Over the course of the past several months, Real Salt Lake’s Academy has become a focal point for the U.S. U-20 National Team and Technical Director Tab Ramos. During the numerous camps that preceded the CONCACAF Championships in February and March, young men that first plied their trades at the remote academy in Casa Grande, Arizona, shuttled in and out of the lineup for Ramos as he sought the best options heading into the crucial tournament.
Now, just two months after the U.S. won the CONCACAF title for the first time in history, RSL will have five academy alums in the squad for Ramos as the U.