DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

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Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

I want you to carefully read the title of this post and then think about why he responded to it. If you have zero experience with DCUA, why are you even responding? Stick to club level posts.

I'm waiting for the answer as to why the recognized expert with international and national top level connections, including dcu academy, isn't working directly with DCUA to address his identified issues (he obviously cares deeply) instead of being on a gossip forum bashing them and the kids and their parents regularly

SAMESIES!!! WHY AREN'T THESE LEARNED EXPERTS ON THE STAFF OF MLS ACADEMIES/US SOCCER GETTING STUFF SORTED OUT???

Gotta be able to sort out your own house first before you can lend a hand next door.

Granted, that can't be the case here with this top tier expert taking a break from his duties running La Masia academy to grace us with his knowledge.

Everyone knows you sock puppeted the last few posts. It's all good. And you used samsies. And we know who you sre 😂😂😂.

Who is we and who gives a f

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

I want you to carefully read the title of this post and then think about why he responded to it. If you have zero experience with DCUA, why are you even responding? Stick to club level posts.

I'm waiting for the answer as to why the recognized expert with international and national top level connections, including dcu academy, isn't working directly with DCUA to address his identified issues (he obviously cares deeply) instead of being on a gossip forum bashing them and the kids and their parents regularly

The brass at DCUA has always thought they know everything about everything. Like many of the other clubs and DOCs in this area. But they clearly don't know squat. They don't need any help but yet the entire league is running circles around them with their academies.
The last director knew so much he got himself canned. Maybe the new director changes things.

If only you could produce anything to show how the entire league (whatever that means) is running circles around them?

When you're sitting there depressed and angry slamming the keyboard throwing out nonsense, you don't ever pause to realize every time you do, you're asked to produce supporting evidence, logic, correlation or causation and you can't?

Keep howling at the moon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

There are 13 of 27 academies represented.

So more than half the MLS academies are embarrassing

No. Just DCU with one of the most talent rich regions in the country.

Says who?
What makes DMV one of the most talent rich regions in the country?

DC is just one of the richest regions in the country where more people can afford soccer and additional private training.
Neither takes talent.

[Anonymous]

If national team pools aren't subjective and political, can someone explain how the top rated and high performing NY Red Bulls 2009's MLS Next team doesn't have a single player going to this camp?

Also, of this isn't the kid from Achilles that made the Bundesliga, then he must already be in Germany and unavailable?
What about the kids who were too good for DCUA and went to Barca and out West to better academies etc? How come they didn't make it?

So confusing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If national team pools aren't subjective and political, can someone explain how the top rated and high performing NY Red Bulls 2009's MLS Next team doesn't have a single player going to this camp?

Also, of this isn't the kid from Achilles that made the Bundesliga, then he must already be in Germany and unavailable?
What about the kids who were too good for DCUA and went to Barca and out West to better academies etc? How come they didn't make it?

So confusing

If you look at that roster, it's not filled with the usual u16 academy standouts. I don't know what that means. If they've gone pro, are they not allowed to play on the national team?

And I hear that NY Red Bulls team is in Brazil or Italy at the monument, playing in a tournament.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

There are 13 of 27 academies represented.

So more than half the MLS academies are embarrassing

No. Just DCU with one of the most talent rich regions in the country.

Says who?
What makes DMV one of the most talent rich regions in the country?

DC is just one of the richest regions in the country where more people can afford soccer and additional private training.
Neither takes talent.

We'll see how "rich" DMV people are in 1 year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

There are 13 of 27 academies represented.

So more than half the MLS academies are embarrassing

No. Just DCU with one of the most talent rich regions in the country.

Says who?
What makes DMV one of the most talent rich regions in the country?

DC is just one of the richest regions in the country where more people can afford soccer and additional private training.
Neither takes talent.

And this is why the DMV has better talent. More money and more access to better training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

I want you to carefully read the title of this post and then think about why he responded to it. If you have zero experience with DCUA, why are you even responding? Stick to club level posts.

I'm waiting for the answer as to why the recognized expert with international and national top level connections, including dcu academy, isn't working directly with DCUA to address his identified issues (he obviously cares deeply) instead of being on a gossip forum bashing them and the kids and their parents regularly

The brass at DCUA has always thought they know everything about everything. Like many of the other clubs and DOCs in this area. But they clearly don't know squat. They don't need any help but yet the entire league is running circles around them with their academies.
The last director knew so much he got himself canned. Maybe the new director changes things.

