DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

You are a clown.

They just signed a U-14 from SYC that's 6'1.

Nobody is saying they don’t have tall kids. They’re saying they don’t only have tall kids. It’s not that hard to understand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

I think Bethesda has 4 bio banded 2009s on their U16 team, which is nuts. Bio banding really is for middle schoolers.

isn't three the limit?

Not sure. Maybe it is and they only have 3. But they have HUGE bio banded 2009s on the team which seems like a blatant abuse of the bio banded policy. No shade to the kids, it’s to the club. I thought bio banding was for late bloomers, kids who were still going through puberty and just small for their age, typically in middle school and not for kids 6 ft tall who are in 11th grade.

Biobanding is supposed to be for late developing kids. And they’re supposed to be using some metrics to assess what the kid’s height is anticipated to be and how they’re just late developing. But in practice, clubs around here like to abuse it. SYC is a constant abuser of it. Look at their 2013s. Agree no shade to the kids, because it’s not their fault that their clubs cheat and that their parents go along with it, but the facts are the facts. The club knows they are not late developers and they fill out the paperwork to designate them anyway.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

He’s also a really talented player who is well known locally in the age group. Now if you tell me every kid they selected is over 6’0 maybe that would further your point but citing one kid’s height is not much evidence.


My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

You are a clown.

They just signed a U-14 from SYC that's 6'1.

Nobody is saying they don’t have tall kids. They’re saying they don’t only have tall kids. It’s not that hard to understand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

Agree - whatever problems DCUA may or may not have, only picking "athletic freaks" and "man children" players doesn't seem totally accurate, at least not what I have seen with my own eyes the few times my sons' teams have played them over the years. Do they have some big fast athletic players, usually defenders and maybe strikers? Of course; who doesn't? But is their whole team a bunch of massive fast kids without talent? 100% no. If people want to focus on what is wrong over there, and if it is truly as bad as people claim, the facts should speak for themselves without adding to them.

They may not be athletic freaks but they are not small and typical lack iq for the game because they do not pick up on patterns the best. This is not unique to the US. As a lot of premier league players talk about how they were average at 13,14. There are some exceptions and those are usually the Messi and mbappes of the world. As the kids get older the game involves into a more thinking game. Being in the right position solves most problem and makes average players look great. If you can’t can figure this out as a player you will never go pro. And a coach can help but can’t tell you exactly where to be in every scenario. I don’t know dcu coaching but it is something most coaching in the area does not concentrate on at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

You are a clown.

They just signed a U-14 from SYC that's 6'1.

You're calling someone a clown as you parade your undereducated ignorance.

A team signed a tall player, so in your infinite wisdom, that translates to an entire program is focused on and only signs tall players?

How about you provide the heights of all the players DCU has signed along with the heights of all other MLS club academy players so we can make the comparison based on facts?

You can't? Then what are you using as your evidence?

How is it that no one's eyes who actually see the DCU players not existing pictures can verify your lies that DCU only recruits big tall players?
Show us where Philly Union or NY Red Bulls are recruiting only average size or small players

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

You are a clown.

They just signed a U-14 from SYC that's 6'1.

Nobody is saying they don’t have tall kids. They’re saying they don’t only have tall kids. It’s not that hard to understand.

This individual isn't trying to understand obviously. If the facts or logic go against their toxic crusade, they have no use for it

Pity them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

Agree - whatever problems DCUA may or may not have, only picking "athletic freaks" and "man children" players doesn't seem totally accurate, at least not what I have seen with my own eyes the few times my sons' teams have played them over the years. Do they have some big fast athletic players, usually defenders and maybe strikers? Of course; who doesn't? But is their whole team a bunch of massive fast kids without talent? 100% no. If people want to focus on what is wrong over there, and if it is truly as bad as people claim, the facts should speak for themselves without adding to them.

They may not be athletic freaks but they are not small and typical lack iq for the game because they do not pick up on patterns the best. This is not unique to the US. As a lot of premier league players talk about how they were average at 13,14. There are some exceptions and those are usually the Messi and mbappes of the world. As the kids get older the game involves into a more thinking game. Being in the right position solves most problem and makes average players look great. If you can’t can figure this out as a player you will never go pro. And a coach can help but can’t tell you exactly where to be in every scenario. I don’t know dcu coaching but it is something most coaching in the area does not concentrate on at all.

Never seen or read an interview from actual youth development experts in soccer that relates IQ to which position coaches place you in.

IQ is the understanding of the entire game and how well and quickly you process and solve situations and problems anywhere on the pitch

Technical and tactical skills and execution is tied to how well you may fit in a position

A coach placing a Midfielder at Wing doesn't change the player's IQ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

I think Bethesda has 4 bio banded 2009s on their U16 team, which is nuts. Bio banding really is for middle schoolers.

isn't three the limit?

Not sure. Maybe it is and they only have 3. But they have HUGE bio banded 2009s on the team which seems like a blatant abuse of the bio banded policy. No shade to the kids, it’s to the club. I thought bio banding was for late bloomers, kids who were still going through puberty and just small for their age, typically in middle school and not for kids 6 ft tall who are in 11th grade.

