"Tangibly, thus far, they’ve begun to coordinate a “unified youth calendar” with leagues like MLS Next. They are working on digital platforms. They are reaching out, building trust."
good read. I highly suggest listening to this. ECNL director interviewing Everton Academy director. Seems initially to be a fluff piece for the new partnership, but some interesting insights on the development aspects of an English academy. The most surprising thing to me was when he said they don't really enter any truly competitive leagues until U15/U16. That and that 50% of all training time under 12 is dedicated to technical fundamentals and 30% of time thereafter.
