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Silver Spring, Maryland – In addition to the successful play of all Real Maryland FC Teams in 2011, the year will conclude with the crowning announcement of the Monarch Players selected to the Super Y League ODP National Training Camp held in Bradenton, Florida. The Monarchs awarded this opportunity are:

Girls 97/98s – Jordan Menge (2), Marisa Madaras

Girls 95/96s – Michaela, Colon, Mary Beth Harrington, Mary Ann Pritts (2)

Boys 97/98s – Devin Rosser, Nathan Han

Boys 95/96s – Donald Benamna, Carlos Machado, Jorge Sanchez

Real Maryland FC is currently conducting its first round of tryouts for the 2012 Super Y League Season. Please visit www.realmaryland.us for information on how to register online for tryouts or to speak to the coach of a particular age group.

The 2012 SYL ODP National Training Camps will take place at the renowned IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida. IMG Academies is the world’s largest and most advanced multi-sport training facility for athletic, academic and personal development. During the span of 30-plus years, the Academy’s advanced training methods have helped countless youth, adult, collegiate and professional athletes improve in sport and life by providing an energetic and inspiring atmosphere on a 400-acre campus.

The announcement of the players’ achievement comes just two weeks after the USL Super Y League North American National Finals where three RMFC 2011 teams qualified for the Finals – U16 Boys, U15 Boys & U14 Girls. The Monarchs have had ten teams qualify in the past four years.

The eleven players selected to the 2011 Season’s National Training Camp, in addition to the previous seventeen players invited to the Camp over the past four years, puts the Club at twenty eight players invited with two players being called into their respective age group pools.

“I can’t say how fortunate we have been with the Coaches who have joined the Monarch Family and have put in countless hours to help put the players in the best position to perform at their highest level, said General Manager David Noyes. The players have embraced the atmosphere and have taken it upon themselves to rise above and set themselves apart. Real Maryland FC is very proud of their achievement.”

The players will train on the same world-class fields that MLS players, U.S. National Team players, and other top players from around the world have played on in the past. USL National Technical Director Peter Mellor will oversee the ODP Sessions (former English player with Burnley, Fulham and other highly notable teams. Some of the benefits of the opportunity for the players will be a holistic program featuring mental and physical conditioning, nutrition session, a movement session and playing analysis.

The Super Y-League ODP Philosophy is to identify players for U.S. National Team Programs, within their natural environment during competition on their club team during the Super Y-League season. The purpose of the Super Y-League ODP system was started in 2003 to recognize a pool of players in each age group for identification to U.S. National Team Programs; and to utilize the clubs system in the United States to identify players.

The SYL ODP National Camps are the top players chosen by the scouting system in each age group per geographic division of the Super Y-League will attend the ODP National Camp. These camps are attended by U.S. National Staff Coaches to identify players for U.S. National Team Programs, as well as many of the nation’s top collegiate coaches. The camps are typically held in Florida during February and March.

February 23-26, 2012 – 1995/96 Boys, 1997/98 Boys

March 1-4, 2012 – 1995/96 Girls, 1997/98 Girls

Real Maryland FC is a proud member of the United Soccer Leagues where it participates in the Player Development League and the Super Y League. For information on how to become part of Real Maryland FC, please visit www.realmaryland.us or surf to the Real Maryland FC Facebook Page.