DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's not losing to Philly Union that makes DCU so bad. It is the way they lose. They look like they have absolutely no idea what they are doing. It's a shame. U16s shut out with no chance really. You can't watch DCU and think there is any development happening there.

You do know the dcu u15s are playing up u16, correct? Obviously not.

So is Philly...

[Anonymous]

DCU will probably not beat another MLS academy all season in the ages that matter. U16 and up. They only won a few games across ALL the age groups last fall against MLS academies. DCU IS A JOKE. FACTS...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCU will probably not beat another MLS academy all season in the ages that matter. U16 and up. They only won a few games across ALL the age groups last fall against MLS academies. DCU IS A JOKE. FACTS...

DCU has 9 total employees running the academy. 9!! Half of those employees are administrative. Philly has 32. Not even including the staff at YSC. European academies have 5-6 staff dedicated PER TEAM. If you're at DCU you just have no real chance. It's all smoke and mirrors. It's sad but the facts just don't lie.

[Anonymous]

Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

The level on the pro player pathway is actually NOT high. Some exceptions here and there (Union, Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake) but generally speaking the level is way below most other developed football nations. The competition in the US is actually not strong generally. To say otherwise is ignorant. All athletes on a pro pathway play hard. No kudos for that. If you don't play hard at that level, why play?

DCU doesn't deserve to be held in high regard because it doesn't care about the talent in our area that does want to be better and do more with the sport. Because of that, it is actually hurting our talent and given how much of a gatekeeping role it plays to higher levels of the sport in our area and country, that is just blatant disregard and negligence on their part. For all of that, they deserve every bit of criticism that can be given to them.

[Anonymous]

This is not a comparison the European counterparts. But in the current US system, the athletes playing in pro player pathway have worked hard and proven themselves to be a level above their US peer group. Not all, but many. Your statements disregard what this group of players has accomplished as they work to develop themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not a comparison the European counterparts. But in the current US system, the athletes playing in pro player pathway have worked hard and proven themselves to be a level above their US peer group. Not all, but many. Your statements disregard what this group of players has accomplished as they work to develop themselves.

What does that even mean???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

The level on the pro player pathway is actually NOT high. Some exceptions here and there (Union, Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake) but generally speaking the level is way below most other developed football nations. The competition in the US is actually not strong generally. To say otherwise is ignorant. All athletes on a pro pathway play hard. No kudos for that. If you don't play hard at that level, why play?

DCU doesn't deserve to be held in high regard because it doesn't care about the talent in our area that does want to be better and do more with the sport. Because of that, it is actually hurting our talent and given how much of a gatekeeping role it plays to higher levels of the sport in our area and country, that is just blatant disregard and negligence on their part. For all of that, they deserve every bit of criticism that can be given to them.

blah blah blah
toxic gripe
blah blah blah
hurt because they didn't think my kid was good enough
blah blah blah
unhealthy obsession with giving my biased jaded opinion to try to recruit others to hate dcu as much as I do

blah blah blah
American youth soccer is the worst and way below Europe, even though until after U18, American academies have a great performance record against international academies especially in recent years

DC United has less than 80 players from the entire DMV, so would love to know how it has that much of a negative impact on the hundreds of players in the region

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

The level on the pro player pathway is actually NOT high. Some exceptions here and there (Union, Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake) but generally speaking the level is way below most other developed football nations. The competition in the US is actually not strong generally. To say otherwise is ignorant. All athletes on a pro pathway play hard. No kudos for that. If you don't play hard at that level, why play?

DCU doesn't deserve to be held in high regard because it doesn't care about the talent in our area that does want to be better and do more with the sport. Because of that, it is actually hurting our talent and given how much of a gatekeeping role it plays to higher levels of the sport in our area and country, that is just blatant disregard and negligence on their part. For all of that, they deserve every bit of criticism that can be given to them.

blah blah blah
toxic gripe
blah blah blah
hurt because they didn't think my kid was good enough
blah blah blah
unhealthy obsession with giving my biased jaded opinion to try to recruit others to hate dcu as much as I do

blah blah blah
American youth soccer is the worst and way below Europe, even though until after U18, American academies have a great performance record against international academies especially in recent years

DC United has less than 80 players from the entire DMV, so would love to know how it has that much of a negative impact on the hundreds of players in the region

I already told you, my kids are grown and I'm old and retired. The sour grapes narrative doesn't work on me. You so wish it did that's clear...

