MLS Next Weekend Wrap-up 10/14, 10/15

[Anonymous]

Why when it gets to U15's they don't group the MLS Clubs and MLS Next teams together?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why when it gets to U15's they don't group the MLS Clubs and MLS Next teams together?

They still play each other but the primary focus of competition for the MLS academies is other MLS academies for U15 and U17. Some MLS academies have teams only for those ages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why when it gets to U15's they don't group the MLS Clubs and MLS Next teams together?

They still play each other but the primary focus of competition for the MLS academies is other MLS academies for U15 and U17. Some MLS academies have teams only for those ages.

I guess at U15 the s* gets real

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

99.99999% of MLS Next teams have scholarship programs. Especially in this area the scholarship programs can well exceed $100k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

I would love to see the data to verify that as fact.
Without the names, a list of all MLS Next (number of) players in the DMV playing on Achilles, Bethesda, BA, SYC, Alexandria on a Free Ride.
In addition, the data should show they also came from another team before that on a Free Ride.

If you are getting financial assistance from for example SYC U14's to offset the high costs of playing MLS Next.... but from U7 to U13 you were paying elsewhere... then it's Still a player who could afford the Pay-to-Play system!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

I would love to see the data to verify that as fact.
Without the names, a list of all MLS Next (number of) players in the DMV playing on Achilles, Bethesda, BA, SYC, Alexandria on a Free Ride.
In addition, the data should show they also came from another team before that on a Free Ride.

If you are getting financial assistance from for example SYC U14's to offset the high costs of playing MLS Next.... but from U7 to U13 you were paying elsewhere... then it's Still a player who could afford the Pay-to-Play system!

I think scholarships help out a lot of kids but they are also competing against kids whose parents can afford to have them go to additional training. I imagine NextStar and other similar companies that offer club-neutral high level small group training should also be giving scholarships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

I would love to see the data to verify that as fact.
Without the names, a list of all MLS Next (number of) players in the DMV playing on Achilles, Bethesda, BA, SYC, Alexandria on a Free Ride.
In addition, the data should show they also came from another team before that on a Free Ride.

If you are getting financial assistance from for example SYC U14's to offset the high costs of playing MLS Next.... but from U7 to U13 you were paying elsewhere... then it's Still a player who could afford the Pay-to-Play system!

Wow, are you overthinking this.
Yes, pay to pay is a big problem in our system.
But if you’re good enough, you’ll find a top team you can play on, no matter what your financial situation is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

I would love to see the data to verify that as fact.
Without the names, a list of all MLS Next (number of) players in the DMV playing on Achilles, Bethesda, BA, SYC, Alexandria on a Free Ride.
In addition, the data should show they also came from another team before that on a Free Ride.

If you are getting financial assistance from for example SYC U14's to offset the high costs of playing MLS Next.... but from U7 to U13 you were paying elsewhere... then it's Still a player who could afford the Pay-to-Play system!

Wow, are you overthinking this.
Yes, pay to pay is a big problem in our system.
But if you’re good enough, you’ll find a top team you can play on, no matter what your financial situation is.

What a load of head-in-the-sand hogwash!

Pay-to-Play as a National System for Youth Soccer has no impact on good players?
Lunacy!

From U6 to U12, the key development years, where are all the decent coaches, clubs, competition and leagues?
Behind the $$$$$$ wall for the masses.

So if you can't afford to get into the system, what are the odds of being good enough for MLS Next at U15?

Talent is filtered out early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

I would love to see the data to verify that as fact.
Without the names, a list of all MLS Next (number of) players in the DMV playing on Achilles, Bethesda, BA, SYC, Alexandria on a Free Ride.
In addition, the data should show they also came from another team before that on a Free Ride.

If you are getting financial assistance from for example SYC U14's to offset the high costs of playing MLS Next.... but from U7 to U13 you were paying elsewhere... then it's Still a player who could afford the Pay-to-Play system!

Wow, are you overthinking this.
Yes, pay to pay is a big problem in our system.
But if you’re good enough, you’ll find a top team you can play on, no matter what your financial situation is.

What a load of head-in-the-sand hogwash!

Pay-to-Play as a National System for Youth Soccer has no impact on good players?
Lunacy!

From U6 to U12, the key development years, where are all the decent coaches, clubs, competition and leagues?
Behind the $$$$$$ wall for the masses.

So if you can't afford to get into the system, what are the odds of being good enough for MLS Next at U15?

Talent is filtered out early.

There isn’t a club in the area, at any age, that’ll turn away a good player because they can’t afford it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of good young players in the DMV

The poor quality performance of a couple of local teams in MLS Next has got to be symptoms of pay-to-play and poor youth level coaching.

There are bad teams in MLS Next just like any other league. All leagues have them.

All leagues have teams at the bottom of the table. Doesn't mean they are "bad".

The fact remains, the MLS Next will never have the best potential players spread across all teams, but only the players who can afford it!

Most are free.

The MLS Clubs Academies are free.

The MLS Next teams are not. So they are a roster of those who can afford it, not the best players in their areas.

If you can't afford it, most clubs have some sort of financial aid or scholarship. And if you're one of the best players in the area, they'll definitely do everything they can to get you on the team... So it's not true that it's only a roster of people who can afford it. I don't know who they are, none of my business or yours.

I would love to see the data to verify that as fact.
Without the names, a list of all MLS Next (number of) players in the DMV playing on Achilles, Bethesda, BA, SYC, Alexandria on a Free Ride.
In addition, the data should show they also came from another team before that on a Free Ride.

If you are getting financial assistance from for example SYC U14's to offset the high costs of playing MLS Next.... but from U7 to U13 you were paying elsewhere... then it's Still a player who could afford the Pay-to-Play system!

Wow, are you overthinking this.
Yes, pay to pay is a big problem in our system.
But if you’re good enough, you’ll find a top team you can play on, no matter what your financial situation is.

What a load of head-in-the-sand hogwash!

Pay-to-Play as a National System for Youth Soccer has no impact on good players?
Lunacy!

From U6 to U12, the key development years, where are all the decent coaches, clubs, competition and leagues?
Behind the $$$$$$ wall for the masses.

So if you can't afford to get into the system, what are the odds of being good enough for MLS Next at U15?

Talent is filtered out early.

There isn’t a club in the area, at any age, that’ll turn away a good player because they can’t afford it.

If only that could be proven with verifiable evidence.

Sure would be a nice utopia, but obviously an attempt to put lipstick on the pay-to-play pig.