FC Delco Hall of Famer and former Philadelphia Kixx player Sammy Castellanos provided a virtual audience of American soccer coaches a snapshot of the player-centric coaching model used by the New York Red Bull Academy on the opening night of the United Soccer Coaches Convention.
Castellanos, the current U-19 Academy coach, along with Academy Director and former FC Delco Technical Director Sean McCafferty, presented “Accelerating the Individual Development of Top Talents,” which detailed specific examples of how that philosophy has fostered growth among the young players in the Red Bull system.
Much like our Philadelphia Union Academy, the Red Bulls have had their share of success stories, with recent graduate Tyler Adams moving on to Red Bull Leipzig and the emergence of promising stars like Caden Clark, both of whom Castellanos has worked with in recent years since arriving at the club in 2017.