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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From our experience at the fall session, the level of player there is very low.  We did it to get my son in front of DCU coaches, but if you want intense training with good players...this is not the place for you.  Won't do it again.[/quote]

You looking for martial arts? 
What's intensity in training for U-littles?[/quote]

Some parents have the idea that the kids have to play only with players from top teams and with a lot of cardio in the session. It is such a narrow vision. Soccer can be improved while playing with or against players better or worse than your kid. Also with different age groups.[/quote]

So, the question remains, why should a strong player entertain RDS?  I would have taken the time to visit RDS and see for myself if they did not have my credit card on file willing to charge me once they saw my son.  I already know where my son stands in his age group locally here in the DMV.  The question is, why should we entertain DCU RDS or DCU academy?

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"Entertain?"  Dude, it's extra training for your kid if he's interested and you can afford it.  Nothing more than that.[/quote]

The DCU representative told us:  [i]RDS is the closest chance you kid has to be observed by DC United coaches/scouts in addition to being developmental. [/I]

I have seen DCU scouts in our other training environments so just trying to keep it real for the parents who are innocent and think DCU RDS is more than it is.  The kids that I have seen with RDS in their IG profile would get dog walked in the cold training environment we were in last night.  There was nothing on IG about it and no gear that needed to be purchased.

Are we finally at the point that we can acknowledge RDS is recreation + versus a true pathway?  [/quote]

Level varied in the RDS sessions but not much different compared to any of the other organizations listed above. Again if the time, location and quality fits your requirements it is a viable training option. It is not recreational you are exaggerating.[/quote]

Anything below 2nd team is rec+ IMHO but clubs want to make money and they do that very well.

The organizations listed above either have:

1) track record of producing professionals from the DMV

2) coaches on staff who have played professionally and know how to translate that into age appropriate training

Do you finally care to share the credentials of the DCU RDS staff so we can compare and educate ourselves as parents?[/quote]

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