DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son played with a kid yesterday who was is from here but plays for another academy. His advice to me and my young player was to avoid DCU if possible “as it is one of the worst academies in the country.”

We had this conversation on a field with several DCU products. Although my kid and this kid came from different clubs of origin here in the DMV, we have trained with some of the same coaches here in the area that I trust.

If the DCU academy does turn around, please post a new thread because this was the nail in the coffin for me and this conversation. I am simply a parent trying to navigate this maze. I will make other preparations for my child as they age into the MLS Next age groups.

LOL

Any similarities between the characters in this post and any persons in real life is purely coincidental.
The author created that scenario of fiction for entertainment purposes and in no way meant to depict real persons, alive or dead

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Or DCU is just really that bad. What is more likely?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

I think the person means on a "blocked list" where DCU doesn't want the player but prevents the player from going on trial with other academies. If any academies really wants the player, they may have to pay DCU. DCU playing dirty in this case...more reason to stay away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

I think the person means on a "blocked list" where DCU doesn't want the player but prevents the player from going on trial with other academies. If any academies really wants the player, they may have to pay DCU. DCU playing dirty in this case...more reason to stay away.

Are you referring to the protected list? They can only put 9 players on that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

I think the person means on a "blocked list" where DCU doesn't want the player but prevents the player from going on trial with other academies. If any academies really wants the player, they may have to pay DCU. DCU playing dirty in this case...more reason to stay away.

Are you referring to the protected list? They can only put 9 players on that.

Protected vs blocked...why and how does it benefit the player? Either way, it prevents player movement and not in the best interest of player development and the player achieving their dream. DCU hasn't developed or spent $1 on the player to lay any claim on him. Let the player go if DCU isn't interested imo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

I think the person means on a "blocked list" where DCU doesn't want the player but prevents the player from going on trial with other academies. If any academies really wants the player, they may have to pay DCU. DCU playing dirty in this case...more reason to stay away.

Are you referring to the protected list? They can only put 9 players on that.

You're on the wrong thread.
Only sensationalism and hyperbole allowed here

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

I think the person means on a "blocked list" where DCU doesn't want the player but prevents the player from going on trial with other academies. If any academies really wants the player, they may have to pay DCU. DCU playing dirty in this case...more reason to stay away.

Are you referring to the protected list? They can only put 9 players on that.

Protected vs blocked...why and how does it benefit the player? Either way, it prevents player movement and not in the best interest of player development and the player achieving their dream. DCU hasn't developed or spent $1 on the player to lay any claim on him. Let the player go if DCU isn't interested imo.

All over this post people mention players leaving DCU for other academies.
So at the same time, how are players also not allowed to go to other academies?

Every academy has and utilize a protected player list

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Be aware of blacklist, you go tryout with DCU, get rejected they will add your DS to this list.

Is it really a blacklist or did they trial your kid and determined for one reason or another that it wasn't a good match? Sounds like you should reach out to other academy teams for trials.

Saying the hundreds of kids who go to the talent ID events and training trials who aren't selected getting blacklisted is crazy work

I think the person means on a "blocked list" where DCU doesn't want the player but prevents the player from going on trial with other academies. If any academies really wants the player, they may have to pay DCU. DCU playing dirty in this case...more reason to stay away.

Are you referring to the protected list? They can only put 9 players on that.

Protected vs blocked...why and how does it benefit the player? Either way, it prevents player movement and not in the best interest of player development and the player achieving their dream. DCU hasn't developed or spent $1 on the player to lay any claim on him. Let the player go if DCU isn't interested imo.

Never said it was fair to the player but it’s an MLS thing, not a DCU thing.

[Anonymous]

I think OP meant, if you went to trials with DCU, they see you as potential but got rejected DS is on Blocklist. ME THE MONEY!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think OP meant, if you went to trials with DCU, they see you as potential but got rejected DS is on Blocklist. ME THE MONEY!!!

must be a hell of a long block list

[Anonymous]

No matter how you slice it, whenever you're dealing with DCU, you're not going to get the best of anything and certainly not the best for your kid. That is applicable to a tryout, being on the teams, dealing with the staff. It is all just not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No matter how you slice it, whenever you're dealing with DCU, you're not going to get the best of anything and certainly not the best for your kid. That is applicable to a tryout, being on the teams, dealing with the staff. It is all just not good.

Your pity party of 1 seems to have no end

For your kid's sake we hope you can return to focusing on his growth
Nothing is guaranteed or a given in life especially higher up on the food chain.

Him not making it at DCU isn't the end of his world, unless you continue to make it so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No matter how you slice it, whenever you're dealing with DCU, you're not going to get the best of anything and certainly not the best for your kid. That is applicable to a tryout, being on the teams, dealing with the staff. It is all just not good.

Your pity party of 1 seems to have no end

For your kid's sake we hope you can return to focusing on his growth
Nothing is guaranteed or a given in life especially higher up on the food chain.

Him not making it at DCU isn't the end of his world, unless you continue to make it so.

What are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No matter how you slice it, whenever you're dealing with DCU, you're not going to get the best of anything and certainly not the best for your kid. That is applicable to a tryout, being on the teams, dealing with the staff. It is all just not good.

Your pity party of 1 seems to have no end

For your kid's sake we hope you can return to focusing on his growth
Nothing is guaranteed or a given in life especially higher up on the food chain.

Him not making it at DCU isn't the end of his world, unless you continue to make it so.

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