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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so when does the "success" happen?[/quote]

It’s already happening. Happy parents, happy kids returning for a second year. Over 90% returning. Many more added and [b]some turned away due to not enough space[/b]. That is success.

There has also been success on the soccer field which I guess is how you define success.  Many teams have won tournaments. Yes, they aren’t in the top tier brackets yet. Many teams have shown rapid development by playing the same external team in friendlies and going from losing badly to competitive to dominating against the same team.  Success is in HOW these teams are playing - using the style that is taught in training. That is success as FCB defines it. They expect it will take years for teams to master the concepts and there is a lot of patience. As a parent they have convinced me in this first year to trust the process and be patient too.

The success is in the journey not the destination.

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This is what I was wondering, whether they actually said No to anyone willing to pay.   We went to one of their open tryouts, our kid is still a baby (in my eyes) so our internal debate is whether the time (distance for us) and money (definitely more expensive than our local club) is worth it at such a young age.  But it also makes sense that if you buy into FCB philosophy then the younger the start maybe the easier it becomes to be ingrained in that method/style of play. [/quote]

They don’t want to have the quality of training take a hit so they have a cap on the number of players in the program.  That is why there is a waitlist to get in. The number reflects the player-coach ratio and the room.  They also had a cap on the number of players in a tryout session when they first opened to get a decent look and avoid the cattle call tryout, I think 30 at a time, and they kept adding sessions to accommodate numbers.  They also didn’t just scrimmage like every other tryout we’ve attended.  However, from what I understand, they will not increase the size of the Academy in a single location.  They invest in development so they don’t discard players.  But, if somebody knows more, please correct me if I understood wrong. I do know a few players on the waitlist.[/quote]

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