If only you could produce anything to show how the entire league (whatever that means) is running circles around them?

When you're sitting there depressed and angry slamming the keyboard throwing out nonsense, you don't ever pause to realize every time you do, you're asked to produce supporting evidence, logic, correlation or causation and you can't?

Keep howling at the moon.

This ENTIRE THREAD has so much evidence it is absurd. Go back and read it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usynt u16 Feb camp has zero DCU kids but there is a kid from a local non MLS academy. The fact that a local club has more players in a youth national team camp than the area MLS academy is a complete embarrassment for DCU. Not only did this player stiff arm DCU but they were also successful getting visibility elsewhere in a system that is stacked against non MLS academies. Philly union 3 kids. DCU is honestly.pathetic.

I have zero personal experience with DCUA, but not every academy has a player on that roster. I checked. I suppose they are pathetic too? And in any case, why do you care whether DCUA is or isn't unless your kid is in the academy (and if they are, and you have a legit axe to grind, you should man/woman up and take it up with DCUA directly, rather than trashing them on an anonymous forum). f you have such concerns about the state of DCUA, and are such an expert, why are you sharing your knowledge here and not with the club?

I want you to carefully read the title of this post and then think about why he responded to it. If you have zero experience with DCUA, why are you even responding? Stick to club level posts.

I'm waiting for the answer as to why the recognized expert with international and national top level connections, including dcu academy, isn't working directly with DCUA to address his identified issues (he obviously cares deeply) instead of being on a gossip forum bashing them and the kids and their parents regularly

The brass at DCUA has always thought they know everything about everything. Like many of the other clubs and DOCs in this area. But they clearly don't know squat. They don't need any help but yet the entire league is running circles around them with their academies.
The last director knew so much he got himself canned. Maybe the new director changes things.

If only you could produce anything to show how the entire league (whatever that means) is running circles around them?

When you're sitting there depressed and angry slamming the keyboard throwing out nonsense, you don't ever pause to realize every time you do, you're asked to produce supporting evidence, logic, correlation or causation and you can't?

Keep howling at the moon.

Every other academy has their own facilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If national team pools aren't subjective and political, can someone explain how the top rated and high performing NY Red Bulls 2009's MLS Next team doesn't have a single player going to this camp?

Also, of this isn't the kid from Achilles that made the Bundesliga, then he must already be in Germany and unavailable?
What about the kids who were too good for DCUA and went to Barca and out West to better academies etc? How come they didn't make it?

So confusing

Kid from Achilles didn't make the Bundesliga. He's in the youth academy of a Bundesliga team. Very different. International players usually don't show up in domestic camps unless there is an international tournament or competition coming up. U16s don't have that right now but even if they did, I don't think that particular player would make the cut. He's had the exposure.

Kids make a usynt camp for many reasons. Some make it due to politics like has been discussed here already. Other times, the players make it because they have built a buzz through scouts and elsewhere and the usynt coaching staff want to see them against the top players to compare. Sometimes players are that good.

Sometimes players don't make it because they have been in camps in the past and either coaches were unimpressed then or they are a known commodity and there is no need to bring them in again to evaluate so another player gets a spot. This could be the case with some of the red bulls 2009s. The camps are to evaluate as many kids as possible to get the best 20-30 kids in our country. So very few kids are going to make every camp. Every players path is different and every scout or team sees different things in players.

Players that left DCU to go elsewhere didn't make the roster because either they didn't have the right politics, timing, good enough play at the right moments, and maybe they just didn't have the talent to make it. Maybe they just weren't good enough for this player pool in this moment. Lots of good players left off. We are talking about the top 22-50 players in the USA. Not the DMV. The bar is pretty high. Doesn't mean they will never make it. Just not this time.

But what you can see from the roster is that DCU can't put any players on it because it is a dead end for high level football in this country. Again, a local club put a player on the roster before DCU did. In a scouting system that is rigged in favor of the MLS academies. If that isn't enough evidence of how little US Soccer respects what's going on at DCU I don't know what is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGLVTSnxLHI/?igsh=aWdlY2JlNmFxcm1l

Where's DCUA at?

Is that a tournament?
How many academies MLS clubs are there?

Don't think it's a tournament, looks like it's just NYCFC. Numerous other academy teams went overseas once or twice this year, has DCU ever went?

