Girls' Academy has also been approved to become a U.S. Soccer member!

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

This is exactly why the Dartmouth basketball players voted to Unionize. They enjoy playing basketball in college but they feel taken advantage of. It they're allowed to unionize colleges and coaches won't be able to treat players like free labor.

Yes, but this will also be the downfall of sports that do not generate revenue. I have no issue with that personally. The business side of college is being exposed.

You wish for that until your kid learns she/he isn't going pro but was talented enough to play the sport in college.

If this all changed overnight because the NCAA dissolves and the landscape changes, so be it. Where the kids land due to the fall out? Not a huge issue. The kids that can be in those systems, they still will be and the kids that can't? They wont be. Tomorrow will still come though.

And trust me, tomorrow will come when your kid isn't good enough for any of the remaining options that your hubris wished for.

You'll find out by 15 if she has what it takes. Hopefully puberty is kind to her.

Sure will. And life will go on either way.

Let us know what local U10 team your daughter ends up coaching for a living.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

They all are not "top" players with lots of money or time invested are they though.

Look, this country does need pro academies to compete in international soccer but we are also a very different sports culture where soccer is still a fringe sport. Yes it is growing but it will never supplant the NFL, NBA or MLB. NHL? possibly.

Regardless, our sports culture of combining academics and sports is unique to the States and SEC Football is not going to go away so that soccer can lead the charge in professionalizing youth soccer. And why you would wish for the death of college sports is baffling.

We need to figure away both can coexist because frankly, I don't care enough about our World Cup success or professional leagues enough to throw college soccer away. Our domestic leagues don't even align seasons with their European counterparts because MLS simply cannot compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL from August to June. More people will watch the NFL Draft than the MLS championship.

Know your place and your value.

Once Acadamies are availabe for women's youth players everything will sort itself out. (Just like it has for the boys)

Groups like ECNL are going to have to change if clubs can't collect talent by age group anymore because Acadamies will recruit top talent away.

Learn to spell academies.

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Imagine that. Pro/Rel for football.

Syracuse and West Virginia, two very marginal P5 schools in terms of football, are the only ones who have signed on. I don't see how they would ever convince the Big10 or SEC to give up their perch, and the revenue disparity that they enjoy, to join.

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

They all are not "top" players with lots of money or time invested are they though.

Look, this country does need pro academies to compete in international soccer but we are also a very different sports culture where soccer is still a fringe sport. Yes it is growing but it will never supplant the NFL, NBA or MLB. NHL? possibly.

Regardless, our sports culture of combining academics and sports is unique to the States and SEC Football is not going to go away so that soccer can lead the charge in professionalizing youth soccer. And why you would wish for the death of college sports is baffling.

We need to figure away both can coexist because frankly, I don't care enough about our World Cup success or professional leagues enough to throw college soccer away. Our domestic leagues don't even align seasons with their European counterparts because MLS simply cannot compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL from August to June. More people will watch the NFL Draft than the MLS championship.

Know your place and your value.

Once Acadamies are availabe for women's youth players everything will sort itself out. (Just like it has for the boys)

Groups like ECNL are going to have to change if clubs can't collect talent by age group anymore because Acadamies will recruit top talent away.

DC United syphons off less than 30 players per age group. Clubs will find a way to survive

[Anonymous]

I foresee MLS and NWSL fixing their schedules to better align with the FIFA calendars. NWSL specifically has some teams that definitely suffer during international play windows in ticket sales and performance.

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

This is exactly why the Dartmouth basketball players voted to Unionize. They enjoy playing basketball in college but they feel taken advantage of. It they're allowed to unionize colleges and coaches won't be able to treat players like free labor.

Yes, but this will also be the downfall of sports that do not generate revenue. I have no issue with that personally. The business side of college is being exposed.

You wish for that until your kid learns she/he isn't going pro but was talented enough to play the sport in college.

If this all changed overnight because the NCAA dissolves and the landscape changes, so be it. Where the kids land due to the fall out? Not a huge issue. The kids that can be in those systems, they still will be and the kids that can't? They wont be. Tomorrow will still come though.

And trust me, tomorrow will come when your kid isn't good enough for any of the remaining options that your hubris wished for.

You'll find out by 15 if she has what it takes. Hopefully puberty is kind to her.

Sure will. And life will go on either way.

Let us know what local U10 team your daughter ends up coaching for a living.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

They all are not "top" players with lots of money or time invested are they though.

