Grant Findlay, New York Red Bulls Academy Manager:
Ironbound Soccer Club has been a long-standing youth partner of the New York Red Bulls Academy for over a decade now, and our aligned missions of positively impacting the local community through an array of programming for both players, coaches, staff, and parent-guardians has really been the catalyst behind the continued success of our flourishing affiliation.
Through the past successes of former ISC players like John Tolkin and Tyler Adams becoming well-established professional and international players respectively, as well as the more recent successes of several prospect ISC players transitioning into the Academy via our Pathway To Pros program, and Ironbound also successfully gaining MLS NEXT status across all age groups U-13 to U-19, we are hopeful for much more continued development, growth, and success over the coming years – both from an elite player development and local community engagement standpoint.
Newark and West Hudson County is the origin and home of soccer of in the United States – so it is only fitting that a vibrant club in the heart of New Jersey’s largest city establish itself now as one of the best youth development clubs in the Tri-State area.
We are therefore delighted to have extended our MLS Youth Academy Affiliation agreement with Ironbound Soccer Club for the foreseeable future.
Al Coutinho, Ironbound SC Chairman:
The mission of Ironbound Soccer Club, one of the premier inner-city programs in the country, has always been to give every child the chance to play the game at the highest level possible at the lowest cost possible.
Our continued Affiliation with the New York Red Bulls Academy is a cornerstone of this plan, and we look forward to strengthening the bonds between our two organizations as we continue to move forward.
John Soares, Ironbound SC, Operations Director:
Our Academy Affiliation with Red Bulls Academy allows us to have a complete player pathway to a potentially professional career – just like both Tyler and John have recently demonstrated.
From a child’s first kick of a ball in our developmental league at 3-years old all the way to the New York Red Bulls First Team, Ironbound Soccer Club is here for our players every step of the way.
Steve Amorim, Ironbound SC, Technical Director:
Our Academy Affiliation with the New York Red Bulls is critical to the successes Ironbound Soccer Club has had in recent times.
We would not be full pathway in MLS NEXT, the highest youth competition in the nation, if not for the advances we made as an organization and the influence of Red Bulls Academy.
Besides competing our development pyramid, the coaching development programs have helped our coaches and staff tremendously – by ensuring alignment and promoting a high-performance youth development culture and environment.
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