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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/matt-hartman-on-the-new-homegrown-rules/id1611865497?i=1000577479814

Randomly came across this podcast from 2022.  Start at the 6 min mark, he briefly touches on DCU.  Youth sports analyst.  Pretty much says what was said in previous posts.

TLDR:  DCUA sucks at scouting.  Talent rich area and outside academies come and scoop up players.[/quote]

I disagree.  They don't suck at scouting.  The DMV has a rare set up of some very competitive soccer communities.  A lot of the players want to continue to play in high school and many have scholarships linked to it. It's not lack of scouting- it comes down to personal choices that parents and players are making.  For some the move to academy is an easy answer.  Others have a lot of other things to factor in.  The talented Baltimore pool has to decide if the amount of travel works for their families. Same with the VA families that are from Richmond.  It's a big commitment and not everyone is in the position to just accept and have to make decisions that work best for them. [/quote]

These are fair points.  All of things, coupled with the fact that DCU isn't  a must go offer where it tilts the scale in their favor when people are making decisions makes a lot of good talent make different decisions.  That is right.[/quote]

No place in America is a must go for soccer.[/quote]

But some you would sacrifice for.  DCU isn't worth the sacrifice.  That is what a lot of families are pretty much saying who make the choice not to go when there are calculations being made as to whether it is worth it. [/quote]

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