The Union Development Squad, the Academy’s oldest team, has made its UPSL conference’s qualifiers and is on the road towards the national playoffs.
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How a coaching change revitalized the Union II season
Their record may not show it, but a coaching change was exactly what Union II’s young group before things got very very bad.
Season review: The “Play Your Kids” movement
The Union have some rising stars in their homegrown ranks, but how has the overall development of the Union’s youngest players gone this season? PSP’s Sean Griswold takes a look.
The Philadelphia Union and the always present “sophomore slump”
Sean Griswold explores why second year players have struggled with Union, who despite recent struggles have been trusted and given opportunities to help the team win now and to further their development.
The current state of Philadelphia Union’s homegrown players
The Union traded away Derrick Jones, the club’s first Academy product, last month. Who might be next to go? PSP’s Sean Griswold evaluates the Academy products in or near the first team.
The science behind Ernst Tanner’s youth emphasis
Tim Jones asked YSC Academy Schoolhouse Head of School Dr. Nooha Ahmed Lee about Sporting Director Ernst Tanner’s focus on the 17-t0-21-year-old player age group.