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[quote=Cruzado][quote=DCUdad][quote=Cruzado]
Sure, playing for one of the MLS academy teams (e.g. DC United) is the best place to be in order to make it to the MLS / Next Pro.

I would guess, however, that playing for one of the non-MLS academy teams in the MLS Next youth league (e.g. Bethesda or Alexandria) is the [i]next[/i] best place to be---it's where a non-MLS academy player will get the most visibility to the MLS academy. [/quote]
You'd think, but not really. With the current schedule, DC United's U15 and U17 academy teams play Bethesda and Alexandria exactly once each in a 10-month season. Yes, that is more than zero times, but not what you were probably thinking. No one from Alexandria's team is going to get an MLS Next Pro offer based on that one game a year.[/quote]

I see. I don't have experience in MLS Next and I just assumed that all teams in MLS Next compete against other MLS Next teams on a regular basis; it sounds like what you're describing is almost a two-tiered MSL Next league, where the MLS Academy teams mostly play each other, and the non-MLS Academy teams mostly play each other, with less-frequent matchups between MLS Academy teams and non-MLS Academy teams. Still, it's at least some exposure to MLS for those players at Bethesda and Alexandria etc.

[quote=ProRel]I know the question was about leagues, not clubs, but DCU has a program in place with several local clubs feeds players into their academy system.

[url]https://www.dcunited.com/club/pathway2pro#:~:text=This%20exciting%20partnership%20with%20D.C.,in%20their%20own%20community%20club.[/url]
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Interesting - thanks. [/quote]

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