DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

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Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

THIS. All of this. Players develop and fizzle out over the course of a couple years. The selection process needs to be more than just big and fast. US soccer needs more Phil Fodens.

Agree with this and the previous poster. Look, the bottom line is that DCU is not a legitimate pathway for a player looking to become a professional footballer. The system is weak from top to bottom from scouting to player development to facilities to just about everything. I don't put too much in any DCU team losing one game. But, them losing is indicative of a systemic issue in the club and that is NOT TEACHING THE KIDS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

The U14's haven't lost a game this season yet.
What "losing" are you talking about?

I think are actually proving the original point. When they come in at U14, many of the kids are simply physically mature. You take any decent U15 team, and they will beat a great U14 team. Many (not all) of the kids brought in at 13 years old are well through puberty. But once the size and strength events out, you have to actually know how to play the game and move the ball. So, you see alot of winning at U14 and not much at U19. Same could be said for SYC.

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Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

THIS. All of this. Players develop and fizzle out over the course of a couple years. The selection process needs to be more than just big and fast. US soccer needs more Phil Fodens.

Agree with this and the previous poster. Look, the bottom line is that DCU is not a legitimate pathway for a player looking to become a professional footballer. The system is weak from top to bottom from scouting to player development to facilities to just about everything. I don't put too much in any DCU team losing one game. But, them losing is indicative of a systemic issue in the club and that is NOT TEACHING THE KIDS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

The U14's haven't lost a game this season yet.
What "losing" are you talking about?

I think are actually proving the original point. When they come in at U14, many of the kids are simply physically mature. You take any decent U15 team, and they will beat a great U14 team. Many (not all) of the kids brought in at 13 years old are well through puberty. But once the size and strength events out, you have to actually know how to play the game and move the ball. So, you see alot of winning at U14 and not much at U19. Same could be said for SYC.

Except maybe you have never seen their team - this is top a large team top to bottom. Defenders yeah and a few
Forwards but otherwise they are tiny. They’re not just picking massive kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's going on at DCU, doc fired and now u19 got clubed by ARL ecnl 3-0. Fire those coaches previously doc hired, clean house

To be fair, that U19 group from ARL is an extremely good team and they have been for a couple of years. DCU is U18s, and possibly had a few playing up. The majority of academy teams don't run a u19 team.

Correct. And while Arlington U19's are a good team, it was also the DC U18's first time even on a field since early December. They haven't even gotten to train together since the end of break outside of the gym due to weather. And you had a new coach who was playing everyone to see the player and develop an understanding of who he has. There were players back from extended injury who hadn't played since the spring before and players that were not available for the scrimmage. A lot of factors to consider that would impact a friendly. Not sure that's the best game to measure the U18s on at all. Not that we should use preseason scrimmages ever to measure abilities since the whole purpose of those are for preparation and not necessarily playing for wins. It won't matter though because it's obvious some people here are here just to hate DCU. There is definitely a pathway to both pro and Division I college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

THIS. All of this. Players develop and fizzle out over the course of a couple years. The selection process needs to be more than just big and fast. US soccer needs more Phil Fodens.

Agree with this and the previous poster. Look, the bottom line is that DCU is not a legitimate pathway for a player looking to become a professional footballer. The system is weak from top to bottom from scouting to player development to facilities to just about everything. I don't put too much in any DCU team losing one game. But, them losing is indicative of a systemic issue in the club and that is NOT TEACHING THE KIDS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

The U14's haven't lost a game this season yet.
What "losing" are you talking about?

I think are actually proving the original point. When they come in at U14, many of the kids are simply physically mature. You take any decent U15 team, and they will beat a great U14 team. Many (not all) of the kids brought in at 13 years old are well through puberty. But once the size and strength events out, you have to actually know how to play the game and move the ball. So, you see alot of winning at U14 and not much at U19. Same could be said for SYC.

Their record prove they haven't lost a game all season
It says nothing about size.
It says nothing about style of play.
It says nothing about individual players.

The record just proves your statement is a lie saying all their age groups are losing.

When are you going to present anything at all to prove dcu only brings in big more mature players? (which of course is impossible for you to do because your lies can't be proven true)

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Anonymous wrote:What's going on at DCU, doc fired and now u19 got clubed by ARL ecnl 3-0. Fire those coaches previously doc hired, clean house

To be fair, that U19 group from ARL is an extremely good team and they have been for a couple of years. DCU is U18s, and possibly had a few playing up. The majority of academy teams don't run a u19 team.

Correct. And while Arlington U19's are a good team, it was also the DC U18's first time even on a field since early December. They haven't even gotten to train together since the end of break outside of the gym due to weather. And you had a new coach who was playing everyone to see the player and develop an understanding of who he has. There were players back from extended injury who hadn't played since the spring before and players that were not available for the scrimmage. A lot of factors to consider that would impact a friendly. Not sure that's the best game to measure the U18s on at all. Not that we should use preseason scrimmages ever to measure abilities since the whole purpose of those are for preparation and not necessarily playing for wins. It won't matter though because it's obvious some people here are here just to hate DCU. There is definitely a pathway to both pro and Division I college.

