{"id":17506,"date":"2023-01-06T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=17506"},"modified":"2023-10-20T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T18:22:02","slug":"id2-girls-all-time-best-xi-features-alumnae-at-the-pinnacle-of-our-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/id2-girls-all-time-best-xi-features-alumnae-at-the-pinnacle-of-our-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"id2 girls all-time Best XI features alumnae at the pinnacle of our sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17506\" class=\"elementor elementor-17506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-297db94e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"297db94e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fbdc646\" data-id=\"7fbdc646\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3689a357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3689a357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 girls all-time Best XI features alumnae at the pinnacle of our sport<\/span><\/h2><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 6, 2023)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 US Club Soccer has named its id2 girls all-time Best XI, featuring several alumnae who have reached the pinnacle of our sport, having\u00a0 represented senior national teams. The list includes current stars of the U.S. Soccer Women\u2019s National Team, as well as emerging standouts in this country and abroad.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Founded in 2004, US Club Soccer\u2019s id2 National Identification and Development Program has been a fixture in youth soccer for nearly two decades. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/id2\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">id2 Program<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> provides opportunities for elite athletes to be identified, developed and scouted for inclusion in U.S. Soccer\u2019s youth national team programming. The selections for Best XI and substitutions include players who participated in id2 programming, including id2 Training Camps and the former ECNL\/id2 National Training Camp.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe\u2019re so proud of these players for their success on and off the field,\u201d said Tricia Taliaferro, id2 Girls Director. \u201cSeveral of these athletes are household names in the soccer community, having already made impressions with the USWNT and within the NWSL, but you also see many players who are on the cusp of stardom. We\u2019ll see many of them competing in the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup this summer, and we\u2019re confident they\u2019ll elevate their level of play with the opportunity.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Six of these players were <a tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/stories\/2023\/01\/andonovski-names-24-player-uswnt-roster-for-january-biosteel-training-camp-and-matches\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/stories\/2023\/01\/andonovski-names-24-player-uswnt-roster-for-january-biosteel-training-camp-and-matches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Link recently selected\">recently selected<\/a> to the USWNT training camp in New Zealand later this month. <em>(UPDATE &#8211; June 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ussoccer.com\/wwc-roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Six of these players<\/a> were named to the 2023 FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup roster.)<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The years in parentheses signify the year in which they participated in id2:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d075acf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d075acf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88e89d7\" data-id=\"88e89d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8539f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b8539f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22051 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22051 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-scaled.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-1536x922.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/id2-all-time-best-XI-girls-2048x1229.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba44643 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba44643\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb6c3ba\" data-id=\"cb6c3ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fd6b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0fd6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-names-id2-boys-all-time-best-xi\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">id2 boys all-time Best XI<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> was released prior to the FIFA Men\u2019s World Cup, which featured seven id2 alumni in Qatar. The id2 Program is an Olympic Development Program approved by the United States Olympic Committee and the U.S. Soccer Federation. There is no cost for players to participate or be scouted, and all meals, lodging and gear are provided by US Club Soccer and Nike. All travel costs are provided at the id2 National Selection International Tour level. This approach to eliminating barriers to entry helps ensure the best players are able to participate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently in the 2022-23 season, id2 programming is being held across the country. Twelve one-day id2 Selection events were held in the fall and winter, supplemented by various Player Development Programs (PDP). Those scouting efforts have now led to a pair of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/id2-national-training-camps-to-be-held-in-january-and-february\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 National Training Camps<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Jan. 13-15 and Feb. 3-5. The final element is the highly acclaimed id2 National Selection International Tour, which will span March 30-April 11 with a brief domestic camp in New Jersey, followed by an international trip to London and Manchester. The current age group cycle is boys and girls born in 2009. The age group is determined in coordination with U.S. Soccer\u2019s youth national team scouting priorities. This allows the id2 Program to play a valuable role in a young player\u2019s development, as he or she is exposed to a similar environment to U.S. Soccer youth national team camps and identified by id2 directors and coaches for those subsequent opportunities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here is the progression of id2 programming:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a71b0bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a71b0bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb0c1e3\" data-id=\"cb0c1e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ebfa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"95ebfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16870 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16870 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/id2-pathway-scaled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-557fb66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"557fb66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b71808c\" data-id=\"b71808c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3a239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b3a239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ID2 PROGRAMMING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23ef7b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23ef7b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb51b9\" data-id=\"ffb51b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2494c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2494c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scouting \/ invitation process<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The id2 Program is invitation-only. id2 directors Gerry McKeown (boys) and Tricia Taliaferro (girls) lead scouting efforts through a multi-faceted process that includes scouting competitions themselves, receiving recommendations from Directors of Coaching, and consulting with a network of trusted scouts and coaches throughout the country for player leads.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 Selection events<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 Selection events are one-day programs that include scouted, tactical training sessions and an 11v11 match. Regional leagues \u2013 like the National Premier Leagues member leagues \u2013 throughout the country co-host these events with US Club Soccer to facilitate a more comfortable scouting and developmental experience for players. Top performers are then invited to participate in id2 Training Camps. Typically, 30 boys and 30 girls players participate in id2 Selection events.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 Training Camps<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 Training Camps are three-day regional identification and development camps, in which players \u2013 36 boys and 36 girls \u2013 participate in a multi-faceted experience of training sessions and games, as well as off-the-field presentations and discussions. id2 directors lead the camps alongside a collection of top club coaches from around the country. Camps include carefully curated itineraries, balancing on-field training and scrimmages, classroom presentations, nutrition and recovery. Players receive evaluations from their camp coaches to help continue their developmental journeys in their club environments back home. id2 directors share player ratings and feedback with U.S. Soccer youth national team staff for potential invitations to future youth national team programming. Watch a \u201cday in the life\u201d of an id2 participant from a past training camp <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DZFB81VtMko\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">id2 National Selection teams<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The final programming element of each id2 cycle is the selection of id2 National Selection boys and girls teams. Selected players travel internationally to train with each other and compete against some of the world\u2019s best academy teams. Numerous professional players are former id2 National Selection team members, including: Christian Pulisic, Lindsey Horan, Tim Weah, Catarina Macario and Tyler Adams.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>id2 girls all-time Best XI features alumnae at the pinnacle of our sport CHARLESTON, S.C. 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