Waltham, MA, 9th November 2011; The MPS Bulldogs / Renegades were this week announced the top club in North America as calculated by the first report released by the United Soccer Leagues (USL).
USL revealed the Super-Y League First 11 North America club rankings to recognize the top clubs across North America. The club was also acknowledged in the Super-Y League Second 11 where the MPS Crusaders / Lady Crusaders program was ranked in 19th position.
“This is a fantastic achievement for the MPS Bulldogs / Renegades program to be ranked first amongst a group of clubs with outstanding winning traditions,” said MPS Premier Team Director Phil Mitchell. “It was also fantastic to see the MPS Crusaders / Lady Crusaders program earn recognition in the Super-Y League Second 11 rankings which is a terrific achievement for our Premier Team program based in the South Shore / Cape Cod region.”
When calculating the results, the USL uses three categories to calculate the result; point’s percentage, minimum standards and game change requests. The MPS Bulldogs/Renegades received an impressive club score of 89.97 points. The ranking was boosted by the MPS Bulldogs teams aged U13-U16 and the MPS Renegades U13-U17 all qualifying for the USL Super-Y League North American Finals.
MPS capped an extraordinary 2011 season with the tremendous achievement of qualifying 13 teams from the MPS Bulldogs / Renegades, MPS Crusaders / Lady Crusaders and MPS Knights / Lady Knights programs for the USL Super-Y League National Finals.
The USL Super Y-League administers their own ODP system that 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 top players selected by the scouting system in each age group (per geographic division of the Super Y-League) 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.
For more information on the USL Super-Y League please click HERE. For more information on playing opportunities in the MPS Premier Team program, please contact MPS Premier Team Director Phil Mitchell on 781-891-6900 ext.19 or pmitchell@mpsbr.com
