For the past two December weekends, players from youth clubs around the state of Minnesota spent their time at the National Sports Center in Blaine, hoping to become a part of the MNUFC Development Academy. Those born in 2006, 2007 and 2008 competed for spots to fill the Pre-Development Academy U11 roster.
The next phase for the Academy begins in January, with the addition of a U11 age group to the existing U12 age group pool. Overall, there were 150 boys who showed up to participate in the two rounds of tryouts.
The first round of tryouts was predominantly for players born in ‘06 and ’07s born in the first quarter of the year.