Biobanding is supposed to be for late developing kids. And they’re supposed to be using some metrics to assess what the kid’s height is anticipated to be and how they’re just late developing. But in practice, clubs around here like to abuse it. SYC is a constant abuser of it. Look at their 2013s. Agree no shade to the kids, because it’s not their fault that their clubs cheat and that their parents go along with it, but the facts are the facts. The club knows they are not late developers and they fill out the paperwork to designate them anyway.

check syc 2010, 2009 bioband kid who is 7 footer kid is huge there are 2 others similiar size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

You are a clown.

They just signed a U-14 from SYC that's 6'1.

I find it extremely hilarious that the anti-dcu person is making a counter argument that 100% validates the PP

The PP said SYC has big players. The response is that DCU signed one of these big players, which verifies that SYC has big players 😂😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

Have to agree on the SYC comment. Appears the SYC coaches have picked up the DCU playbook and scouting for similar player profile. Look at their u16 team.

Are all the U16 players new to the club?

Because if kids have been there and transitioned from U12, U13 to U16 through puberty stages, its kinda crazy claiming they were picked as big U16s

[Anonymous]

syc picked up players have been bigger and taller. That’s been the trend the last years. They have a few small (technically average size in general) but now small based on who they seem to be bringing in. Those smaller ones probably will be pushed out or leave since they don’t fit the profile anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:syc picked up players have been bigger and taller. That’s been the trend the last years. They have a few small (technically average size in general) but now small based on who they seem to be bringing in. Those smaller ones probably will be pushed out or leave since they don’t fit the profile anymore.

What is the technical profile of all of these kids? Liverpool is basically a basketball team with alot of players over 6' 2" on their squad. Goalie, CB and Striker need to be 6' ideally in today's environment unless truly special. Ideally, we want our best athletes playing and getting the technical development. Are they big and can play or big and cannot play?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:syc picked up players have been bigger and taller. That’s been the trend the last years. They have a few small (technically average size in general) but now small based on who they seem to be bringing in. Those smaller ones probably will be pushed out or leave since they don’t fit the profile anymore.

What is the technical profile of all of these kids? Liverpool is basically a basketball team with alot of players over 6' 2" on their squad. Goalie, CB and Striker need to be 6' ideally in today's environment unless truly special. Ideally, we want our best athletes playing and getting the technical development. Are they big and can play or big and cannot play?

Every club has some big players
None have all big players

People just say stuff just to say stuff, fiction or fairy tales

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

I think Bethesda has 4 bio banded 2009s on their U16 team, which is nuts. Bio banding really is for middle schoolers.

isn't three the limit?

Not sure. Maybe it is and they only have 3. But they have HUGE bio banded 2009s on the team which seems like a blatant abuse of the bio banded policy. No shade to the kids, it’s to the club. I thought bio banding was for late bloomers, kids who were still going through puberty and just small for their age, typically in middle school and not for kids 6 ft tall who are in 11th grade.

Biobanding is supposed to be for late developing kids. And they’re supposed to be using some metrics to assess what the kid’s height is anticipated to be and how they’re just late developing. But in practice, clubs around here like to abuse it. SYC is a constant abuser of it. Look at their 2013s. Agree no shade to the kids, because it’s not their fault that their clubs cheat and that their parents go along with it, but the facts are the facts. The club knows they are not late developers and they fill out the paperwork to designate them anyway.

SYC cheating to win? So shocked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU has the same problem as most of US soccer. They are selecting a bunch of man children at 13 and 14 and can't figure out how to develop them. Players that are athletic freaks may make great outside or wing backs but they are not successful at other positions. Identifying the correct kids that will develop is hard and ultimately something that can't be done in a multi-day tryout. It would help if we had bigger youth clubs with a A,B,C,D,E,F,G team for each age group, but the US parent and club director egos would never be for this.

My DS plays for a MLS Next team since U13 and we've seen at least 3 years of DCU and all other MLS Next U14s and U15s play against our club.
Whatever views I may have, the one thing I can honestly say is that this urban legend about dcu having giant players is pure myth. Several teams like SYC and Bethesda has bigger players on average from my estimate

I think Bethesda has 4 bio banded 2009s on their U16 team, which is nuts. Bio banding really is for middle schoolers.

isn't three the limit?

Not sure. Maybe it is and they only have 3. But they have HUGE bio banded 2009s on the team which seems like a blatant abuse of the bio banded policy. No shade to the kids, it’s to the club. I thought bio banding was for late bloomers, kids who were still going through puberty and just small for their age, typically in middle school and not for kids 6 ft tall who are in 11th grade.

Biobanding is supposed to be for late developing kids. And they’re supposed to be using some metrics to assess what the kid’s height is anticipated to be and how they’re just late developing. But in practice, clubs around here like to abuse it. SYC is a constant abuser of it. Look at their 2013s. Agree no shade to the kids, because it’s not their fault that their clubs cheat and that their parents go along with it, but the facts are the facts. The club knows they are not late developers and they fill out the paperwork to designate them anyway.

check syc 2010, 2009 bioband kid who is 7 footer kid is huge there are 2 others similiar size.

Who is the 7 foot bioband on syc 2010? this team hard have or use bio band this season. What you see are all 2010.