The new US Soccer Development Academy league has killed off the USL Super Y League, it is now officially dead.

http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Development-Academy/2011/12/111203-TA-Advisor.aspx
Increased Roles: Development Academy Technical Advisors Enhance Development of Youth National Teams

http://supery.uslsoccer.com/odp/Scouting/index_E.html

To complete the identification component of the Super Y-League (SYL), the league was granted Olympic Development (ODP) status in August of 2002. Through the SYL's ODP system, players would be identified for U.S. National Team Programs through an internal national scouting network that would select players for Regional Teams through league play and the league's finals.

...it is the opinion of the SYL and its membership that clubs will provide the best means to identify players for U.S. National Team Programs.




http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/Development-Academy/Academy-Overview.aspx

Following a comprehensive review of elite player development in the United States and around the world, U.S. Soccer created the Development Academy in 2007 to improve the everyday environment for the elite youth player.

The Development Academy is a partnership between U.S. Soccer and the top youth clubs around the country to provide the best youth players in the U.S. with an every day environment designed to produce the next generation of National Team players. The Academy’s programming philosophy of increased training, less total games and more competitive games is based on U.S. Soccer’s Best Practices utilized by the U-17 U.S. National Team Residency program.

The Academy also connects National Team coaches directly with the Academy clubs to develop and identify players and coaches for future Youth National Teams. Each Academy team is evaluated by a National Team coach at least ten times each year and each Academy club receives two formal evaluations in over 100 categories each year from National Team staff.

To maintain a focus on training, Academy teams do not play in any other leagues, tournaments, State Cup competitions, ODP or All-Star events without written permission from Academy staff. Full-time Academy players can only participate on their designated Academy team, with only 2 exceptions: high school soccer and national team duty.

* Direct connection to U.S. Soccer National Team Scouting Network (NTSN)
* National Team coaches evaluated over 70% of all Academy games in the 2008-09 season
* Showcases are premier scouting venues:
o 200-300 college coaches
o 25 Professional Scouts
o National Team Staff observe every game
* Online player profile for all Academy players
* Showcase games footage can be purchased
* Over 250 players from Academy clubs were called into an YNT camp or trip since fall 2007 from 59 different Academy clubs
* Over 85% of graduates from the Academy’s first year participated in college soccer in 2008-09



http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/2617/yout...couting-network

http://m.ussoccer.com/News/Development-Academy/2011/11/78-Players-Chosen-for-Select-Teams.aspx


http://academy.demosphere.com/
US Soccer Academy Map

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USL Super Y Map

CHICAGO (Aug. 30, 2012) – The U.S. Soccer Development Academy, in its continual effort to progress and enhance player development, has announced the launch of an Under-13/14 division starting in the Fall of 2013.

The U-13/14 division will consist of current Academy clubs and will possibly add a limited amount of clubs from outside the current Academy structure from some markets throughout the U.S. Details regarding the start of the application process, the format of the schedule and other logistics will be announced at a later date.

“We started the Development Academy to improve player development on all levels, and adding a competitive structure to the U-13/14 age group is an important next step in this long-term process,” said Development Academy Director of Scouting Tony Lepore. “The U-13/14 age group is at a very crucial stage in their development. Applying the overall philosophy of the Academy to the U-13/14 age group will allow us to continue to shift the focus of the young elite player to meaningful training and competition.”

The clubs selected for the U-13/14 age group will follow a model that increases training to four times a week, with fewer but meaningful matches, and the schedule structure will be regionalized to limit the amount of travel.

“I am very excited to see this important next step in the process of developing young players in this country,” said U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. “Just as with the players on the National Team, these young players need to get increased training and play in the most meaningful games they can. Being in the Academy also gives them more time to practice on their own, which gives them another chance to be creative and have fun. All these elements are critical for players at this age group.”

As the Development Academy works toward next year’s launch of the U-13/14 program, the Academy is currently gearing up for its 2012-13 season, which kicks off during the weekend of Sept. 8-9. The Academy enters its sixth season with 80 teams among three conferences and seven divisions at the U-15/16 and U-17/18 levels. This campaign marks the first across-the-board implementation of the 10-month season, which provides elite players with an opportunity to train and compete in an environment consistent with international standards of player development.