DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ussoccercollective.com/mls/mls-academy-rankings

Caught this via the Philly Union IG feed.

We are ranked #21.

Feels objective and accurate.

Yup. 21 out of 26 is totally fair. Could easily be lower on the list. Definitely not higher. DCU doesn't deserve to be a top rated academy on any list and you won't seem them as a top rated academy on any lists anywhere. But you also have to take this guys opinion with a grain of salt.

He isn't a soccer expert but follows the kids and academies closely because he tries to monetize being in the know. To me, he's a big fan of the game but lacks the real football credentials or expertise to be taking his word as bond. Calling himself a soccer scout is a complete joke.

But some of what he says is spot on. Not everything. But some. And how he ranks the kids or the "prospects" in the academy is also very questionable. Parents manipulate him to get kids higher on the lists or even on the list. He is a tool alot of people use for IG exposure because he is easily manipulated. You think he has personally seen all of these kids and academies?? No chance. He gets his info from parents and thousands of parents send him clips of their kids. Only the good clips of course. Because he built this platform, and parents realized he could be used, they of course started to manipulate him. And this will continue. One thing is for certain USSF doesn't pay attention to him or make any decisions from his lists. They are literally just click bait and that is all.

I wouldn't say his info comes from parents, nor is he influenced by them. He's pretty tied in with the scouts from academy teams, from where he gets all his info from. Scouts have player profiles for every kid on their team and their respective rankings within their academy. His main income is from evaluating players that are trying to break into the academy world, creating highlights, and setting up trials for them at targeted academy teams. His fees are pretty high from what I hear.

Dubious about his alleged massive detailed objective database on hundreds of individual players across the country.

Not only is this saying he has every MLS academy feeding him detailed profile compositions, performance and individual development plans for every player (beyond highly suspect), you're also claiming parents of young high level players are paying him to do what any and every parent can do.
Which is present their son for evaluation.

I'm with the previous PP
Runs a social media platform for hype and clickbait with information easily available from the group chats of kids

[Anonymous]

This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

Yes, the source should be attacked.

A certain so-called news media outlet was found guilty and paid over a billion dollars in fines for being a lying source

Alex Jones ruined for being a lying source

Dude in his mother's basement with a web page hyping kids with clips IG dependency parents send him.
Questionable, not being attacked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

How should we treat people who keep repeating the same thing at nauseum?

Especially when they are asking how DCUA can take steps to improve, when DCUA has taken and is taking steps to improve.

Makes it seems they are just emotionally biased with a one-track jaded obsession, no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ussoccercollective.com/mls/mls-academy-rankings

Caught this via the Philly Union IG feed.

We are ranked #21.

Feels objective and accurate.

Yup. 21 out of 26 is totally fair. Could easily be lower on the list. Definitely not higher. DCU doesn't deserve to be a top rated academy on any list and you won't seem them as a top rated academy on any lists anywhere. But you also have to take this guys opinion with a grain of salt.

He isn't a soccer expert but follows the kids and academies closely because he tries to monetize being in the know. To me, he's a big fan of the game but lacks the real football credentials or expertise to be taking his word as bond. Calling himself a soccer scout is a complete joke.

But some of what he says is spot on. Not everything. But some. And how he ranks the kids or the "prospects" in the academy is also very questionable. Parents manipulate him to get kids higher on the lists or even on the list. He is a tool alot of people use for IG exposure because he is easily manipulated. You think he has personally seen all of these kids and academies?? No chance. He gets his info from parents and thousands of parents send him clips of their kids. Only the good clips of course. Because he built this platform, and parents realized he could be used, they of course started to manipulate him. And this will continue. One thing is for certain USSF doesn't pay attention to him or make any decisions from his lists. They are literally just click bait and that is all.

I wouldn't say his info comes from parents, nor is he influenced by them. He's pretty tied in with the scouts from academy teams, from where he gets all his info from. Scouts have player profiles for every kid on their team and their respective rankings within their academy. His main income is from evaluating players that are trying to break into the academy world, creating highlights, and setting up trials for them at targeted academy teams. His fees are pretty high from what I hear.

