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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So according to the diagram the funnel is supposed to feed into DC's Academy starting at U15.

It will be interesting to see if players from these partner clubs get preference over players from other clubs who are also trying out at that age, or for that matter, whether players from the partner clubs get preference over existing DC players coming into U15.

I sort of doubt it, but then again if that doesn't happen - if there aren't significant numbers of players from these partner clubs joining DC's academy starting at U15, that would kind of show that none of this really means anything.   Their current practice is to try to recruit the best players they can get, no matter where they come from, as soon as they can get them.   That includes taking players from Arlington and VDA younger than U14.  Is that going to change?  I highly doubt it.

Also, Pipeline?   With a move to Leesburg coming in the Fall of 2019, that makes no sense at all.
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I agree that it's unlikely there will be preference for kids from these partner clubs when it comes to the formal rosters for the year.  All DA clubs want the best players they can get, which is how it should work.  I can still see some benefits to the set-up though, mainly from the opportunity for a group of kids to train with DCU's academy regularly over the course of a year.  It will probably lead to some kids who might have thought DA wasn't for them getting hooked on the idea of playing more seriously.  It is also a good reminder for those in the system that they have to continue to work if they want to maintain their spots since there will be a bigger pool of practice players gunning to take their place.[/quote]

Hmm.  I've never given 'da' or other stuff any credence with my U14 and below kids.  I want the best training possible and currently what I've found is not in the DA in the area, Club DA or MLS DA.  I would not move my kids just to think I was aligning them to be scouted.  They want to be the best players they can be, not necessarily the most 'heavily scouted'.  They love the game.  The USDAUSMNT style is not one they want to replicate.[/quote]

Ok.[/quote]

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