US academeis do we'll against European academies at young ages because of superior athleticism. European academies don't over skew on athletic and big players. We do. Those players tap out at around 17 or 18 when the European players, who have been developing using their skills and mind instead of their brain surpass them easily. We get enamored with wins at u15 tournaments, like you, meanwhile we don't have one truly global superstar as a player in football while most other developed football nations have multiple. Short term development mentality in the US versus long term development mentality in the rest of the world. Why we suck as a nation in the sport and the best players leave this country to go overseas to actually develop.

You STILL dont understand how DCU is harming our talent?? Ridiculous. But let me break it down for you AGAIN SO YOURE CLEAR...

Right now, the pinnacle of youth soccer opportunity in our country and the strongest way to becoming a professional in the US is through a MLS academy. Becoming a pro or making our national team outside of this MLS system if you're a US based player is almost impossible. Given the importance of MLS academies in the youth soccer hierarchy in this country, and given that MLS academeis operate on a largely regional basis at younger development ages, regional talent is VERY dependent on how good their MLS academy is about youth development. The stronger your MLS academy is, the better your pro pathway becomes. The weaker it is, your chances lessen. DCU is one of, if not the weakest academeis in the MLS academy structure, giving it's players almost no chance. Using your 80 player statistic, if DCU only has spots for 80 players in the DMV, which has a very large player pool comparatively to other metros in our country, they are 1. Touching a very small portion of our player pool because they have so few kids under their direction and 2. Even the kids that are in their program aren't learning a damn thing because the program is so weak so even if you're one of the 80, you're not developing at a rate that is anywhere close to other, more sophisticated and more thoughtful systems. So basically the talent that is in DCU is not developing and the talent that isn't in DCU is left to the pay to play system where they are basically at the mercy to how much money they have. Cost prohibitive barriers to underprivileged families are real in pay to play and DCU doesn't really help that.

You work hard as a youth player in our region with DCU as your pathway and for 1 of 80 slots in DCU not knowing that DCU is a complete disaster and doesn't give your son any real chance at achieving his dreams of professional football because it doesn't give any craps about your kid and isn't serious about youth development. If parents knew this reality when they started their journey they would make very different decisions about their son's pathway if they are serious about his development as a player at the highest levels of the sport. DCU is the ONLY MLS academy in the DMV and it gatekeeps access to higher levels of the sport.. meaning you eventually have to go through DCU if you want to get a certain level of exposure. The MLS took over the player pool and made it this way on purpose to control the player pool. Every kid in the DMV is unfortunately in a region that doesn't thave a MLS academy that cares to develop them. These facts paint a pretty clear picture of why DCU is failing our youth whether they are in their system or out of it.

[Anonymous]

I meant using their "braun" not "brain" in the last post

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

The level on the pro player pathway is actually NOT high. Some exceptions here and there (Union, Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake) but generally speaking the level is way below most other developed football nations. The competition in the US is actually not strong generally. To say otherwise is ignorant. All athletes on a pro pathway play hard. No kudos for that. If you don't play hard at that level, why play?

DCU doesn't deserve to be held in high regard because it doesn't care about the talent in our area that does want to be better and do more with the sport. Because of that, it is actually hurting our talent and given how much of a gatekeeping role it plays to higher levels of the sport in our area and country, that is just blatant disregard and negligence on their part. For all of that, they deserve every bit of criticism that can be given to them.

blah blah blah
toxic gripe
blah blah blah
hurt because they didn't think my kid was good enough
blah blah blah
unhealthy obsession with giving my biased jaded opinion to try to recruit others to hate dcu as much as I do

blah blah blah
American youth soccer is the worst and way below Europe, even though until after U18, American academies have a great performance record against international academies especially in recent years

DC United has less than 80 players from the entire DMV, so would love to know how it has that much of a negative impact on the hundreds of players in the region

I already told you, my kids are grown and I'm old and retired. The sour grapes narrative doesn't work on me. You so wish it did that's clear...

US academeis do we'll against European academies at young ages because of superior athleticism. European academies don't over skew on athletic and big players. We do. Those players tap out at around 17 or 18 when the European players, who have been developing using their skills and mind instead of their brain surpass them easily. We get enamored with wins at u15 tournaments, like you, meanwhile we don't have one truly global superstar as a player in football while most other developed football nations have multiple. Short term development mentality in the US versus long term development mentality in the rest of the world. Why we suck as a nation in the sport and the best players leave this country to go overseas to actually develop.

You STILL dont understand how DCU is harming our talent?? Ridiculous. But let me break it down for you AGAIN SO YOURE CLEAR...

