On Monday, May 12th, Team Chicago will be hosting the inaugural United States Soccer Federation Training Center in Illinois. The U.S.S.F. Training Center is designed to bring together by invitation the top female players from Illinois in the 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 birth years as identified by the U.S. National Team Staff, its scouts, and the Directors of Coaching from the elite clubs. U17 Women’s National Team Coach B.J. Snow will be in attendance to evaluate the players. Players will then either be invited into a National Team camp, asked to return to the next Training Center event, or replaced by new players from the area who have been identified.

The 2001s and 2002s players will be training 5:30-7:00pm while the 1999s and 2000s will be training 7:15-8:45pm

USSF Training Centers are designed to replicate national team training camps, and as part of creating this type of environment only players and coaches are welcome. Parents are not invited to stay and watch the training session.

As the National Governing Body of soccer in the United States, and under the auspices of the United States Olympic Committee, the U.S.S.F. is empowered and charged with developing the teams that represent the United States in all international competitions such as the Olympics and World Cup. The Training Center Program is an integral part of this process.

At this point this U.S.S.F program is only offered on the girls’ side, as the organization is heavily invested in the Development Academy program on the boys’ side.