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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and that's the difference between the real thing and the "Escola" where it's pay-to-play. At the real thing, you're given a once in a lifetime opportunity to train in one of the best academies in the world, and you do what they tell you to do. If you don't like it, take a hike, there are 1,000 other kids lining up to take your spot.

On the other hand, when parents are paying for it, they and their kids now have a "say" in things and have to be kept happy... otherwise they walk and no more $ to pay all those staff coaches. So some "customer service" has to be part of the program here because the participants are paying customers at the end of the day.[/quote]

Nope. Wrong.  Try again.

The FCBescola in Barcelona only goes from 6-12 year olds.  It's a school to teach the Barca methodology.  Local kids, relaxed environment at the fields across from the Miniestadi.  Two days per week.  Games Saturdays.

Introduction (6 to 8 years)
Pre-training (8 to 10 years)
Training (10 to 12 years)

The FCBescolas have branches around the World.  Outside of Barcelona, the FCBEscolas train/teach players ages are 6-18 years old.

[b]La Masia[/b] is what you are thinking of, not the Escola. The minimum age for La Masia the youth program is six years; each year, more than 1,000 boys from the ages of six to eight try out for admittance. The best 200 are selected.  The club also actively seeks for prospective students; it employs a system in which 15 scouts are deployed in Catalonia, 15 in the rest of Spain and 10 scattered throughout the world. To alleviate the expenses of this scouting, the club has an agreement with 15 local clubs for them to train players who are not ready for entry into the youth academy. In return, FC Barcelona gives money, coaching and technical advice to these clubs for their services.  While expanding its operations abroad, the club established five schools in Mexico and one in Egypt; successful applicants to these schools become full-time students, receiving academic education and football training.

But, the difference is in either place in Spain the parents are contacting the Coaches to tell them their kid has been put in the wrong training group.

We have been to both facilities in Spain and never for a second did we even remotely think the Escola was equivalent to La Masia when we signed up for FCB last summer.  Obviously, there are some that are a bit confused on the entire premise of a development, teaching school.  There is a residential FCB Academy in Arizona that plays in the US DA league.  Again, different from the Escolas--but by the same people.[/quote]

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