Look, this country does need pro academies to compete in international soccer but we are also a very different sports culture where soccer is still a fringe sport. Yes it is growing but it will never supplant the NFL, NBA or MLB. NHL? possibly.

Regardless, our sports culture of combining academics and sports is unique to the States and SEC Football is not going to go away so that soccer can lead the charge in professionalizing youth soccer. And why you would wish for the death of college sports is baffling.

We need to figure away both can coexist because frankly, I don't care enough about our World Cup success or professional leagues enough to throw college soccer away. Our domestic leagues don't even align seasons with their European counterparts because MLS simply cannot compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL from August to June. More people will watch the NFL Draft than the MLS championship.

Know your place and your value.

Once Acadamies are availabe for women's youth players everything will sort itself out. (Just like it has for the boys)

Groups like ECNL are going to have to change if clubs can't collect talent by age group anymore because Acadamies will recruit top talent away.

DC United syphons off less than 30 players per age group. Clubs will find a way to survive

No, interest with youth layers will simply dry up. Look at how many kids play in ECNL just on the hopes of playing in college. If that is gone, so are the players.

There just isn't enough interest in the professional side. College has always been the carrot for many kids, who, while they love playing, they have certainly dedicated more personal time in developing to achieve that goal.

Remove college all together and replace it with 14 underfunded NWSL academies and watch interest plummet after U13. Culturally we just don't care enough about women's sports or women's soccer beyond World Cup to just cut out one of the sports biggest ambassadors in this country.

You want MORE soccer not less. Eliminate 300 D1 women's soccer programs and you have lost 7500 players to the game. Those who would have continued to play in hopes of playing at that level will also play just enough to make the HS team.

You are asking to kill one of the sports greatest ambassadors, all because you don't like ECNL.

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

This is exactly why the Dartmouth basketball players voted to Unionize. They enjoy playing basketball in college but they feel taken advantage of. It they're allowed to unionize colleges and coaches won't be able to treat players like free labor.

Yes, but this will also be the downfall of sports that do not generate revenue. I have no issue with that personally. The business side of college is being exposed.

You wish for that until your kid learns she/he isn't going pro but was talented enough to play the sport in college.

If this all changed overnight because the NCAA dissolves and the landscape changes, so be it. Where the kids land due to the fall out? Not a huge issue. The kids that can be in those systems, they still will be and the kids that can't? They wont be. Tomorrow will still come though.

And trust me, tomorrow will come when your kid isn't good enough for any of the remaining options that your hubris wished for.

You'll find out by 15 if she has what it takes. Hopefully puberty is kind to her.

Sure will. And life will go on either way.

Let us know what local U10 team your daughter ends up coaching for a living.

Considering the odds of playing pro, I think it's realistic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

No one will join on the girls side without a full education so that they can go to college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

They all are not "top" players with lots of money or time invested are they though.

Look, this country does need pro academies to compete in international soccer but we are also a very different sports culture where soccer is still a fringe sport. Yes it is growing but it will never supplant the NFL, NBA or MLB. NHL? possibly.

Regardless, our sports culture of combining academics and sports is unique to the States and SEC Football is not going to go away so that soccer can lead the charge in professionalizing youth soccer. And why you would wish for the death of college sports is baffling.

We need to figure away both can coexist because frankly, I don't care enough about our World Cup success or professional leagues enough to throw college soccer away. Our domestic leagues don't even align seasons with their European counterparts because MLS simply cannot compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL from August to June. More people will watch the NFL Draft than the MLS championship.

Know your place and your value.

Once Acadamies are availabe for women's youth players everything will sort itself out. (Just like it has for the boys)

Groups like ECNL are going to have to change if clubs can't collect talent by age group anymore because Acadamies will recruit top talent away.

DC United syphons off less than 30 players per age group. Clubs will find a way to survive

Those 30 players generally are what allows one or 2 girls ECNL clubs to dominate league games. Once you take that away all ECNL competition becomes more balanced.

Collecting talent is what frustrates most parents that dislike girls ECNL. Clubs look like masters of everything soccer because they hold back talented players by not playing them up. Parents throw fuel on the fire by all trying to play on the same team. In the end you get super teams of players that should all be playing up. Everyone else gets steamrolled.

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

This is exactly why the Dartmouth basketball players voted to Unionize. They enjoy playing basketball in college but they feel taken advantage of. It they're allowed to unionize colleges and coaches won't be able to treat players like free labor.

Yes, but this will also be the downfall of sports that do not generate revenue. I have no issue with that personally. The business side of college is being exposed.

