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With the reserves hitting the field for the first time tonight, we look at what to watch for at USL level

Reserve team continues period of turnover with trialist-laden training camp squad

Ben Bender played a season with the Union U14s in 2015-16

Red Bulls II preview: youth movement trickles down Share this story Photo by Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images New York Red Bulls II missed the USL Championship playoffs for the first time in club history in 2020, a year that was more logistically challenging for the reserve team than ever before. The Montclair-based reserves received little reinforcement from the first team in the way of short-term loans due to COVID-19 bubble restrictions and additionally lost senior midfield anchor Kyle Zajec to an early season-ending injury. This year’s squad will not only be better and more fluidly-bu...

Matt Ralph Philadelphia Union Academy and YSC Academy grad Justin McMaster was the first with ties to the region to go when Minnesota United made the Wake Forest forward their 17th pick. The Jamaica native joined the Philadelphia Union Academy when he was 16 and spent the last four years at Wake Forest. Demon Deacon Reading United defender Brandon Hackenberg was the second player with local ties to go in the draft when he was selected 22nd by Orlando City. The Penn State defender is the younger brother of former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Sean O’Hearn, a PA Classics Aca...