Sounders FC General Manager & President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey had plenty to say about the state of the club’s youth system on Sounders FC Weekly, which airs Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. PT on Sports Radio KJR, as well as the status of some of the brightest prospects in the pipeline.
When asked about Sounders Academy’s success at both the national and international level – the U-17s won the USSDA national championship, the SDP 2005s won the Youdan Trophy in England and a hybrid U-18 squad finished third at the Toyoma World Challenge in Japan – Lagerwey noted that all these accolades are indicators of a vibrant youth system that can consistently produce top-class prospects for years to come.