Right now, the pinnacle of youth soccer opportunity in our country and the strongest way to becoming a professional in the US is through a MLS academy. Becoming a pro or making our national team outside of this MLS system if you're a US based player is almost impossible. Given the importance of MLS academies in the youth soccer hierarchy in this country, and given that MLS academeis operate on a largely regional basis at younger development ages, regional talent is VERY dependent on how good their MLS academy is about youth development. The stronger your MLS academy is, the better your pro pathway becomes. The weaker it is, your chances lessen. DCU is one of, if not the weakest academeis in the MLS academy structure, giving it's players almost no chance. Using your 80 player statistic, if DCU only has spots for 80 players in the DMV, which has a very large player pool comparatively to other metros in our country, they are 1. Touching a very small portion of our player pool because they have so few kids under their direction and 2. Even the kids that are in their program aren't learning a damn thing because the program is so weak so even if you're one of the 80, you're not developing at a rate that is anywhere close to other, more sophisticated and more thoughtful systems. So basically the talent that is in DCU is not developing and the talent that isn't in DCU is left to the pay to play system where they are basically at the mercy to how much money they have. Cost prohibitive barriers to underprivileged families are real in pay to play and DCU doesn't really help that.

You work hard as a youth player in our region with DCU as your pathway and for 1 of 80 slots in DCU not knowing that DCU is a complete disaster and doesn't give your son any real chance at achieving his dreams of professional football because it doesn't give any craps about your kid and isn't serious about youth development. If parents knew this reality when they started their journey they would make very different decisions about their son's pathway if they are serious about his development as a player at the highest levels of the sport. DCU is the ONLY MLS academy in the DMV and it gatekeeps access to higher levels of the sport.. meaning you eventually have to go through DCU if you want to get a certain level of exposure. The MLS took over the player pool and made it this way on purpose to control the player pool. Every kid in the DMV is unfortunately in a region that doesn't thave a MLS academy that cares to develop them. These facts paint a pretty clear picture of why DCU is failing our youth whether they are in their system or out of it.

This rambling diatribe is an indication of mental instability

tldr

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

The level on the pro player pathway is actually NOT high. Some exceptions here and there (Union, Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake) but generally speaking the level is way below most other developed football nations. The competition in the US is actually not strong generally. To say otherwise is ignorant. All athletes on a pro pathway play hard. No kudos for that. If you don't play hard at that level, why play?

DCU doesn't deserve to be held in high regard because it doesn't care about the talent in our area that does want to be better and do more with the sport. Because of that, it is actually hurting our talent and given how much of a gatekeeping role it plays to higher levels of the sport in our area and country, that is just blatant disregard and negligence on their part. For all of that, they deserve every bit of criticism that can be given to them.

blah blah blah
toxic gripe
blah blah blah
hurt because they didn't think my kid was good enough
blah blah blah
unhealthy obsession with giving my biased jaded opinion to try to recruit others to hate dcu as much as I do

blah blah blah
American youth soccer is the worst and way below Europe, even though until after U18, American academies have a great performance record against international academies especially in recent years

DC United has less than 80 players from the entire DMV, so would love to know how it has that much of a negative impact on the hundreds of players in the region

I already told you, my kids are grown and I'm old and retired. The sour grapes narrative doesn't work on me. You so wish it did that's clear...

US academeis do we'll against European academies at young ages because of superior athleticism. European academies don't over skew on athletic and big players. We do. Those players tap out at around 17 or 18 when the European players, who have been developing using their skills and mind instead of their brain surpass them easily. We get enamored with wins at u15 tournaments, like you, meanwhile we don't have one truly global superstar as a player in football while most other developed football nations have multiple. Short term development mentality in the US versus long term development mentality in the rest of the world. Why we suck as a nation in the sport and the best players leave this country to go overseas to actually develop.

You STILL dont understand how DCU is harming our talent?? Ridiculous. But let me break it down for you AGAIN SO YOURE CLEAR...

Right now, the pinnacle of youth soccer opportunity in our country and the strongest way to becoming a professional in the US is through a MLS academy. Becoming a pro or making our national team outside of this MLS system if you're a US based player is almost impossible. Given the importance of MLS academies in the youth soccer hierarchy in this country, and given that MLS academeis operate on a largely regional basis at younger development ages, regional talent is VERY dependent on how good their MLS academy is about youth development. The stronger your MLS academy is, the better your pro pathway becomes. The weaker it is, your chances lessen. DCU is one of, if not the weakest academeis in the MLS academy structure, giving it's players almost no chance. Using your 80 player statistic, if DCU only has spots for 80 players in the DMV, which has a very large player pool comparatively to other metros in our country, they are 1. Touching a very small portion of our player pool because they have so few kids under their direction and 2. Even the kids that are in their program aren't learning a damn thing because the program is so weak so even if you're one of the 80, you're not developing at a rate that is anywhere close to other, more sophisticated and more thoughtful systems. So basically the talent that is in DCU is not developing and the talent that isn't in DCU is left to the pay to play system where they are basically at the mercy to how much money they have. Cost prohibitive barriers to underprivileged families are real in pay to play and DCU doesn't really help that.

