YPT Residence Program

The ultimate goal of everything that YPT does is to get players noticed by professional European clubs. We firmly believe that American players can make it at the highest level if they are A) trained properly, and B) given the opportunity to be seen.

YPT’s Residence Program attempts to both. It provides a week of exceptional training by some of the best academy trainers from Europe while at the same time allows players the chance to be seen by some of Europe’s biggest and best clubs. At the end of every one-week Residence Program each summer, one on one meetings are held with YPT director John Fisher and each of the academy trainers to discuss which players might be ready for the European level.

If the trainers think there are any players that are ready to be seen in Europe then arrangements are made for the players to visit one, or several, professional clubs to train with future professionals their own age.

From the 2005 Residence Program, several players were shown interest by the top clubs in attendance. Read on to find out more about some American player’s experience at the highest level in Europe.

Alex Wimmer is the starting goalkeeper for FC Delco's u15 team in Pennsylvania.

Alex attended the Residence Program for the first time this year but made an immediate impression on Bayern Munich academy goalkeeping trainer Alex Bayer.

In 2003, two players, Dylan Mencia and Chris Lavery, were identified as having the ability to play at the professional academy level in Europe. Shortly after, arrangements were made for them to visit several top clubs for training and evaluation.

GO HERE TO READ ABOUT CHRIS AND DYLAN'S EXPERIENCE AT GB ANTWERP, 1860 MUNICH AND BAYERN MUNICH.

Will Packwood is currently a u13 player with the Boston Bolts in Massachusetts with 2005 being his second year attending YPT's Residence Program.

Will was considered to be one of the best players in the u11/12 age group at this years program, not only by the trainers in his age group but by trainers in the older age group as well.