2010 id2 National Selection International Tour
Feb. 5-14, 2010 | Netherlands and Germany
VIDEOS:
Feb. 7 - Day 1 & 2 journal
Feb. 9 - Day 2 & 3 journal
Feb. 11 - Day 4 & 5 journal
Feb. 13 - Day 6 & 7 journal
Feb. 15 - Day 8 & 9/trip recap journal
PHOTOS:
Feb. 6 and 7
Feb. 8 and 9
Feb. 10 and 11
Running commentary [link]
GAME SCHEDULE:
Game 1:
id2 National Selection [2], Quick Den Haag C1 (1995-96) [0]
Sun., Feb. 7 | 10 a.m. CET | Den Haag, Netherlands
Game 2:
id2 National Selection [3], AFC Ajax C2 (1996) [2]
Tues., Feb. 9 | 5:15 p.m. CET | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Game 3:
id2 National Selection [0], PSV Eindhoven C1 (1995-96) [6]
Thurs., Feb. 11 | 4:30 p.m. CET | Eindhoven, Netherlands
Game 4:
id2 National Selection [3], BVB Dortmund C1 (1995-96) [6]
Sat., Feb. 13 | 12 p.m. CET | Dortmund, Germany
NEWS RELEASES:
Feb. 2 - id2 National Selection set to depart for Europe; video journals to be available at usclubsoccer.org [link]
Jan. 11 - 2010 id2 National Selection International Tour roster finalized [link]
ROSTER:
|
4 |
M |
Corey Baird | Escondido, Calif. (San Diego Surf) |
| 15 | M | Anthony Calvo | Ceres, Calif. (Turlock FC) |
| 6 | D | Chet Castellaw | Hidden Hills, Calif. (Real So Cal) |
| 8 | M | Walker Dawkins | Royal Palm Beach, Fla. (West Pines United) |
| 19 | D | Collin Fernandez | Downers Grove, Ill. (Chicago Fire Jrs.) |
| 18 | S | Justin Fiddes | San Diego, Calif. (San Diego Surf) |
| 12 | M | Declan McCabe | Weston, Mass. (MPS) |
| 9 | D | David Mejia | Weston, Fla. (Weston FC) |
| 14 | M | Robbie Mertz | Pittsburgh, Pa. (Century United) |
| 5 | D | Dolu Oyewole | Waldorf, Md. (Freestate SA) |
| 1 | G | Carter Richardson | Dublin, Ohio (Team Ohio) |
| 20 | F | Mark Segbers | St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis Scott Gallagher) |
| 10 | M | Benny Swanson | Grove City, Ohio (Team Ohio) |
| 17 | F | Ade Taiwo | Raleigh, N.C. (Triangle FC) |
| 7 | F | Shota Takada | Honolulu, Hawaii (Honolulu Bulls) |
| 11 | M | Brandon Tetro | Freehold, N.J. (PDA) |
| 2 | D | Logan Ventura | Pittstown, N.J. (PDA) |
| 3 | D | Wesley Wade | South Orange, N.J. (New Jersey Rangers) |
STAFF:
Head coach: Gerry McKeown (Summit, N.J.)
Assistant coach: Benjamin Ziemer (Sebastopol, Calif.)
Trip Manager: Daniel Allen (Charleston, S.C.)
Trip Manager/Media Relations: Greg Hutton (Charleston, S.C.)
Athletic Trainer: Chris Young (Atlanta, Ga.)
ABOUT THE TRIP:
A team of the best 18 boys born in 1996-97 from the fall 2009 id2 Regional Training Camps are taking part in the inaugural id2 National Selection International Tour to the Netherlands and Germany, Feb. 5-14, 2010. an international trip to Europe in February 2010, where they will experience the day-to-day culture of some of the world’s most well-known professional clubs while also improving themselves via high-level training and game competition.