Parents are a MASSIVE part of it. Massive. They feed him info and he takes most of it blindly. How do you think he is getting clips of kids?? From the academies?? H#ll no. Look at his Twitter/x account and see how many player clips he has. Almost all parents.

Yes, he does know some academy scouts for sure. But so do alot of people.. and yes, because he is a hype reel person, he of course hypes up people who pay him. Obviously. It's all a game. He is one person that is manipulated that is only somewhat influential online. US soccer gives no sh#ts about his opinion. He has literally no soccer credentials or experience. Just a guy who saw an opportunity to try and monetize parents desire to give their kids more visibility online. Not hating but call a spade a spade. His site is not BS but it is probably half legit, a quarter paid advertising and a quarter parents sending him info on their own to try and get their kids online exposure to increase SEO on their kids name and soccer resume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

DCU can't getting better. They are BROKE. At least broke with respect to the academy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

How should we treat people who keep repeating the same thing at nauseum?

Especially when they are asking how DCUA can take steps to improve, when DCUA has taken and is taking steps to improve.

Makes it seems they are just emotionally biased with a one-track jaded obsession, no?

What is the same thing getting repeated,?? I missed that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

DCU can't getting better. They are BROKE. At least broke with respect to the academy.

You have a link to the academy budget and expenditure?

or you're just an empty vessel shouting because the platform doesn't filter for intelligence?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

DCU can't getting better. They are BROKE. At least broke with respect to the academy.

You have a link to the academy budget and expenditure?

or you're just an empty vessel shouting because the platform doesn't filter for intelligence?

Do you have it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the most Stockholm Syndrome group of people I have seen in my life.

Let’s attack the source instead of determining how DCUA can take steps to improve their academy system.

Fuc&…I guess I would rather send my kids away than to be in the field of offspring of this parenting.

DCU can't getting better. They are BROKE. At least broke with respect to the academy.

You have a link to the academy budget and expenditure?

or you're just an empty vessel shouting because the platform doesn't filter for intelligence?

If you need budget and expenditure info for something you can plainly see, you might not be as smart as you think you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ussoccercollective.com/mls/mls-academy-rankings

Caught this via the Philly Union IG feed.

We are ranked #21.

Feels objective and accurate.

Yup. 21 out of 26 is totally fair. Could easily be lower on the list. Definitely not higher. DCU doesn't deserve to be a top rated academy on any list and you won't seem them as a top rated academy on any lists anywhere. But you also have to take this guys opinion with a grain of salt.

He isn't a soccer expert but follows the kids and academies closely because he tries to monetize being in the know. To me, he's a big fan of the game but lacks the real football credentials or expertise to be taking his word as bond. Calling himself a soccer scout is a complete joke.

But some of what he says is spot on. Not everything. But some. And how he ranks the kids or the "prospects" in the academy is also very questionable. Parents manipulate him to get kids higher on the lists or even on the list. He is a tool alot of people use for IG exposure because he is easily manipulated. You think he has personally seen all of these kids and academies?? No chance. He gets his info from parents and thousands of parents send him clips of their kids. Only the good clips of course. Because he built this platform, and parents realized he could be used, they of course started to manipulate him. And this will continue. One thing is for certain USSF doesn't pay attention to him or make any decisions from his lists. They are literally just click bait and that is all.

I wouldn't say his info comes from parents, nor is he influenced by them. He's pretty tied in with the scouts from academy teams, from where he gets all his info from. Scouts have player profiles for every kid on their team and their respective rankings within their academy. His main income is from evaluating players that are trying to break into the academy world, creating highlights, and setting up trials for them at targeted academy teams. His fees are pretty high from what I hear.

Dubious about his alleged massive detailed objective database on hundreds of individual players across the country.

Not only is this saying he has every MLS academy feeding him detailed profile compositions, performance and individual development plans for every player (beyond highly suspect), you're also claiming parents of young high level players are paying him to do what any and every parent can do.
Which is present their son for evaluation.

I'm with the previous PP
Runs a social media platform for hype and clickbait with information easily available from the group chats of kids

I don't understand what's hard to believe. Every academy keeps a player profile of their kids, and those profiles are shared amongst scouts as needed. Trades, transfers, etc. It's not one centralized database containing this info. Are you saying academy teams don't keep track of it's players that they are investing in?

