The academy’s U-13s are off to a great start since beginning the MLS NEXT Competition in April. The boys are currently undefeated (6-0) and will take on the San Francisco Glens on Saturday, May 15.
SJEarthquakes.com: What are some challenges you have faced this past month?
Erin Ridley (ER): “Some of the challenges are just that the season is short and we’ve been kind of waiting a long time to get started. It feels like it’s almost done. We’re currently (6-0) and we have five games left of the MLS NEXT Competition. To keep the guys hungry, we’ve been supplementing with scrimmages and exhibitions playing against the U-14 team which has been a really good benchmark for us to measure ourselves against.