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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Glad we circled back to the point. Yes parents foot the bill for the feeder clubs.  In my humble opinion DC or any other MLS club should be giving some money back to the original club to lower club fees and better quality coaching. Then we could finally start having a true soccer system for our youth. [/quote]

The single best thing we could do is remove the MLS territories.  If DCU was not granted a semi-monopsony of this area it would be forced to compete for its kids with other MLS teams which would drive best practices throughout the country as MLS clubs improved their academies to attract the top talent.

I don't like the idea of paying the original club for kids because that acts as an incentive for DCU not to take that kid - and in general transfer payments are collusive arrangements which benefit clubs at the expense of players.  I would much rather DCU spent any such money on funding scholarships for prospects who can't afford the fees at its feeder clubs.[/quote]

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