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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's discuss how horrible their new "residency" program is...  [/quote]

Not much to discuss.  It's an absolute joke.  No housing options available which makes calling it a residency program very questionable at best, at worst it is massively misleading to the footballing community in this country, barebones infrastructure with no real facilities, they don't even consistently feed the kids because they are so cheap, it is honestly a complete embarrassment.

The ONLY benefit of the program is the increased training workload and frequency.  But, given that you're at DCU, the training is subpar and the methodology is weak in terms of development. So that isn't even a plus.  You have to be in either their online school or an online school that allows for the player to train in the mornings which is a big decision for families.  Many opt not to do that and you've seen this trend over the last year.  Mainly because the ROI on DCU is just not that high for what your Iin up.  Inis the same situation for this lt homegrown player.  The ROI for him just isn't strong enough for the deal DCU gave him and it was lopsided.  Same with the residency.  DCU gives you a really bad residency program.but you're giving them your player rights AND trusting them with your kids schooling????  No way.[/quote]

The schooling is SIA which is run by many academies and programs on the east coast.  They can't screw that up, right?

So, they don't have a homestay program?  That is what we were offered at another academy but we are not ready for our kid to leave the next yet.  It would seem like an easy solution to provide.[/quote]

I believe they are trying to set one up, not positive however.  If your son was offered a homestay, they must have offered your son guest a play spot at the bigger events since you turned it down.  I would just do that and stick with club soccer.

DCU calling it a residency program is laughable.  The only thing they did was move training to the mornings and forced kids to do online schooling (10k!!!).  There is no extra training, just the 1.5hr session in the morning and then they are completely hands off.  Meaning your kid can stay and do his schoolwork (no physical instructor present) or go home and do whatever they want.  Provides lunch only twice out of the week and not enough food for everyone to eat.  Shuttle?  Sure, it only costs a couple hundred a month.  If the coaching was spectacular, maybe the other stuff could be forgiven.  But it isn't.[/quote]

Even worse.  One training a day.  [b]Most credible residency programs train two or more times a day because they have so much time with the kids. Morning training, school/independent study, evening training/individual session.  This is how a normal program runs. [/b] Training only in the mornings for DCU is a ridiculously low standard and also because no one is demanding that they train their kids more like other academies do they get away with it. They just do whatever DCU throws them.  Like scraps. DCU kids can't keep up with true residency programs just on touch rate and rigor of training regimen alone. It is honestly an embarrassment and the fact that parents put up with it is what I'm shocked by.

The one thing that parents need to remember when they have a truly talented player is that you are in control of the situation. Not the other way around.  DCU wants you to believe it's your privilege to be with them and in their program but the reality is that it is THEIR privilege to have your son and the more you demand from them the better your experience will be. Because they KNOW what they are doing is garbage.  Even the MLS knows its garbage.[/quote]

Where can we find a link to the training schedules of all the MLS  academies that details the multi-session training program daily?[/quote]

Here is an article from NBC 13 years ago showing what Philly is doing with their academy players who are residents.  This was 13 years ago.  They are light years ahead now.  But they have been training their kids at least two times a day for over a decade.  And you wonder why they run circles around DCU.  No one has this data on all academies in the MLS.  Stop asking for dumb things.  You're a troll.  But I still gave you proof.  Shows you how genuine I am.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/soccer/philadelphia-union/an-inside-look-at-the-unions-ysc-academy/395305/%3famp=1[/quote]

After you're done with the Philly adoration jock-sniffing session, answer the real question that was asked

Unless you're admitting you actually don't know the training regimen of all the other MLS academies but you're just here bashing dcu about theirs regardless [/quote]

I know a kid at Orlando and at Salt Lake. Both train twice a day and have another shorter session working on individual items, maybe weights or specific skills[/quote]

Then that kid will be on the US Men's Senior Team in no time and sign with Real Madrid soon

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[b]I'm assuming this DCU coach is done with training for the day and has time[/b] [/quote]

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