Two teams from the Colorado Rapids Development Academy will play a total of six games over five days later this week, at the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase in Lakewood Ranch, Florida.
In all, 76 DA clubs will take part, playing 228 games, in front of U.S. Soccer technical advisers, scouts, youth national team staff, and a whole host of college recruiters.
More than 400 college scouts will be in attendance, from all NCAA divisions, as well as those from overseas, keen on monitoring the region’s top talent.
For their part, the U-18/19s will begin on Thursday with a game against Crossfire Premier.