Today, MLS has announced the official formation of the new elite player development platform. This league, which is comprised of 95 elite soccer academies including Baltimore Armour, will consist of elite year-round competition as well as coaching education opportunities, player identification initiatives and programming to create the ideal environment for elite player development. Baltimore Armour is thrilled to join as a Founding Member and to continue collaborating in co-creating the structure of the platform. 

“We are having daily conversations with top elite youth academies across the country who have committed to building this new development platform with us,” said Fred Lipka, Vice President and Technical Director of MLS Player Development. “There is strong positive momentum and excitement among MLS academies and elite academy clubs to co-create a high-level competition that will deliver the premier player development environment for the nation’s top players and clubs.”

Read the entire Press Release from MLS: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/05/13/mls-elite-youth-development-platform