While playing for his U13 team at Classics Elite, Ethan played as a Development Player within the US Soccer Youth Academy system under the NASL San Antonio Scorpions. It was during this time that Ethan was added to the US National Training Pool and attended camps in California and Florida. In 2014 he was also an attendee at the ID2 National Camp in Casa Grande, AZ. When the Academy in San Antonio dissolved, Ethan was offered opportunities to continue playing in the US Soccer Development Academy. Ethan chose to leave San Antonio to attend IMG during his 8th grade year. There he played for their U14 Academy Team. As a standout player Ethan also earned the right to training with the U16 US Soccer Residency program and play with the U16 Academy Team.