DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To think someone is trying to convince people that the parents and kids who put in the work and were selected to the professional academy above many who dream and wish to be there are failures, is one of the saddest cases for a person I've ever seen in the soccer world

Despite their sad and pitiful campaign, I know no parent will take them seriously.
It's clear what they are

I think that you think that is what people think about the players and their families reveals an insane level of insecurity.

The best thing about DCUA is its players. Even if some top prospects opt out or go elsewhere, DMV is a very talented area with great potential. DCUA families will maximize the experience at DCUA despite the deficiencies.

Are you trying Psych 101 techniques?

You attempt to devalue the players and parents and organization in endless posts then try to call others insecure?
Would be funny if not so sad

Top prospects is all subjective. Everyone thinks who they know and like is the best and top prospects

Most the kids at MLS club academies are the same level with different strengths.
Few are exceptional and stand head and shoulders above the rest.

The so-called top prospects who went to another academy from the DC area are only truly so if they become top tier professionals and represent their country.
Otherwise, they are good players like the rest.

You just said the same thing as the PP.

Of course you’re insecure. Why would you care so much to prop such a weak organization? The only ones who would do that are those who are insecure about their players - eg, think that an academy’s reputation significantly affects the player’s prospects.

The DCUA players will be fine despite its failings. As others have posted, DMV has a lot of talent to continue to pull from and prop DCUA up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To think someone is trying to convince people that the parents and kids who put in the work and were selected to the professional academy above many who dream and wish to be there are failures, is one of the saddest cases for a person I've ever seen in the soccer world

Despite their sad and pitiful campaign, I know no parent will take them seriously.
It's clear what they are

I think that you think that is what people think about the players and their families reveals an insane level of insecurity.

The best thing about DCUA is its players. Even if some top prospects opt out or go elsewhere, DMV is a very talented area with great potential. DCUA families will maximize the experience at DCUA despite the deficiencies.

Are you trying Psych 101 techniques?

You attempt to devalue the players and parents and organization in endless posts then try to call others insecure?
Would be funny if not so sad

Top prospects is all subjective. Everyone thinks who they know and like is the best and top prospects

Most the kids at MLS club academies are the same level with different strengths.
Few are exceptional and stand head and shoulders above the rest.

The so-called top prospects who went to another academy from the DC area are only truly so if they become top tier professionals and represent their country.
Otherwise, they are good players like the rest.

You just said the same thing as the PP.

Of course you’re insecure. Why would you care so much to prop such a weak organization? The only ones who would do that are those who are insecure about their players - eg, think that an academy’s reputation significantly affects the player’s prospects.

The DCUA players will be fine despite its failings. As others have posted, DMV has a lot of talent to continue to pull from and prop DCUA up.

You seem to wish to spin the narrative to suit your needs

The PP is challenging you, your motives and your methods

Them supposedly propping up the organization is something made-up by you.

That aside, how can someone be insecure about an organization they don't own?
Unless you think you're actually talking to DCU ownership 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To think someone is trying to convince people that the parents and kids who put in the work and were selected to the professional academy above many who dream and wish to be there are failures, is one of the saddest cases for a person I've ever seen in the soccer world

Despite their sad and pitiful campaign, I know no parent will take them seriously.
It's clear what they are

I think that you think that is what people think about the players and their families reveals an insane level of insecurity.

The best thing about DCUA is its players. Even if some top prospects opt out or go elsewhere, DMV is a very talented area with great potential. DCUA families will maximize the experience at DCUA despite the deficiencies.

Are you trying Psych 101 techniques?

You attempt to devalue the players and parents and organization in endless posts then try to call others insecure?
Would be funny if not so sad

Top prospects is all subjective. Everyone thinks who they know and like is the best and top prospects

Most the kids at MLS club academies are the same level with different strengths.
Few are exceptional and stand head and shoulders above the rest.

The so-called top prospects who went to another academy from the DC area are only truly so if they become top tier professionals and represent their country.
Otherwise, they are good players like the rest.

You just said the same thing as the PP.

