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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the younger ages, DCU is keeping an eye on some kids until it makes sense to recruit them. But there are some threads here that talk to this, a few major clubs aren’t communicating directly with DCU to advocate for certain kids. But I’m assuming they will get calls abt certain kids that DCU has heard about and have to be honest in sharing their assessment of the kid.

Altho for other smaller clubs, it’s a win for them when they can get their kid recruited by DCU so the coach, TD, will likely reach out to DCU to get their player seen.

But the scouts of course will see most of the talented kids when they scout MLSNext games. They know the known clubs and have been known to watch tryouts at MLSNext clubs. Can’t really hide a talented kid.

If you are at an MLSNext and ECNL club, your kid will be seen. If you’re not at these clubs, your club will likely need to advocate for you.

But being seen doesn’t mean getting recruited. You have to be a standout. It’s not enough to be a starter, you have to make an impression.

Frankly, we’ve been at this for a few years, and there are definitely quite a few kids that stood out even when they were not a some fancy club or getting all the extra training.  Unfortunately, DC only has one academy so there isn’t enough space to take all talented kids

in an ideal world, metro areas in the U.S. have a few academies like they do in Europe because  I think this area can provide enough talent. Unfortunately, as it is now, there are a lot of talented kids who are not found or who cannot keep up with development in this area.[/quote]

One thing overlooked by the vast majority. You aren't recruited just because you're 'good'.
You're recruited because you are a fit to an organization.[/quote]

+1 I would add that just because DCU doesn’t want you, doesn’t mean the kid is not good enough.

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