Can't be... I thought other regions already have talent from their areas and don't need DMV kids??? |
A couple is a lot different than dozens No dang room in MLS academies to absorb high numbers from outside their regions When can someone provide a MLS created list of all academies rosters detailing all the players that come from outside their local regions? Without that, everything is speculation, rumors, hyperbole and opinions |
Sock puppeting again?? Great job 👍 |
Dumb. Better player = better opportunities. Better chance at pro and better chance at college scholarships. Not just getting into college. You don't even need soccer at all to get into college. So yeah, you're extra stupid if you're going to DCU to get the same result because you've wasted your time and potential on an academy that doesn't care about you and that won't situate you any differently. So yes, DCU is def a disadvantage. |
No rejections here. Just know what is being said is true about DCU. No one is obsessing over DCU. People are obsessing over ensuring parents have info to make better decisions about their kids future in the sport. Because if this thread didn't exist, ignorant people like you would be telling people DCU is amazing because you're there. Now you and everyone else knows DCU is a complete disgrace. |
Did someone really write this? Shame and embarrassment???!! You're so happy to be at DCU and it blinds you. You will get what you deserve for sure. You've pretty much guaranteed that. And your karma is so bad at this point, wow. Would hate to be you. Hope your kid makes it out of DCU and still plays soccer in a few years. |
The madness of emotions continues. So if DCU Academy is a disadvantage to getting into a college and play soccer, are the rest of the clubs in the dmv completely an impossible scenario? |
You sound so hurt What did dcu do to you? No one is going to make a decision on whether to accept an offer from dcu or not based on people wasting time on a blog for fun |
If a person's kid is at dc united, your fake well wishes, bad hoping, karma black magic yada yada would have zero impact |
Again, shows how little you know about the realities of the sport in our country. NO because that is what local clubs aspire to do. Get your kid into college to play soccer. It is their entire value proposition. DCUs isn't. It is to create pro players. DCU is bad at both creating pro players and getting kids into college. The kids that are going to college from DCU would be going to those schools without DCU. Especially the ones who went ivy league. DCU is not preparing them for college. Period. The kids from local clubs legitimately use the clubs to help them get in because the clubs have cultivated relationships over the years. DCU has not done this well. Colleges know DCU is also a poor academy and the product from the academy is not great. Plus DCU doesn't have the college relationships that local clubs have established over several decades. Because local clubs have a stronger track record of getting players into college than DCU, you're actually better situated to get into to college coming from a local club than DCU. Plus, you can get a stronger education at a stronger high school and boost your college application in other ways because you have more time for extracurriculars. It's all about your goals as a player. Let me give you a real life example of this at play...Baltimore Armour has more players on the University of Maryland's squad than DCU (as an example). If DCU had all the best players, the top soccer program in our area (which is without a doubt, Maryland) would clearly have tons of players from the academy wouldn't you think?? They have one player from DCU on the roster - a goalie. PA classics, Baltimore Celtic, Bethesda, all have the same amount of players on the umd squad as DCU again as one example. Armour has four players. So if college soccer is the goal you're just fine at a local club. It is their mission. DCU has no mission. It is just there. DCU is just a badge. Nothing more. The entire club is worthless and a crappy place for young talents. Dead end for pro soccer and very suspect for college soccer. You make your own decisions.. |
If a person's kid is at DCU they are in a bad situation. Full stop. |
They won't need to. It is already so widely known that DCU is a complete and utter failure of an academy and organization. But the conversation and information distribution needed to start somewhere. And there is no place that chronicles DCUs shortcomings better than here ANYWHERE. What people will do is look for information on DCUs academy online. Do that yourself on Google. This blog is pretty prominent in the search results. That is enough and success. |
And if you want to take this a step further take a look at the main D1 programs in our area and see how many DCU products are on those current rosters. Here you go: Maryland: 1 Georgetown: 0 American: 0 GW: 0 Howard: 0 Loyola Maryland: 0 UMBC: 0 Armour, Celtic, Pipeline, Bethesda, Arlington, SYC, Alexandria have all put more players on those teams than DCU. At least for the current rosters. Of course some DCU kids go to college out of the area. Would be ridiculous to think otherwise. But it is very telling that the area's D1 programs are absolutely devoid of DCU talent. Should tell you something. What is the most fascinating is that Shattuck St. Mary's has put kids in almost ALL of the programs and in many of them several kids. It is a boarding academy focused on soccer in Minnesota. Percentages wise, if someone is willing to board, and college is the goal, Shattuck St Mary's is a really good play. DCU, not so much. |
| Correction umd has two players from DCU. But the argument still remains the same and Armour has double that. |
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