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U.S. Under-17 MNT Kicks Off Fall Semester of U.S. Soccer's Full-Time Residency Program

Aug. 24, 2004

CHICAGO (Aug. 24, 2004) — U.S. Soccer’s Under-17 Residency Program kicks off its fall semester today, as 40 players will conduct their first training session at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. In all, 24 players are returning to the residency program for the second year, while 16 players will be beginning their first year under the instruction of head coach John Ellinger. The fall semester begins the second year of a two-year cycle as the U.S. will train for a little over eight months in preparation for CONCACAF qualifying in Costa Rica from April 12-16, 2005.