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If you think MLS Academies are doing much of anything in terms of development, you need to travel more.
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Many MLS academies (Philadelphia, New York, LA Galaxy etc.) are developing kids.  Just not DC United.[/quote]
DP, but while DC United has never been a model academy, they have developed plenty of pros.  DCU has 5 or 6 homegrowns on their current roster alone, and some of them will almost certainly have overseas opportunities in the coming years. [/quote]

DC United has access to an incredible local talent pool - at least the equal of anywhere else in the country - which they freeload off.[/quote]

So 5 or 6 kids from a metro area population of 6.3 million. Love those odds, definitely worth not playing HS.[/quote]
5 or 6 kids on the current team, others currently in the pro ranks elsewhere who played for BSC or other DA teams, more coming along in the pipeline now who will get MLS or overseas opportunities, and many more playing USL. The thing is, no one will force you to put your kid in MLSNext, so he can play HS if that’s what he wants to do or what you want for him. None of the players I know who played on a DA/MLS team for all of their HS years regrets it. They all developed close relationships with their DA teammates, and with their HS friends, and had time for plenty of fun HS activities. They are all enjoying either their college or professional teams now. If your kid wants HS glory instead, that’s absolutely fine—he’ll have better odds at achieving that thanks to the MLSNext rule. [/quote]

It really depends on the school.  A lot of the private HS really have a 'team spirit' thing and they all go out and cheer each other in all the other sports which I find lacking in the 3,000+ large public high schools.  [/quote]

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