Some 78 clubs currently comprise US Soccer's Development Academy and three of those clubs—FC Delco, PA Classics and Players Development Academy—are part of the Philadelphia Union's Youth Development Affiliate program.

Evaluations of these clubs were first started by US Soccer in 2007 with the founding of the Development Academy.

US Soccer has released their evaluations of the US Soccer Development Academy clubs for the 2010-2011 season and one MLS club was rated as the top club in the country out of the 78 clubs that participated.

My pal Daniel over at BigDSoccer pulled this all together earlier and found out that FC Dallas had the top rated academy in the country during the 2010-11 season.

Restrepo was an NCAA champion at Virginia in 2009
Former U-17 goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has taken the next step in his professional career with America de Cali in his native Colombia. Since leaving residency, Restrepo has become an NCAA champion with Virginia before moving down to South America to try to break into the professional game.

Lots of Development Academy news this week following a busy weekend with some tight divisional races ...

• ESPN Insider provides an update on former IMG Academy and U.S. U-20 defender Gale Agbossoumonde – ESPN Insider
• D.C. United Academy gained valuable experience during its trip to Amsterdam – MLSsoccer.