Academy signings

[Anonymous]

20+ players from 3 different local clubs (VDA, Richmond, Arlington) have signed with MLS academies in the past 3 months. Is this normal for this time of year or is there something going on in MLS academy system that is driving this volume more recently? The players don't seem to be going to DC United (or only a small few are). Most going out of state including Philly Union, Austin, Boston etc. 20+ feels like a lot from 3 local clubs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20+ players from 3 different local clubs (VDA, Richmond, Arlington) have signed with MLS academies in the past 3 months. Is this normal for this time of year or is there something going on in MLS academy system that is driving this volume more recently? The players don't seem to be going to DC United (or only a small few are). Most going out of state including Philly Union, Austin, Boston etc. 20+ feels like a lot from 3 local clubs?

Paying $10k for a private education to go to DCUA is a barrier for most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20+ players from 3 different local clubs (VDA, Richmond, Arlington) have signed with MLS academies in the past 3 months. Is this normal for this time of year or is there something going on in MLS academy system that is driving this volume more recently? The players don't seem to be going to DC United (or only a small few are). Most going out of state including Philly Union, Austin, Boston etc. 20+ feels like a lot from 3 local clubs?

Talented players know the state DC United is in. Most opt to join academy teams outside the area because they have better resources and programs. MLS teams know this area is rich with talent and everyone is grabbing kids from here.

[Anonymous]

Probably a mix of the fact that this area does have a lot of talent and knowing that DCU doesn’t have the capacity or the interest to recruit certain kind of players.

[Anonymous]

There is zero development happening at DCU. Anyone can see this. Scouting involves going to a half dozen local teams, identifying the biggest player on the field and calling it a day. It's a joke.

[Anonymous]

DCU academy is struggling and has been, DCU ownership needs to change before any reasonable changes happen within the organization. I even think they were one of the last few clubs to offer a fully funded academy and now theres been this thats rumored to change also,

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comments/1kdg088/marcus_chairez_dc_united_academy_families_have/

[Anonymous]

So the losers have started a new anti dcu thread repeating all the things he said repeatedly on the other anti dcu thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20+ players from 3 different local clubs (VDA, Richmond, Arlington) have signed with MLS academies in the past 3 months. Is this normal for this time of year or is there something going on in MLS academy system that is driving this volume more recently? The players don't seem to be going to DC United (or only a small few are). Most going out of state including Philly Union, Austin, Boston etc. 20+ feels like a lot from 3 local clubs?

Paying $10k for a private education to go to DCUA is a barrier for most.

Wait..what? DCU is not free?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the losers have started a new anti dcu thread repeating all the things he said repeatedly on the other anti dcu thread

Is it necessary to call the fans losers when the ownership really is an issue? The only way ownership changes is when their bottom line becomes affected, when fans become disgruntled that means less money going to DCU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20+ players from 3 different local clubs (VDA, Richmond, Arlington) have signed with MLS academies in the past 3 months. Is this normal for this time of year or is there something going on in MLS academy system that is driving this volume more recently? The players don't seem to be going to DC United (or only a small few are). Most going out of state including Philly Union, Austin, Boston etc. 20+ feels like a lot from 3 local clubs?

2 out of the 6 announced for Richmond are going to DCU.

[Anonymous]

That's interesting. I thought MLS academy clubs had some sort of geographic monopoly on kids from within "their" area and couldn't accept kids from other regions ... is that no longer a thing?

Anyway, yeah, unfortunately DCU is not pulling its weight for what an MLS club should be for youth soccer in the DMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's interesting. I thought MLS academy clubs had some sort of geographic monopoly on kids from within "their" area and couldn't accept kids from other regions ... is that no longer a thing?

Anyway, yeah, unfortunately DCU is not pulling its weight for what an MLS club should be for youth soccer in the DMV.

DCU can decline to take a kid and they can look elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations to the players! How about we uplift the players on DCUM for once?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's interesting. I thought MLS academy clubs had some sort of geographic monopoly on kids from within "their" area and couldn't accept kids from other regions ... is that no longer a thing?

Anyway, yeah, unfortunately DCU is not pulling its weight for what an MLS club should be for youth soccer in the DMV.

DCU can decline to take a kid and they can look elsewhere.

Or the kid may not even been on DCU’s radar.

Even the protected list is probably legally questionable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's interesting. I thought MLS academy clubs had some sort of geographic monopoly on kids from within "their" area and couldn't accept kids from other regions ... is that no longer a thing?

Anyway, yeah, unfortunately DCU is not pulling its weight for what an MLS club should be for youth soccer in the DMV.

DCU can decline to take a kid and they can look elsewhere.

Or the kid may not even been on DCU’s radar.

Even the protected list is probably legally questionable

I think its the latter. These are players likely not on DCU radar which just goes to show that DCU isn't looking in the right places. I mean if they are good enough for Philly Union...