And to think we're just at mid February. Wow

Name the numerous academies and where they went this year

Other than your burning need to keep up with the Jones's, what's the real impact here?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQpZnJuYLD/?igsh=cHdsNXd0NjVwMWRu

Where's DCUA at?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGLVTSnxLHI/?igsh=aWdlY2JlNmFxcm1l

Where's DCUA at?

Is that a tournament?
How many academies MLS clubs are there?

Don't think it's a tournament, looks like it's just NYCFC. Numerous other academy teams went overseas once or twice this year, has DCU ever went?

And to think we're just at mid February. Wow

Name the numerous academies and where they went this year

Other than your burning need to keep up with the Jones's, what's the real impact here?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQpZnJuYLD/?igsh=cHdsNXd0NjVwMWRu

Where's DCUA at?

That might answer the question of why no Red Bulls are in the USYNT camp this week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGLVTSnxLHI/?igsh=aWdlY2JlNmFxcm1l

Where's DCUA at?

Is that a tournament?
How many academies MLS clubs are there?

Don't think it's a tournament, looks like it's just NYCFC. Numerous other academy teams went overseas once or twice this year, has DCU ever went?

And to think we're just at mid February. Wow

Name the numerous academies and where they went this year

Other than your burning need to keep up with the Jones's, what's the real impact here?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQpZnJuYLD/?igsh=cHdsNXd0NjVwMWRu

Where's DCUA at?

That might answer the question of why no Red Bulls are in the USYNT camp this week.

Club over Country is an interesting take.

What about the other 13 academies not represented at this particular camp?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If national team pools aren't subjective and political, can someone explain how the top rated and high performing NY Red Bulls 2009's MLS Next team doesn't have a single player going to this camp?

Also, of this isn't the kid from Achilles that made the Bundesliga, then he must already be in Germany and unavailable?
What about the kids who were too good for DCUA and went to Barca and out West to better academies etc? How come they didn't make it?

So confusing

Kid from Achilles didn't make the Bundesliga. He's in the youth academy of a Bundesliga team. Very different. International players usually don't show up in domestic camps unless there is an international tournament or competition coming up. U16s don't have that right now but even if they did, I don't think that particular player would make the cut. He's had the exposure.

Kids make a usynt camp for many reasons. Some make it due to politics like has been discussed here already. Other times, the players make it because they have built a buzz through scouts and elsewhere and the usynt coaching staff want to see them against the top players to compare. Sometimes players are that good.

Sometimes players don't make it because they have been in camps in the past and either coaches were unimpressed then or they are a known commodity and there is no need to bring them in again to evaluate so another player gets a spot. This could be the case with some of the red bulls 2009s. The camps are to evaluate as many kids as possible to get the best 20-30 kids in our country. So very few kids are going to make every camp. Every players path is different and every scout or team sees different things in players.

Players that left DCU to go elsewhere didn't make the roster because either they didn't have the right politics, timing, good enough play at the right moments, and maybe they just didn't have the talent to make it. Maybe they just weren't good enough for this player pool in this moment. Lots of good players left off. We are talking about the top 22-50 players in the USA. Not the DMV. The bar is pretty high. Doesn't mean they will never make it. Just not this time.

But what you can see from the roster is that DCU can't put any players on it because it is a dead end for high level football in this country. Again, a local club put a player on the roster before DCU did. In a scouting system that is rigged in favor of the MLS academies. If that isn't enough evidence of how little US Soccer respects what's going on at DCU I don't know what is.

Can you explain the exact criteria, process and steps in a player getting to one of these camps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGLVTSnxLHI/?igsh=aWdlY2JlNmFxcm1l

Where's DCUA at?

Is that a tournament?
How many academies MLS clubs are there?

Don't think it's a tournament, looks like it's just NYCFC. Numerous other academy teams went overseas once or twice this year, has DCU ever went?

And to think we're just at mid February. Wow

Name the numerous academies and where they went this year

Other than your burning need to keep up with the Jones's, what's the real impact here?

https://www.instagram.com/p/DGQpZnJuYLD/?igsh=cHdsNXd0NjVwMWRu

Where's DCUA at?

That might answer the question of why no Red Bulls are in the USYNT camp this week.

Club over Country is an interesting take.

What about the other 13 academies not represented at this particular camp?

They're represented in the other age groups on the national team. What about DCU?