And yes, parents ARE paying him for his services. I only got familiar with him because an acquaintance used him to get their son placed on a top academy team. Check his site for testimonials, don't take my word for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ussoccercollective.com/mls/mls-academy-rankings

Caught this via the Philly Union IG feed.

We are ranked #21.

Feels objective and accurate.

Yup. 21 out of 26 is totally fair. Could easily be lower on the list. Definitely not higher. DCU doesn't deserve to be a top rated academy on any list and you won't seem them as a top rated academy on any lists anywhere. But you also have to take this guys opinion with a grain of salt.

He isn't a soccer expert but follows the kids and academies closely because he tries to monetize being in the know. To me, he's a big fan of the game but lacks the real football credentials or expertise to be taking his word as bond. Calling himself a soccer scout is a complete joke.

But some of what he says is spot on. Not everything. But some. And how he ranks the kids or the "prospects" in the academy is also very questionable. Parents manipulate him to get kids higher on the lists or even on the list. He is a tool alot of people use for IG exposure because he is easily manipulated. You think he has personally seen all of these kids and academies?? No chance. He gets his info from parents and thousands of parents send him clips of their kids. Only the good clips of course. Because he built this platform, and parents realized he could be used, they of course started to manipulate him. And this will continue. One thing is for certain USSF doesn't pay attention to him or make any decisions from his lists. They are literally just click bait and that is all.

I wouldn't say his info comes from parents, nor is he influenced by them. He's pretty tied in with the scouts from academy teams, from where he gets all his info from. Scouts have player profiles for every kid on their team and their respective rankings within their academy. His main income is from evaluating players that are trying to break into the academy world, creating highlights, and setting up trials for them at targeted academy teams. His fees are pretty high from what I hear.

Dubious about his alleged massive detailed objective database on hundreds of individual players across the country.

Not only is this saying he has every MLS academy feeding him detailed profile compositions, performance and individual development plans for every player (beyond highly suspect), you're also claiming parents of young high level players are paying him to do what any and every parent can do.
Which is present their son for evaluation.

I'm with the previous PP
Runs a social media platform for hype and clickbait with information easily available from the group chats of kids

I don't understand what's hard to believe. Every academy keeps a player profile of their kids, and those profiles are shared amongst scouts as needed. Trades, transfers, etc. It's not one centralized database containing this info. Are you saying academy teams don't keep track of it's players that they are investing in?

And yes, parents ARE paying him for his services. I only got familiar with him because an acquaintance used him to get their son placed on a top academy team. Check his site for testimonials, don't take my word for it.

Are you by any chance 'him?

So this imaginary network of scouts constantly feeding him detailed information about every academy player in the country, are they doing it electronically or passing secret notes like Cold War spies?

The odds of this guy getting this information you speak of is a fantastic tale at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ussoccercollective.com/mls/mls-academy-rankings

Caught this via the Philly Union IG feed.

We are ranked #21.

Feels objective and accurate.

Yup. 21 out of 26 is totally fair. Could easily be lower on the list. Definitely not higher. DCU doesn't deserve to be a top rated academy on any list and you won't seem them as a top rated academy on any lists anywhere. But you also have to take this guys opinion with a grain of salt.

He isn't a soccer expert but follows the kids and academies closely because he tries to monetize being in the know. To me, he's a big fan of the game but lacks the real football credentials or expertise to be taking his word as bond. Calling himself a soccer scout is a complete joke.

But some of what he says is spot on. Not everything. But some. And how he ranks the kids or the "prospects" in the academy is also very questionable. Parents manipulate him to get kids higher on the lists or even on the list. He is a tool alot of people use for IG exposure because he is easily manipulated. You think he has personally seen all of these kids and academies?? No chance. He gets his info from parents and thousands of parents send him clips of their kids. Only the good clips of course. Because he built this platform, and parents realized he could be used, they of course started to manipulate him. And this will continue. One thing is for certain USSF doesn't pay attention to him or make any decisions from his lists. They are literally just click bait and that is all.