Of course you’re insecure. Why would you care so much to prop such a weak organization? The only ones who would do that are those who are insecure about their players - eg, think that an academy’s reputation significantly affects the player’s prospects.

The DCUA players will be fine despite its failings. As others have posted, DMV has a lot of talent to continue to pull from and prop DCUA up.

the person constantly trying to tear down is calling others insecure

that's rich

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To think someone is trying to convince people that the parents and kids who put in the work and were selected to the professional academy above many who dream and wish to be there are failures, is one of the saddest cases for a person I've ever seen in the soccer world

Despite their sad and pitiful campaign, I know no parent will take them seriously.
It's clear what they are

I think that you think that is what people think about the players and their families reveals an insane level of insecurity.

The best thing about DCUA is its players. Even if some top prospects opt out or go elsewhere, DMV is a very talented area with great potential. DCUA families will maximize the experience at DCUA despite the deficiencies.

Are you trying Psych 101 techniques?

You attempt to devalue the players and parents and organization in endless posts then try to call others insecure?
Would be funny if not so sad

Top prospects is all subjective. Everyone thinks who they know and like is the best and top prospects

Most the kids at MLS club academies are the same level with different strengths.
Few are exceptional and stand head and shoulders above the rest.

The so-called top prospects who went to another academy from the DC area are only truly so if they become top tier professionals and represent their country.
Otherwise, they are good players like the rest.

You just said the same thing as the PP.

Of course you’re insecure. Why would you care so much to prop such a weak organization? The only ones who would do that are those who are insecure about their players - eg, think that an academy’s reputation significantly affects the player’s prospects.

The DCUA players will be fine despite its failings. As others have posted, DMV has a lot of talent to continue to pull from and prop DCUA up.

You seem to wish to spin the narrative to suit your needs

The PP is challenging you, your motives and your methods

Them supposedly propping up the organization is something made-up by you.

That aside, how can someone be insecure about an organization they don't own?
Unless you think you're actually talking to DCU ownership 🤣

Sadly, I think we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

You want nothing to do with dcu
You have nothing to do with dcu
DCU is below your high soccer, academic and life standards
You don't care about dcu

But, yet, here you are
Frequently and constantly posting and commenting about dcu

Your silly faux rational is that you are on an anonymous board seeking answers from anonymous people on an organization you have no interest in

What time is the nurse coming around with your medication at the convalescent home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

On the money. You clearly get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

You want nothing to do with dcu
You have nothing to do with dcu
DCU is below your high soccer, academic and life standards
You don't care about dcu

But, yet, here you are
Frequently and constantly posting and commenting about dcu

Your silly faux rational is that you are on an anonymous board seeking answers from anonymous people on an organization you have no interest in

What time is the nurse coming around with your medication at the convalescent home?

No one is seeking answers my friend. Seems like the old dude has the answers. You don't have any information, positive or negative.

You post FAR more than he does. Who is insecure again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

You want nothing to do with dcu
You have nothing to do with dcu
DCU is below your high soccer, academic and life standards
You don't care about dcu

But, yet, here you are
Frequently and constantly posting and commenting about dcu

Your silly faux rational is that you are on an anonymous board seeking answers from anonymous people on an organization you have no interest in

What time is the nurse coming around with your medication at the convalescent home?

I popped back in when I saw 2012's not signed with DCU tagged in the +5 and eventually forced into the academy. It was my first time learning that BG was tagged and wondered if he was forced into Europe ahead of his scheduled time because he was tagged for some time. As I stated probably 5 plus pages ago, you provide the details you how DCU will give up their MLS-granted Homegrown Rights waiver of the +5 list for a lowly, no-talent kid who never took a step through their doors and I disappear and not mention DCU again. I am asking for ethical treatment of kids. I know all of DMV kids currently in Philly's PPA program and know plenty of attorney's and know plenty of attorney's in this town. Philly is not on your side so you will become the next Donald Sterling if you try to tag any of them. Figure out how to grant kids their +5 release in they are not interested in your academy.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/abolish-mls-protected-player-lists-nikolai-littleton-ehemf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

You want nothing to do with dcu
You have nothing to do with dcu
DCU is below your high soccer, academic and life standards
You don't care about dcu

But, yet, here you are
Frequently and constantly posting and commenting about dcu

Your silly faux rational is that you are on an anonymous board seeking answers from anonymous people on an organization you have no interest in

What time is the nurse coming around with your medication at the convalescent home?

