI) Team U-17 US National FC Puma Inter SC Boston 1517 Homero Morais20 Resendes Ruben Goncalo DeOliviera M D/M D Mass. Fall River, Somerville, Mass. New Bedford, Mass. Bayside FC (RI) Boston Blast Expos 1014 Enco Lika Miguel Castro M/F D Mass. Worcester, Mass. Lynn, FC United FC NE Eagles under-18 roster under-18 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER

U18 ROSTER 196 under-18 squad

#42 #36 #14 #38 JORDAN SCOTT MIGUEL IGNACIO BRANCO CALDWELL CASTRO CESPEDES

#4 #20 #37 #8 GUILIANO GONCALO NICK DOUGLAS CONTE DEOLIVIERA GONTIJO HANLY

#5 #34 #10 #15 KENNY PATRICK ENCO HOMERO KOLBECK LAROCHE LIKA MORAIS U18 SQUAD

#1 #17 #21 #26 EVAN RUBEN CHRIS JONNI POLANIK RESENDES TSONIS VENTURA

197 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. Time (ET) Time (Subject to change. Visit revolutionsoccer.net for the most up-to-date schedule and game announcements.) revolutionsoccer.net (Subject to change. Visit JUNE Sat. 6Sun. 7 Field) (University of Bridgeport- Knight at South Central Premier Field) at Oakwood SC (Loomis Chafee School- Lower p.m. 2 2 p.m. Sat. 9Sun. 10Sat. 16Sun. 17 vs. D.C. United vs. Potomac Gotschee vs. BW vs. South Central Premier 10 a.m. Sun. 19Sat. 25 vs. PAMAY Classics Albertson vs. Sun. 5 8Wed. Sat. 18 vs. Oakwood SC vs. Seacoast United Delco vs. FC Sun. 29APRIL at Seacoast United (Seacoast United Soccer Complex- Field 1)Sat. 4 vs. FC Greater Boston 1 p.m. Sun. 15Sat. 21Sun. 22 (Framingham State College) at FC Greater Boston Sat. 28 at PDA (PDA Facility) at Match Fit Chelsea (Mercer County Community College) Westchester vs. FC 10 a.m. 1 p.m. Sun. 1Sat. 7Sun. 8Sat. 14 at Met Oval (Metropolitan Oval) Field 2) Sports and Recreation- BW Gottschee (Aviator at (SUNY at FC Westchester (turf)) Purchase- Stadium Field vs. Met Oval 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. Sun. 15Sat. 28 Park)(Cedar Lane Regional at Baltimore Rays MARCH Park) Jr. Tully Albertson (Michael J. at 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Day, DateDay, FEBRUARY (Location) Opponent Sat. 14 Lubetkin Field) Bulls (NJIT- Red York at New 2 p.m. under-16 schedule under-16

U16 SCHEDULE 198 under-16 roster NUMERICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POS HOMETOWN LAST CLUB 2 Daniel Sangster D Duxbury, Mass. 3 Dylan Hawkins D North Easton, Mass. Cape Cod Crusaders 6 Marlon Ramalho F Framingham, Mass. FC Blazers 7 Felix DeBona F Everett, Mass. Boston Blast 9 Mike Rincon M Malden, Mass. Boston Blast 11 Josh Vlasich M East Kingston, N.H. Seacoast United 12 Jose Da Silva GK Northborough, Mass. FC Puma 13 Kyle Gordon D Uxbridge, Mass. FC Bruno United 16 Luke Finkelstein M Peabody, Mass. NE Aztecs 18 Devin Devoy F North Attleboro, Mass. Boston Bolts 19 Filipe Fagundes D Lowell, Mass. Inter SC 22 Adrian Reifsnyder D/M Newton, Mass. Seacoast United 23 Juan Moreira D/M Fitchburg, Mass. FC Puma 24 Pablo Espinola D Somerville, Mass. Boston Blast 25 Daniel Adair D Foxboro, Mass. Expos 27 Alan Florez M Lowell, Mass. Benfica USA 28 Fabio Machado Jr. F Leominster, Mass. FC Puma 29 Nick Calabrese D/M Wilbraham, Mass. Boston Blast 30 Daniel Tchen D Concord, Mass. FC Blazers 31 Forest Sisk M Sudbury, Mass. Boston Bolts 32 Gustavo Santos M/F Framingham, Mass. Boston Bulldogs 33 Cody Osgood M Harvard, Mass. Stars of Mass. 35 Douglas Silveira M Revere, Mass. NE Aztecs 39 Ryan Simpson GK North Andover, Mass. NE Aztecs 40 Chris Foley Jr. GK South Windsor, Conn. West Hartford Premier

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # PLAYER POS HOMETOWN LAST CLUB 25 Daniel Adair D Foxboro, Mass. Expos 29 Nick Calabrese D/M Wilbraham, Mass. Boston Blast 12 Jose Da Silva GK Northborough, Mass. FC Puma 7 Felix DeBona F Everett, Mass. Boston Blast 18 Devin Devoy F North Attleboro, Mass. Boston Bolts 24 Pablo Espinola D Somerville, Mass. Boston Blast 19 Filipe Fagundes D Lowell, Mass. Inter SC 16 Luke Finkelstein M Peabody, Mass. NE Aztecs 27 Alan Florez M Lowell, Mass. Benfica USA 40 Chris Foley Jr. GK South Windsor, Conn. West Hartford Premier U16 ROSTER 13 Kyle Gordon D Uxbridge, Mass. FC Bruno United 3 Dylan Hawkins D North Easton, Mass. Cape Cod Crusaders 28 Fabio Machado Jr. F Leominster, Mass. FC Puma 23 Juan Moreira D/M Fitchburg, Mass. FC Puma 33 Cody Osgood M Harvard, Mass. Stars of Mass. 6 Marlon Ramalho F Framingham, Mass. FC Blazers 22 Adrian Reifsnyder D/M Newton, Mass. Seacoast United 9 Mike Rincon M Malden, Mass. Boston Blast 2 Daniel Sangster D Duxbury, Mass. Cape Cod Crusaders 32 Gustavo Santos M/F Framingham, Mass. Boston Bulldogs 35 Douglas Silveira M Revere, Mass. NE Aztecs 39 Ryan Simpson GK North Andover, Mass. NE Aztecs 31 Forest Sisk M Sudbury, Mass. Boston Bolts 30 Daniel Tchen D Concord, Mass. FC Blazers 11 Josh Vlasich M East Kingston, N.H. Seacoast United

199 . R BONA DEVOY E . MOREIRA OSGOOD R SILVA D A #6 #22 #9 #2 #32 #35 #39 #31 #30 #11 #25 #29 #12 #7 #18 #13 #3 #28 #23 #33 #24 #19 #16 #27 #40 KYLE DYLAN FABIO JUAN CODY ADAIR CALABRESE D PABLO FILIPE LUKE ALAN CHRIS DANIEL NICK JOSE FELIX DEVIN MARLON ADRIAN MIKE DANIEL GUSTAVO SILVEIRA SIMPSON SISK TCHEN VLASICH GORDON HAWKINS MACHADO, J DOUGLAS RYAN FOREST DANIEL JOSH ESPINOLA FAGUNDES FINKELSTEIN FLOREZ J FOLEY, RAMALHO REIFSNYDER RINCON SANGSTER SANTOS under-16 squad under-16

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