Editing Kyle Beckerman (section)

===Early career===
Beckerman began his career in various youth leagues in the [[Bowie, Maryland]] area. He played for the United States in the 1999 [[Football U-17 World Championship|Under-17 World Cup]] in New Zealand. He attended [[DeMatha Catholic High School]] in [[Hyattsville, Maryland]] as a freshman, where he won a state wrestling title. He later transferred to and graduated from [[Arundel High School]],<ref name="mckeetbs">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/high-school/bal-va.alumnireport16oct16,0,1725008.story|title=McKee, Sandra. "For ex-Arundel star Beckerman, clear path to goal", ''The Baltimore Sun'', Friday, October 16, 2009.|author=Baltimore Sun|date=October 16, 2009|work=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> and he signed a [[Project-40|Nike Project-40]] contract with MLS on June 27, 2000. Beckerman had been involved with the league for the previous few years, having been one of the inaugural students at the [[United States Soccer Federation]]'s [[Bradenton Academy]], which also featured [[Landon Donovan]], [[DaMarcus Beasley]], [[Oguchi Onyewu]], and [[Bobby Convey]].