I popped back in when I saw 2012's not signed with DCU tagged in the +5 and eventually forced into the academy. It was my first time learning that BG was tagged and wondered if he was forced into Europe ahead of his scheduled time because he was tagged for some time. As I stated probably 5 plus pages ago, you provide the details you how DCU will give up their MLS-granted Homegrown Rights waiver of the +5 list for a lowly, no-talent kid who never took a step through their doors and I disappear and not mention DCU again. I am asking for ethical treatment of kids. I know all of DMV kids currently in Philly's PPA program and know plenty of attorney's and know plenty of attorney's in this town. Philly is not on your side so you will become the next Donald Sterling if you try to tag any of them. Figure out how to grant kids their +5 release in they are not interested in your academy.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/abolish-mls-protected-player-lists-nikolai-littleton-ehemf

99.9% of the people here have no clue what da heck your incoherent rambling is about

And not very interested in someone calling people's children lowly and no talent

Last time we all checked, MLS next has a protected list policy that all clubs use.
Your argument, if you can call it that is with the MLS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

You want nothing to do with dcu
You have nothing to do with dcu
DCU is below your high soccer, academic and life standards
You don't care about dcu

But, yet, here you are
Frequently and constantly posting and commenting about dcu

Your silly faux rational is that you are on an anonymous board seeking answers from anonymous people on an organization you have no interest in

What time is the nurse coming around with your medication at the convalescent home?

I popped back in when I saw 2012's not signed with DCU tagged in the +5 and eventually forced into the academy. It was my first time learning that BG was tagged and wondered if he was forced into Europe ahead of his scheduled time because he was tagged for some time. As I stated probably 5 plus pages ago, you provide the details you how DCU will give up their MLS-granted Homegrown Rights waiver of the +5 list for a lowly, no-talent kid who never took a step through their doors and I disappear and not mention DCU again. I am asking for ethical treatment of kids. I know all of DMV kids currently in Philly's PPA program and know plenty of attorney's and know plenty of attorney's in this town. Philly is not on your side so you will become the next Donald Sterling if you try to tag any of them. Figure out how to grant kids their +5 release in they are not interested in your academy.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/abolish-mls-protected-player-lists-nikolai-littleton-ehemf

calling other people's kids, kids you don't know and likley have never even heard of lowly and no-talent, is pretty low even for this board

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crusader (or crusaders, it’s hard to tell) claims to have no dog in the fight bc either their kid never did get rejected or was smart enough to explore other options. But then continues to monitor and bash at will. If crusader cares this much about what is going on at the academy that has he or she claims has had and never had a direct impact on his or her life, I truly hope he or she is doing more than being a keyboard warrior. Since this crusader knows so much and has so much experience with running an academy and developing international talent, I would love to hear what he or she is doing apart from posting here. But bashing the academy at every opportunity by stalking the board for any mention of the academy, pretending to be some selfless and altruistic being, and then not actually doing anything else is just really … interesting.

They are a psychologist's dream

Claims to operate in a youth soccer stratosphere way beyond and above the comprehension of us lowly dcum folks, yet is completely obsessed with inconsequential dcu kids and constantly on a quest for anonymous people to give them insider information, in addition to all the inside information they already possess

😂😂

This is where you completely miss the mark. No one really cares about DCU. In fact, DCU is not worth caring about. It's irrelevant. What people do care about is having correct information at their disposal to make decisions about whether to invest their son's time in DCU. That is what this whole thread is about. Providing context and perspective on DCUs actions and inactions that paint an accurate picture of the state of play there.

