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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also my first day posting here. And I can tell you that one of the players on Arlington U19 that kicked the crap out of DCU this weekend was actually on DCU until this year. He could not longer pretend that DCU was making him a better player. Looks like he made a wise move. [/quote]

U18 onwards is time to perform

Looking for youth development at U19 you missed the boat

In November Alexandria U19s beat Philly Union. So let's also say Philly Union is crap based on the lack of football knowledge and logic in this gossip forum [/quote]

Right, because the development pathway for a youth footballer ceases to exist when they are 17 years old?????  What a complete joke.  Shows how little you know about development of footballers and how much parents believe these false narratives about the player pathway.   Why most European clubs have a U19 AND a second team (u21 or u23) to continue to nurture the talent because they all develop at different rates.  DCU has neither of these opportunities for the players because they don't actually care about developing pros in the academy.  The academy is the cost of doing business in the MLS and if a player does happen to surface from the academy they certainly leverage that.  They don't put everything they have into building players and selling them.  Just isn't the focus.  [/quote]

Wrong again lol. DC has a U19 and a U23. [/quote]

Great.  And DCU still can't develop them.  [/quote]

lol how about you tell me what your definition of “develop” is? Especially for a U23?  If by U23 you need development and aren’t standing out, then you are probably one of the people who didn’t know there was a U23 team because you weren’t offered the spot to move on in the club. Will they all get contracts? No.  That’s not how professional soccer works. Some will do MLS Next Pro when it’s available. Some will play USL Championship or USL 1.  Some will finish great college careers and move on.  That’s the reality of any professional sport. [/quote]

My view is that development of a footballer never ends until they are done playing.  Even the best of pros are still developing and getting better.  And many change clubs to further themselves and their careers. Why someone like Jamie Vardy for example could get to the Premier League from the 4th and 5th division at 25.  It comes down to the learning environment you're in and how that environment impacts your progression as a player.  DCU's learning environment and methodology  is not strong in any of the ages really and there is no focus or accountability for the kids improving.  When you have accountability and a systematic way of measuring how the kids are progressing individually as players then you're in an environment that is more focused on your development.  Without that, you're just out there practicing and playing with no real north star for how, why and by what means you should be getting better.  This is DCU in a nutshell. At u14 or at the oldest age. Playing and practicing but no real focus on how to make each kid better and closer to a professional. They all need different things but are treated pretty much the same.  At U23 you're right, some decisions need to be made about the best path if you're not first team material.  But after U19 we are talking more about pro soccer than academy soccer.  Different calculations.  [/quote]

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