You work hard as a youth player in our region with DCU as your pathway and for 1 of 80 slots in DCU not knowing that DCU is a complete disaster and doesn't give your son any real chance at achieving his dreams of professional football because it doesn't give any craps about your kid and isn't serious about youth development. If parents knew this reality when they started their journey they would make very different decisions about their son's pathway if they are serious about his development as a player at the highest levels of the sport. DCU is the ONLY MLS academy in the DMV and it gatekeeps access to higher levels of the sport.. meaning you eventually have to go through DCU if you want to get a certain level of exposure. The MLS took over the player pool and made it this way on purpose to control the player pool. Every kid in the DMV is unfortunately in a region that doesn't thave a MLS academy that cares to develop them. These facts paint a pretty clear picture of why DCU is failing our youth whether they are in their system or out of it.

This rambling diatribe is an indication of mental instability

tldr

Great comeback...fyi, you lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

I am not the prior posters but as long as DCU has the ability to tag a kid who never played with them and inhibit their ability to train with another academy, they deserve to be trashed IMHO. From the “available” data, they are the outlier in this technique but it trends with how they operate.

There is no, “we’re working to be better” when you highlight the noticeable and apparent issues with the academy.

As soon as someone can provide a way to get a permanent waiver to be removed from the +5 list, I will never pop into this feed again. Pass the word. There are at least 10 DMV kids in Philly PPP programs to circumvent the +5 list. Let me know if you find 5 Philly kids in RDS.

Prove to the most talented DMV players you are worth staying for my giving people the option to leave. Do that and the trash will stop and you will begin to gain respect again.

If a rising U15 rejects DCU, LET THEM BE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

I am not the prior posters but as long as DCU has the ability to tag a kid who never played with them and inhibit their ability to train with another academy, they deserve to be trashed IMHO. From the “available” data, they are the outlier in this technique but it trends with how they operate.

There is no, “we’re working to be better” when you highlight the noticeable and apparent issues with the academy.

As soon as someone can provide a way to get a permanent waiver to be removed from the +5 list, I will never pop into this feed again. Pass the word. There are at least 10 DMV kids in Philly PPP programs to circumvent the +5 list. Let me know if you find 5 Philly kids in RDS.

Prove to the most talented DMV players you are worth staying for my giving people the option to leave. Do that and the trash will stop and you will begin to gain respect again.

If a rising U15 rejects DCU, LET THEM BE.

What data exists that is from an official club or MLS or US Soccer verifiable source that shows the usage of the MLS protected list system by all MLS clubs?

Who cares if you want to waste time on an anonymous message board crying about how DCU hurt you. Keep trash talking to your hearts content. Won't improve your situation.

What makes you sound even more mental is you think you're addressing the academy when incessantly rambling on this blog 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why trash DC United? The level of soccer on the pro player pathway is incredibly high? Every MLS team is strong. These athletes are playing against great competition and working hard. Let them be.

I am not the prior posters but as long as DCU has the ability to tag a kid who never played with them and inhibit their ability to train with another academy, they deserve to be trashed IMHO. From the “available” data, they are the outlier in this technique but it trends with how they operate.

There is no, “we’re working to be better” when you highlight the noticeable and apparent issues with the academy.

As soon as someone can provide a way to get a permanent waiver to be removed from the +5 list, I will never pop into this feed again. Pass the word. There are at least 10 DMV kids in Philly PPP programs to circumvent the +5 list. Let me know if you find 5 Philly kids in RDS.

Prove to the most talented DMV players you are worth staying for my giving people the option to leave. Do that and the trash will stop and you will begin to gain respect again.

If a rising U15 rejects DCU, LET THEM BE.

What data exists that is from an official club or MLS or US Soccer verifiable source that shows the usage of the MLS protected list system by all MLS clubs?

Who cares if you want to waste time on an anonymous message board crying about how DCU hurt you. Keep trash talking to your hearts content. Won't improve your situation.

What makes you sound even more mental is you think you're addressing the academy when incessantly rambling on this blog 😂

There are multiple people rambling if you can’t tell. But thank you for ignoring every question brought up and showing us to ignore DCU. I had not heard of a Philly PPP program but will look into it.