DC United Regional Development School
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Anonymous
The parents who's kids left DCU and are now in top colleges or playing professionally in Europe may tend to disagree with your assessment that it's a badge only If your kid failed to make it at DCU or after DCU, it's your fault and the kids fault. Blaming the school where others got passing grades when you failed isn't solely the school's fault |
Anonymous
It is badge only - the badge gave them opportunities but I bet most will say they were truly developed elsewhere. But it’s a useful badge, that’s the point. Don’t knock it if you will benefit from having it regardless |
Anonymous
A empty badge gives opportunities? How is that? Yeah, my kid was at DCU for 4 years after leaving a small club in Manassas. He's now in the Premier League All the development credits go to the Manassas club from 8 to 13 13 to 18 at DC was just passing time Anyway, waste of time conversation. This is about RDS pre-academy |
Anonymous
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Whoa! That’s great! Who were the coaches that developed them at DCU? Are they still there? |
Anonymous
Will they be coaches at the RDS pre-academy? |
Anonymous
Of course but they haven’t announced them yet so it’s hard to gauge if it’s worth it. |
Anonymous
Nice try. Unfortunately for you DCUA, we have been overseas to Portugal and Italy and my child has trained with Cat I and Cat II equivalent academies if we use the EEEP as a metric. There are a number of options to knowledgeable parents, even in the states. The FIFA rules are posted in a lengthy post about how to avoid your academy right here on DCUM. There are a number of families without dual passports in Europe provided you follow the rules. Again, you are going to grab a lot of loot from the uneducated masses with the new RDS but the people with options and kids who can actually play are trying to avoid you at all costs. And whether true or not, the three MLS academies we have been in contact with have used “avoid DCUA” in their pitch. Instead of using PR hours on DCUM, use the PR team to develop a way to have year round futsal and small sided play so the DMV can actually produce players locally worthy of the amount of money invested by parents. Families are investing $200 a hour into kids who can’t beat anybody 1v1. Since you know so much development, you should know the neural pathways for technique and ball mastery are reaching the end of the prime development right when you decide to bring kids into the academy. You are literally five years behind. Nine years behind in comparison to how Philly operates. It is sad to see an organization so committed to mediocrity and defend incompetence. Yeah, I’ll pass. |
Anonymous
Depends on what your end game is. Absent a vehicle to enter Europe or South America for a FIFA approved transfer, so you could join a European or South American academy, and if pro soccer is your ambition, DCU is certainly NOT your best option. First option is to explore other MLS academies and what they could offer your son. Philly Union and Red Bulls just have better and more recent track records of producing pros from their academy system. Yes, that requires a move but if you're serious, sometimes drastic measures need to be taken. Second is to look at other proven pathways and avenues...USL Academies, Residential Academies like Barca, Shattuck St Marys,, Benfica has a new residential academy.in the US. Yes, these are generally pay to play but scholarships are offered for top players and you need to focus on what gives your son the best chance of IMPROVING as a player at the fastest rate and what gives him a platform for exposure. DCU does none of that. Outside of GA cup, which ALL MLS academies go to because it is a MLS run event, DCU does nothing for the kids in terms of additional exposure. Philly Unioms u16 and u18 just came back from a two week trip to Germany playing some solid German academies this summer. What was going on at DCU??? Absolutely nothing. It's just not at the level. If college is your end game, DCU is also not the best option because it doesn't have the relationships that other clubs have in the area AND your son is getting an inferior education and will be on a downward trajectory in terms of learning the game the second he enters their system which in turn lessens his chance of continuing to be a top player in a few years when it Actually mattera. Education is not the goal at DCU. It just isn't. If you're one of the top players in your age group at DCU, MAYBE it could be ok for college. But to me it is still a maybe because the program is just that bad. It's only 4 years with DCU. There are just WAY better ways to invest in your sons development and opportunities than spending those 4 precious years dealing with DCUs bullsh#t. |
Anonymous
So basically you're saying DCU deserves no credit for his development. Which I would find very accurate and consistent with the thread. |
Anonymous
Not the PP, but its pretty obvious they are saying the player was developed from age 13 to 18 at DC Unless you think development stops at 12 then player just starts performing at high level in college and pros |
Anonymous
The majority of coaches at DCU don't hold high USSF licenses and stay for a couple years or less because they see quickly it is a dead end for them. You don't necessarily need a license to be a good coach, that is for sure. But at a minimum, with a license, you know they at least have some baseline knowledge on how to TEACH the game other than having just played the game themselves. So basically you have coaches that didn't play at a high level, didn't learn the game at a high level, didn't educate themselves at a high level about the game, arent paid well by DCU, AND aren't incentivised to become better coaches because there is minimal money in it from DCU, and you think k the coaching will be amazing? Coaching generally in the US is subpar. At DCU it is even lower than that. Some good guys coaching there that are good people, but we are taking about progressing players and a history of progressing players. This is what DCU just doesn't have. So don't expect much. |
Anonymous
NO they are not. They are saying and said "DCU was just passing time." Which is absolutely true. If DCU got all the credit they would have certainly said that. They said the OPPOSITE.Nice try. |
Anonymous
Dumb post... |
Anonymous
Except the fact there are no records of Philly or NYRB sending a significant amount of academy products to top clubs in Europe This is a thread about RDS for younger players btw |
Anonymous
There are records.. look them up yourself. And yes RDS is bullsh#t just like DCU. |