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ORLANDO CITY SOCCER CLUB TO HOST MLS PLAYER IDENTIFICATION SESSIONS FOR HIGH-LEVEL ATHLETES

February 16, 2018 (Montverde, FL) – The Orlando City Soccer Club (OCSC) is offering high-level male youth soccer players an opportunity to participate in evaluation sessions overseen by the OCSC Development Academy Staff in the month of April. The purpose of these ID Sessions is to observe and identify the best young talents in the region to participate in the 2018-19 Orlando City Development Academy season.

The ID Sessions are designed for elite male players, born between 2000-2008, to gain exposure to the OCSC Development Academy coaching staff while also experiencing a professional training environment. The coaching staff will conduct sessions to evaluate technical abilities and tactical awareness, and finish with small-sided games. Interested athletes will also have the opportunity to experience and learn the OCSC philosophy and how it correlates to a developmental pathway into professional soccer.

"Orlando City is excited to begin preparations for the 2018-19 Development Academy season by hosting various ID sessions to identify top talent to build one of the strongest Development Academy programs in MLS." Bobby Murphy, Development Academy Director.

There will be four ID Sessions divided by age group being hosted on April 10, April 12, and April 15 on the campus of Montverde Academy, 17235 Seventh Street in Montverde, FL. The cost for per session is $35. For more details about the program, dates of the session, and to register, please visit orlandocitysc.com/youth/camps/id.