Locals are selected to Elite Soccer Team

Two local youth soccer players, Skylah Dias from Swansea, and Nico Ferrara from Somerset, have been selected for The MPS Premier Academy is a program designed for serious and talented soccer players, focusing on the technical, tactical, physical and psychological development of individual players on a pathway towards achieving excellence in the game.. MPS strives to produce players who can compete at the highest level of College Soccer, the MLS, the USA national team and ultimately the highest level of soccer competition throughout the world. They both were selected to an all star team that will participate in a "VW Junior Masters World Event." This event is fully sponsored by Volkswagen. MPS have been selected to host the New England Regional event for the VW Jr. Masters that will take place Fathers Day weekend, at Bryant University. The winners of this U12 Regional event will advance to the Nationals in July in Philadelphia. There is a 32 team limit at this event which will follow a similar qualifying structure as the FIFA world cup. In addition, Dias was selected for the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Division 1 District Select Team, representing the Southeastern Massachusetts. Ferrara was too young to qualify, but was selected for the team. http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120606/PUB05/206060457/-1/rss35