Jason Longshore caught up with FC Ingolstadt Sporting Director Dietmar Biersdorfer ahead of the club's player identification camps in the United States this summer. Dietmar shares his philosophies of building the base of players at the club, recruiting players from the United States, and building partnerships with U.S.-based clubs.

FC Ingolstadt (Germany) is holding tryout sessions in the Atlanta area for boys players 2007-2004 on August 1-2. Ingolstadt is near Munich, and their academy teams play in the top division of Germany. 1/3 of the first team roster came from the FCI Academy.

The events in the Atlanta area will be on August 1-2 at McCurry Park in Fayetteville, in conjunction with AFC Lightning.