Riverhounds Set PDL Tryouts for April 24-25
April 1, 2015 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC News Release
PITTSBURGH (April 1, 2015) - The Pittsburgh Riverhounds have scheduled open tryouts for the club's USL Premier Development League team over the weekend of April 24 and 25.
Josh Rife will lead the Under-23 PDL team this summer after joining the Riverhounds coaching staff last month. Rife is also serving as an assistant to first-team head coach Mark Steffens.
"We've been in contact with local college coaches to identify suitable PDL level players," Rife said. "By hosting an open tryout, we're also looking for talented local players that we may have missed."
The tryouts will take place at Highmark Stadium with a Friday evening session running from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. followed by a Saturday session from 10 a.m. until noon.
An application fee of $50 is required to participate in the trials. Full payment and registration details will be released shortly.
The Riverhounds PDL team launched last year under the guidance of Illinois Central College head coach Oz Bakirdan.
Pittsburgh native Anthony Virgara and goalkeeper Ryan Hulings signed professional contracts with the Riverhounds first team last summer after impressing for the U-23 side. German midfielder Jeffrey Kyei has also made the jump by joining Steffens' USL roster this year.
"It's a huge asset for the Riverhounds to have a structure where we can take kids from our academy and coach them through to the professional team," Rife said.
"Going down our structure, the PDL serves as a great barometer for our top academy players that aspire to reach the college and pro levels.
"And looking upward, I have direct access to Mark and the first team to suggest players at PDL level that can make the step up."
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