Imagine not being unable to move past your kid not getting selected to the point of relentless unhealthy obsession.
So sad and depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

THIS. All of this. Players develop and fizzle out over the course of a couple years. The selection process needs to be more than just big and fast. US soccer needs more Phil Fodens.

Agree with this and the previous poster. Look, the bottom line is that DCU is not a legitimate pathway for a player looking to become a professional footballer. The system is weak from top to bottom from scouting to player development to facilities to just about everything. I don't put too much in any DCU team losing one game. But, them losing is indicative of a systemic issue in the club and that is NOT TEACHING THE KIDS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

The U14's haven't lost a game this season yet.
What "losing" are you talking about?

I think are actually proving the original point. When they come in at U14, many of the kids are simply physically mature. You take any decent U15 team, and they will beat a great U14 team. Many (not all) of the kids brought in at 13 years old are well through puberty. But once the size and strength events out, you have to actually know how to play the game and move the ball. So, you see alot of winning at U14 and not much at U19. Same could be said for SYC.

You definitely haven't seen the team then. They are on the smaller side and very skilled. As for the U19's (actually the U18's)- the core of the team are younger players playing up. So really a core of U17's but no one will want to acknowledge that. They may not have the best record, but they don't get blown out and they are competitive. Plenty of talent on the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

THIS. All of this. Players develop and fizzle out over the course of a couple years. The selection process needs to be more than just big and fast. US soccer needs more Phil Fodens.

Agree with this and the previous poster. Look, the bottom line is that DCU is not a legitimate pathway for a player looking to become a professional footballer. The system is weak from top to bottom from scouting to player development to facilities to just about everything. I don't put too much in any DCU team losing one game. But, them losing is indicative of a systemic issue in the club and that is NOT TEACHING THE KIDS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

The U14's haven't lost a game this season yet.
What "losing" are you talking about?

I think are actually proving the original point. When they come in at U14, many of the kids are simply physically mature. You take any decent U15 team, and they will beat a great U14 team. Many (not all) of the kids brought in at 13 years old are well through puberty. But once the size and strength events out, you have to actually know how to play the game and move the ball. So, you see alot of winning at U14 and not much at U19. Same could be said for SYC.

Except maybe you have never seen their team - this is top a large team top to bottom. Defenders yeah and a few
Forwards but otherwise they are tiny. They’re not just picking massive kids.

sorry - should have read, this is NOT a big team top to bottom. but that doesn't fit your bitter narrative.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:What's going on at DCU, doc fired and now u19 got clubed by ARL ecnl 3-0. Fire those coaches previously doc hired, clean house

To be fair, that U19 group from ARL is an extremely good team and they have been for a couple of years. DCU is U18s, and possibly had a few playing up. The majority of academy teams don't run a u19 team.

Correct. And while Arlington U19's are a good team, it was also the DC U18's first time even on a field since early December. They haven't even gotten to train together since the end of break outside of the gym due to weather. And you had a new coach who was playing everyone to see the player and develop an understanding of who he has. There were players back from extended injury who hadn't played since the spring before and players that were not available for the scrimmage. A lot of factors to consider that would impact a friendly. Not sure that's the best game to measure the U18s on at all. Not that we should use preseason scrimmages ever to measure abilities since the whole purpose of those are for preparation and not necessarily playing for wins. It won't matter though because it's obvious some people here are here just to hate DCU. There is definitely a pathway to both pro and Division I college.

Imagine not being unable to move past your kid not getting selected to the point of relentless unhealthy obsession.
So sad and depressing.

You forgot to add that they should seek therapy. I thought you always end on that note.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's going on at DCU, doc fired and now u19 got clubed by ARL ecnl 3-0. Fire those coaches previously doc hired, clean house

To be fair, that U19 group from ARL is an extremely good team and they have been for a couple of years. DCU is U18s, and possibly had a few playing up. The majority of academy teams don't run a u19 team.

Correct. And while Arlington U19's are a good team, it was also the DC U18's first time even on a field since early December. They haven't even gotten to train together since the end of break outside of the gym due to weather. And you had a new coach who was playing everyone to see the player and develop an understanding of who he has. There were players back from extended injury who hadn't played since the spring before and players that were not available for the scrimmage. A lot of factors to consider that would impact a friendly. Not sure that's the best game to measure the U18s on at all. Not that we should use preseason scrimmages ever to measure abilities since the whole purpose of those are for preparation and not necessarily playing for wins. It won't matter though because it's obvious some people here are here just to hate DCU. There is definitely a pathway to both pro and Division I college.

Imagine not being unable to move past your kid not getting selected to the point of relentless unhealthy obsession.
So sad and depressing.

You forgot to add that they should seek therapy. I thought you always end on that note.

I just wonder why anyone who doesn't have a kid on the academy cares this much about what the academy does or doesn't do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's going on at DCU, doc fired and now u19 got clubed by ARL ecnl 3-0. Fire those coaches previously doc hired, clean house

To be fair, that U19 group from ARL is an extremely good team and they have been for a couple of years. DCU is U18s, and possibly had a few playing up. The majority of academy teams don't run a u19 team.