I wouldn't say his info comes from parents, nor is he influenced by them. He's pretty tied in with the scouts from academy teams, from where he gets all his info from. Scouts have player profiles for every kid on their team and their respective rankings within their academy. His main income is from evaluating players that are trying to break into the academy world, creating highlights, and setting up trials for them at targeted academy teams. His fees are pretty high from what I hear.

Parents are a MASSIVE part of it. Massive. They feed him info and he takes most of it blindly. How do you think he is getting clips of kids?? From the academies?? H#ll no. Look at his Twitter/x account and see how many player clips he has. Almost all parents.

Yes, he does know some academy scouts for sure. But so do alot of people.. and yes, because he is a hype reel person, he of course hypes up people who pay him. Obviously. It's all a game. He is one person that is manipulated that is only somewhat influential online. US soccer gives no sh#ts about his opinion. He has literally no soccer credentials or experience. Just a guy who saw an opportunity to try and monetize parents desire to give their kids more visibility online. Not hating but call a spade a spade. His site is not BS but it is probably half legit, a quarter paid advertising and a quarter parents sending him info on their own to try and get their kids online exposure to increase SEO on their kids name and soccer resume.

Accurate truth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.ussoccercollective.com/mls/mls-academy-rankings

Caught this via the Philly Union IG feed.

We are ranked #21.

Feels objective and accurate.

Yup. 21 out of 26 is totally fair. Could easily be lower on the list. Definitely not higher. DCU doesn't deserve to be a top rated academy on any list and you won't seem them as a top rated academy on any lists anywhere. But you also have to take this guys opinion with a grain of salt.

He isn't a soccer expert but follows the kids and academies closely because he tries to monetize being in the know. To me, he's a big fan of the game but lacks the real football credentials or expertise to be taking his word as bond. Calling himself a soccer scout is a complete joke.

But some of what he says is spot on. Not everything. But some. And how he ranks the kids or the "prospects" in the academy is also very questionable. Parents manipulate him to get kids higher on the lists or even on the list. He is a tool alot of people use for IG exposure because he is easily manipulated. You think he has personally seen all of these kids and academies?? No chance. He gets his info from parents and thousands of parents send him clips of their kids. Only the good clips of course. Because he built this platform, and parents realized he could be used, they of course started to manipulate him. And this will continue. One thing is for certain USSF doesn't pay attention to him or make any decisions from his lists. They are literally just click bait and that is all.

I wouldn't say his info comes from parents, nor is he influenced by them. He's pretty tied in with the scouts from academy teams, from where he gets all his info from. Scouts have player profiles for every kid on their team and their respective rankings within their academy. His main income is from evaluating players that are trying to break into the academy world, creating highlights, and setting up trials for them at targeted academy teams. His fees are pretty high from what I hear.

Dubious about his alleged massive detailed objective database on hundreds of individual players across the country.

Not only is this saying he has every MLS academy feeding him detailed profile compositions, performance and individual development plans for every player (beyond highly suspect), you're also claiming parents of young high level players are paying him to do what any and every parent can do.
Which is present their son for evaluation.

I'm with the previous PP
Runs a social media platform for hype and clickbait with information easily available from the group chats of kids

I don't understand what's hard to believe. Every academy keeps a player profile of their kids, and those profiles are shared amongst scouts as needed. Trades, transfers, etc. It's not one centralized database containing this info. Are you saying academy teams don't keep track of it's players that they are investing in?

And yes, parents ARE paying him for his services. I only got familiar with him because an acquaintance used him to get their son placed on a top academy team. Check his site for testimonials, don't take my word for it.

Are you by any chance 'him?

So this imaginary network of scouts constantly feeding him detailed information about every academy player in the country, are they doing it electronically or passing secret notes like Cold War spies?

The odds of this guy getting this information you speak of is a fantastic tale at best.

Why yes I am. I've talked to numerous academy scouts. Have you?

[Anonymous]

I don’t know much about him but I know this. People are hesitant to recommend players unless the player will hold up. If the players don’t, the scout loses their reputation.

Yes, it appears from his own site he receives “full game film” from parents which is standard vs highlights.

He has ranked kids with zero IG presence so I actually respect the gig. The kid and parents are simply putting in the work which is very far from the IG thirsty mob I am accustomed to locally.