All of DCUs shortcomings have been exposed here so that parents can at least have one place where there is strong information about an academy that doesn't have any public information available about it. But at the same time pushes misleading narratives about its efficacy and it's pathway for the players.

The kids and parents of those kids looking at DCU as an option are the target of this thread. Not DCU. DCU isn't worth the time and energy. Saving people from making mistakes with their son is. And if that means that every problem at DCU gets exposed in the process, so be it. Lack of staff, no money, no second team, no facilities, minimal on field success, no development methodology, weak online school, no investment, money grab RDS, all of it...just paints the picture of what DCU is...A second rate MLS academy acting like they are first rate, that isn't any better than many of the local clubs in our area in terms of development or end game results (i.e college). This is just a FACT. Has nothing to do with sour grapes or a kid not being selected or anything like that. These things are uncontroverted and everyone knows it.

The reality is that even the USSF knows that DCU is a joke. If you're at the level and have interacted with the USSF they will tell you straight up that DCU is not the greatest club to be in for many reasons. This is KNOWN. If you want to live in fantasy land about DCU, that's fine. But don't expect anyone else to live there with you. Be at DCU and in your mind think all is good. Just do that...

As usual, the old man was accurate. As usual, tweedle dee and tweedle dumb chime in and can't follow his logic.

The goal of my parenting is not to compare my kid to your kid or any other in the DMV or the world. My goal as a parent is to give my kid the best shot possible to maximize his soccer potential while maintaining the high academic requirements I have of all of my kids. I don't care about win/loss results of the kids and you will never see me discussing that. That is the typical, uneducated American soccer parent drama I am looking to avoid as much as I now want to avoid DCU.

The parental decisions a parent makes if what separates a kid from the pack in the development years. My questions about DCU are the same questions I have for the P2P's. I don't give a s--- about any badge. My ego is not tied to any badge. How are you going to take my son from point A to point B in his IDP? I am not sure how a legitimate human would hate on a parent requesting information to make an informed decision when it involves potentially removing a kid from the public school system, private school system or relocating to another state or country.

You want nothing to do with dcu
You have nothing to do with dcu
DCU is below your high soccer, academic and life standards
You don't care about dcu

But, yet, here you are
Frequently and constantly posting and commenting about dcu

Your silly faux rational is that you are on an anonymous board seeking answers from anonymous people on an organization you have no interest in

What time is the nurse coming around with your medication at the convalescent home?

I popped back in when I saw 2012's not signed with DCU tagged in the +5 and eventually forced into the academy. It was my first time learning that BG was tagged and wondered if he was forced into Europe ahead of his scheduled time because he was tagged for some time. As I stated probably 5 plus pages ago, you provide the details you how DCU will give up their MLS-granted Homegrown Rights waiver of the +5 list for a lowly, no-talent kid who never took a step through their doors and I disappear and not mention DCU again. I am asking for ethical treatment of kids. I know all of DMV kids currently in Philly's PPA program and know plenty of attorney's and know plenty of attorney's in this town. Philly is not on your side so you will become the next Donald Sterling if you try to tag any of them. Figure out how to grant kids their +5 release in they are not interested in your academy.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/abolish-mls-protected-player-lists-nikolai-littleton-ehemf

You're admitting that you've been rambling for over 5+ pages? 😂😂😂😂

[Anonymous]

😂🤣😂

We know you don’t know what I am talking about. That is why yours kids are at DCU 😂!

Reading is so fundamental. Unlike you guys, I don’t ever disparage kids. Read it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:😂🤣😂

We know you don’t know what I am talking about. That is why yours kids are at DCU 😂!

Reading is so fundamental. Unlike you guys, I don’t ever disparage kids. Read it again.

Is this supposed to be an insult?

Which moron thinks people would be offended by an idiot calling out their DS for being good enough for a professional academy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:😂🤣😂

We know you don’t know what I am talking about. That is why yours kids are at DCU 😂!

Reading is so fundamental. Unlike you guys, I don’t ever disparage kids. Read it again.

read it again and it is so unintelligible that no one can decipher what you are saying