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Free Long Island soccer academy 'removing all socioeconomic barriers' to develop next generation

New York Post·Alex Mitchell·25 days ago
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Soc’ it to ’em!  Launching a free youth soccer academy on Long Island was an easy pitch to Bolla Market CEO Harry Singh.  The Garden City-based businessman is happily funding the initiative with American Soccer Club to give local talent a chance to shine without families coughing up big bucks to be noticed in pay-to-play systems.  “We’re removing all socioeconomic barriers — to get kids that we think are being missed right now that may not even be affiliated with youth clubs,” Fighting Tomcats general manager Jim Kilmeade told The Post.  “We think there’s quite a few out there.”  American Soccer Club NY GM Jim Kilmeade (left) Fox News The team’s mission is to find “the next” Joe Scally, a nod to the Lake Grove superstar playing in Germany for Borussia Mönchengladbach, who was just named to the Bundesliga team of the week.  Joining the academy’s staff will be huge names in the game, like Bob Montgomery, who ran the New York Red Bulls youth academy for over a decade, and also…

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