Summary: Last week, George went down to the Nike Friendlies outside of Bradenton to watch the U-17 U.S. boys lose to the Netherlands by a score of five to one. More successful was the trio of interviews he conducted with people who run various aspects of the USSF’s scouting and development operation. If you want to better understand the current landscape of how our country goes about turning 12 year-old-boys into players for the senior national team, today’s episode is a great place to start. Guests are Aloys Wijnker (director of boys development academy), Tony Lepore (director of talent identification), and Nico Romeijn (director of coaching education). You can become a monthly supporter of the show here. And beginning next week, we will be launching a new segment called Ask a Dummy in which George fields questions and comments from our monthly supporters. Contribute to the show with your thoughts and questions here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
