On this episode of the podcast we are joined by former, US Youth National Team player who competed in the 2009 U-17 World Cup, A top 5 recruit in the High School class of 2011, he was a student-athlete at the University of Maryland and captained the team his senior year winning the BIG 10 tournament, drafted by Chicago Fire and played for Arizona United in the USL, former assistant coach at Army and current assistant coach at Temple University - Alex Shinsky. We discuss the opportunities he had after the U17 World Cup and why he chose the University of Maryland. Some misconceptions about the college recruitment process and what a team of the combined military academies (Army, Navy & Air Force) would look like. Enjoy!