You wish for that until your kid learns she/he isn't going pro but was talented enough to play the sport in college.

If this all changed overnight because the NCAA dissolves and the landscape changes, so be it. Where the kids land due to the fall out? Not a huge issue. The kids that can be in those systems, they still will be and the kids that can't? They wont be. Tomorrow will still come though.

And trust me, tomorrow will come when your kid isn't good enough for any of the remaining options that your hubris wished for.

You'll find out by 15 if she has what it takes. Hopefully puberty is kind to her.

Sure will. And life will go on either way.

Let us know what local U10 team your daughter ends up coaching for a living.

Your Mom? Kinda hot bro

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

This is exactly why the Dartmouth basketball players voted to Unionize. They enjoy playing basketball in college but they feel taken advantage of. It they're allowed to unionize colleges and coaches won't be able to treat players like free labor.

Yes, but this will also be the downfall of sports that do not generate revenue. I have no issue with that personally. The business side of college is being exposed.

You wish for that until your kid learns she/he isn't going pro but was talented enough to play the sport in college.

If this all changed overnight because the NCAA dissolves and the landscape changes, so be it. Where the kids land due to the fall out? Not a huge issue. The kids that can be in those systems, they still will be and the kids that can't? They wont be. Tomorrow will still come though.

And trust me, tomorrow will come when your kid isn't good enough for any of the remaining options that your hubris wished for.

You'll find out by 15 if she has what it takes. Hopefully puberty is kind to her.

Sure will. And life will go on either way.

Let us know what local U10 team your daughter ends up coaching for a living.

Considering the odds of playing pro, I think it's realistic.

PP is being realistic, other posts that arent generalizing = person being offended and being salty.

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

This is exactly why the Dartmouth basketball players voted to Unionize. They enjoy playing basketball in college but they feel taken advantage of. It they're allowed to unionize colleges and coaches won't be able to treat players like free labor.

Yes, but this will also be the downfall of sports that do not generate revenue. I have no issue with that personally. The business side of college is being exposed.

You wish for that until your kid learns she/he isn't going pro but was talented enough to play the sport in college.

If this all changed overnight because the NCAA dissolves and the landscape changes, so be it. Where the kids land due to the fall out? Not a huge issue. The kids that can be in those systems, they still will be and the kids that can't? They wont be. Tomorrow will still come though.

And trust me, tomorrow will come when your kid isn't good enough for any of the remaining options that your hubris wished for.

You'll find out by 15 if she has what it takes. Hopefully puberty is kind to her.

Sure will. And life will go on either way.

Let us know what local U10 team your daughter ends up coaching for a living.

Your Mom? Kinda hot bro

Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

No one will join on the girls side without a full education so that they can go to college.

They will because youth Academy soccer is considered amateur. This means you can play for an Academy and at high school graduation choose to play in college (if you want to)

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Anonymous wrote:Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy.

The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.

They all are not "top" players with lots of money or time invested are they though.

Look, this country does need pro academies to compete in international soccer but we are also a very different sports culture where soccer is still a fringe sport. Yes it is growing but it will never supplant the NFL, NBA or MLB. NHL? possibly.

Regardless, our sports culture of combining academics and sports is unique to the States and SEC Football is not going to go away so that soccer can lead the charge in professionalizing youth soccer. And why you would wish for the death of college sports is baffling.

We need to figure away both can coexist because frankly, I don't care enough about our World Cup success or professional leagues enough to throw college soccer away. Our domestic leagues don't even align seasons with their European counterparts because MLS simply cannot compete with the NFL, NBA and NHL from August to June. More people will watch the NFL Draft than the MLS championship.

Know your place and your value.

Once Acadamies are availabe for women's youth players everything will sort itself out. (Just like it has for the boys)

Groups like ECNL are going to have to change if clubs can't collect talent by age group anymore because Acadamies will recruit top talent away.

DC United syphons off less than 30 players per age group. Clubs will find a way to survive

Those 30 players generally are what allows one or 2 girls ECNL clubs to dominate league games. Once you take that away all ECNL competition becomes more balanced.

Collecting talent is what frustrates most parents that dislike girls ECNL. Clubs look like masters of everything soccer because they hold back talented players by not playing them up. Parents throw fuel on the fire by all trying to play on the same team. In the end you get super teams of players that should all be playing up. Everyone else gets steamrolled.

You do realize that all of those players would be playing their age in an academy, right? Only a few would play up right now, just like ECNL. It would be all of the same top players as now but playing in academies.