Correct. And while Arlington U19's are a good team, it was also the DC U18's first time even on a field since early December. They haven't even gotten to train together since the end of break outside of the gym due to weather. And you had a new coach who was playing everyone to see the player and develop an understanding of who he has. There were players back from extended injury who hadn't played since the spring before and players that were not available for the scrimmage. A lot of factors to consider that would impact a friendly. Not sure that's the best game to measure the U18s on at all. Not that we should use preseason scrimmages ever to measure abilities since the whole purpose of those are for preparation and not necessarily playing for wins. It won't matter though because it's obvious some people here are here just to hate DCU. There is definitely a pathway to both pro and Division I college.

Imagine not being unable to move past your kid not getting selected to the point of relentless unhealthy obsession.
So sad and depressing.

You forgot to add that they should seek therapy. I thought you always end on that note.

I just wonder why anyone who doesn't have a kid on the academy cares this much about what the academy does or doesn't do.

I guess the same reason why anyone who has no connection to the academy cares this much to defend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's going on at DCU, doc fired and now u19 got clubed by ARL ecnl 3-0. Fire those coaches previously doc hired, clean house

To be fair, that U19 group from ARL is an extremely good team and they have been for a couple of years. DCU is U18s, and possibly had a few playing up. The majority of academy teams don't run a u19 team.

Correct. And while Arlington U19's are a good team, it was also the DC U18's first time even on a field since early December. They haven't even gotten to train together since the end of break outside of the gym due to weather. And you had a new coach who was playing everyone to see the player and develop an understanding of who he has. There were players back from extended injury who hadn't played since the spring before and players that were not available for the scrimmage. A lot of factors to consider that would impact a friendly. Not sure that's the best game to measure the U18s on at all. Not that we should use preseason scrimmages ever to measure abilities since the whole purpose of those are for preparation and not necessarily playing for wins. It won't matter though because it's obvious some people here are here just to hate DCU. There is definitely a pathway to both pro and Division I college.

Imagine not being unable to move past your kid not getting selected to the point of relentless unhealthy obsession.
So sad and depressing.

You forgot to add that they should seek therapy. I thought you always end on that note.

I just wonder why anyone who doesn't have a kid on the academy cares this much about what the academy does or doesn't do.

I guess the same reason why anyone who has no connection to the academy cares this much to defend it.

Or people with integrity and decency just don't like you and your obvious axe-grinding biased falsehoods 🤷‍♂️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

You use the word definitely without obviously knowing what it means.

As for your analysis of U19s age group, you display classic ignorance out loud.
How many Arlington kids are going to top University soccer programs, semi-pro or professional ranks? (take your time, we'll wait)
Alexandria thump Philly Union U19s because Philadelphia only picks big kids at U14?

How about you backup your statements by showing us all how you reached your fact based conclusions on the size of dcu U14's compared to U14's at other Academies and MLS Next clubs?

Ardent DCU defender is back.

So stupid of you to think only one person challenges your lies

It been settled many times. Welcome back!

[Anonymous]

Man, all DCU academy fan’s post are sooooo predictable. I feel like they have some notification set up for whenever the academy is mentioned, he’s absolutely on it with the same posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As with anything, the DCU talent selection is not uniform. There are some small kids who are picked up and there are some big kids who deservedly get chosen. However, there is a preference for physically mature kids at the U14 entry point so that the club can compete and win games. You can say this for most any top team in the area, but definitely the case for DCU. The problem with that is those kids are simply playing down when they are selected. By this I mean that they are biologically ahead of their same age peers. When others catch up, the intangibles factor in - game knowledge, work rate, technical skills, etc. All clubs need to do a better job of not just picking kids who are athletic but have the intangibles. It shocks me to see how so many clubs pick up kids who have crappy attitudes, commitment, work ethic, and, sorry to say, lack of smarts. DCU is getting thumped by teams like Arlington because the Arlington kids have survived the system and risen to the top through the intangibles while the "chosen ones" have flatlined in athleticism, work ethic, and knowledge.

You use the word definitely without obviously knowing what it means.

As for your analysis of U19s age group, you display classic ignorance out loud.
How many Arlington kids are going to top University soccer programs, semi-pro or professional ranks? (take your time, we'll wait)
Alexandria thump Philly Union U19s because Philadelphia only picks big kids at U14?

How about you backup your statements by showing us all how you reached your fact based conclusions on the size of dcu U14's compared to U14's at other Academies and MLS Next clubs?

Ardent DCU defender is back.

So stupid of you to think only one person challenges your lies

It been settled many times. Welcome back!

Virginia Psychotherapy Associates will give you a 30% discount if you mention dcum

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Man, all DCU academy fan’s post are sooooo predictable. I feel like they have some notification set up for whenever the academy is mentioned, he’s absolutely on it with the same posts.

so the people responding to the poster obsessed with the academy are the issue.

Not the guy constantly posting made-up stuff to grind his personal rejection axe lol