**Follow the action at each 2009 id² Regional Training Camp at the Online HQ links below.**

*International trip highlights 2009-10 boys' id² program [read more]

2009-10 id² REGIONAL TRAINING CAMPS:
*Oct. 1-4 at the PDA Soccer Complex in Zarephath, N.J. (Boys & Girls)
   [Online HQ]

*Nov. 12-15 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas (Boys & Girls)
   [Online HQ]

*Dec. 10-13 at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix (Boys only)

*An additional camp for girls born in 1994, 1995 and 1996 will be held Feb. 26-March 1 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; additional details will follow shortly


2009 id² PROGRAM DETAILS:
**Targets boys born in 1996-97 and girls born in 1995-96

**The 2009 selection team will invite the best 200 boys' players and 120 girls' players to an id² Regional Training Camp

**A team of the best 18 boys’ players from this fall’s 2009 id² Regional Training Camps will have the opportunity to take a post-event international trip to the Netherlands and Germany, where the squad will have the opportunity to experience the day-to-day culture of some of the world’s most well-known professional clubs while also improving themselves on the field via high-level training and game competition.

ABOUT id2:
The id² program, established in 2004, provides an opportunity for the country’s top youth talent to be identified and developed by U.S. Soccer National Team Staff for possible inclusion in U.S. Soccer’s National Team programs. The id² program is unique from any other program in that it is an unrestricted opportunity to assemble the top boys’ and girls’ talent regardless of affiliation.

id² takes a new, revolutionary approach to player identification and development. For players to be identified, parents no longer need to incur the cost and hectic schedule of multiple tryouts. Once players arrive at an id² Regional Training Camp, US Club Soccer covers all player expenses. The only cost to players involved in id² is that of travel to and from the id² Regional Training Camp. Lodging, meals and training gear are provided by US Club Soccer and Nike.

US Club Soccer believes there are capable players that are overlooked for inclusion into the U.S. National Team pool for several reasons, one of which is players not being able to afford other costly identification programs. The no-cost policy with id² ensures that these players are able to be identified and developed, regardless of income level.

id² Regional Training Camps are invitation-only events that bring together the nation’s top boys’ and girls’ youth players with national team potential for four days of competition, evaluation and fun. Players are invited to participate as a result of an extensive scouting and recommendation program in which players throughout the country are identified in their own environment as they compete with their club teams at each of US Club Soccer’s National Cup Regionals, during league play as well as at top local tournaments and other events.

U.S. Soccer National Team staff as well as other elite coaches and players will be in attendance at id² Regional Training Camps, as the camps seek to identify and develop the country’s best players for inclusion in US Soccer’s National Team programs.. In addition to the on-field sessions, id² Regional Training Camps feature guest speakers, lectures/classroom sessions and other offerings, which make for a complete experience.

For the first time in the history of US Club Soccer’s id2 player identification and development program, a team of the best 18 boys’ players from this fall’s 2009 id² Regional Training Camps will have the opportunity to take a post-event international trip.

The trip, scheduled for Feb 5-14, 2010, will take the group to the Netherlands and Germany, where the squad will have the opportunity to experience the day-to-day culture of some of the world’s most well-known professional clubs while also improving themselves on the field via high-level training and game competition.

id² History

HOW PLAYERS ARE IDENTIFIED:
Coaches from across the country identify and recommend players for inclusion in the id² Regional Training Camps as they compete in their own environment with their club teams - including regular-season game play, tournaments held throughout the year as well as all of US Club Soccer's National Cup events.

[Player Recommendation Form]

Coaches recommendation players should complete the Player Recommendation Form and return it to id2@usclubsoccer.org.

Unlike other identification programs, parents do not have to assume the expense of multiple costly tryout camps (that also remove players from their club programs for significant periods of time) to ensure their players are recommended for inclusion into the id² program. The id² selection process is apolitical as players are identified regardless of their affiliation (i.e. US Club Soccer, US Youth Soccer, AYSO, non-affiliated, etc.).

PAST YEARS' CAMPS:
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004

STAFF CONTACTS:
For more information, please contact id2@usclubsoccer.org or one of the staff members below:

Daniel Allen, Operations Manager
dallen@usclubsoccer.org

Rory Dames, Director of id² Girls' Program
rdames@usclubsoccer.org

Gerry McKeown, Director of id² Boys' Program
gmckeown@usclubsoccer.org