YOUTH: Schmid's U-20 head to the Netherlands for training

This will be the third camp for the U-20s as they continue to prepare for the 2005 World Youth Championship June 10-July 2 in the Netherlands.

The U.S. will have two days of practice in Delden before traveling to Rotterdam to take on FeyenoordÆs reserve team on April 12. Two days later, the U.S. will get their first look at the city of Enschede, their location for all three of their games in Group D of the World Championship, as they travel there to face FC TwenteÆs reserves on a training field (not at the stadium). The U.S. will move camp to Mierlo on April 15 and conduct a few more days of training before playing their final match of the tour against German club Borussia MoenchengladbachÆs reserve team on April 19 in Maasbree.

Schmid has called up just 11 players from the 18-man roster that he used during qualifying, as the majority of the professionals will not make the trip due to club commitments with Major League Soccer, which kicked off its 10th season last weekend. Of the nine professional players on the qualifying roster, only defender Tim Ward (MetroStars), midfielder Arturo Alvarez (FC Dallas) and goalkeeper Quentin Westberg (French club Troyes) were brought in for the tour.

U.S. Under-20 National Team Roster:

Goalkeepers — Justin Hughes (Univ. of North Carolina), Andrew Kartunen (Stanford Univ.), Quentin Westberg (Troyes/FRA).

Defenders — Sam Franklin (Cal State Northridge), Patrick Ianni (UCLA), Patrick Phelan (Wake Forest Univ.), Nathan Sturgis (Clemson Univ.), Tim Ward (MetroStars), Marvell Wynne (UCLA).

Midfielders — Arturo Alvarez (FC Dallas), Benny Feilhaber (UCLA), Jeff Harwell (Dallas Texans), Sacha Kljestan (Seton Hall Univ.), Lee Nguyen (Dallas Texans).

Forwards — Charlie Davies (Boston College), Brad Evans (UC Irvine), Michael Harrington (Univ. of North Carolina), Jacob Peterson (Indiana Univ.), Robbie Rogers (no club).