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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Probably because they do so badly at them.  Did you see some of the results in low brackets at the tournaments they played in?  Don't want to call out any teams specifically, but some were really bad.[/quote]

You are completely missing the point. FCB is not interested in brackets and winning tournaments or producing pro players. It’s nice of course but inconsequential to measuring their success.  They are following a blueprint that has been successful in dozens of escolas all over the world.  They are teaching the Barça style of soccer to the letter as defined by the home office, and teaching a set of values in how they conduct it.  That is the formula and it works for them. And, here, the definition of ‘works’ is not winning tournaments but filling seats and following their model.  And spreading the Barcelona brand. There are new escolas opening in Ohio, Chicago, many more. It’s not some experiment it is scaling a franchise.

I realize this doesn’t appeal to everyone. For some the current competitive landscape is fine. That’s ok. For others FCB is a welcome change. [/quote]

I get it, at least to a point.

But if you've paid $3,000 for a full year of training, and then you enter the bottom bracket at Cannon Cup and can't beat a bottom-tier NCSL team ... is it worth it? At this point, we're talking about kids that probably won't make a high school team. Surely there are cheaper options.[/quote]

You don't get it.  The only reason they are in a low bracket to start is because of the idiotic system we have in the US---gotsoccer points.  Their oldest boys' team is now in top brackets and killing it. They are now ranked very high and only a few teams ahead of them there solely because they have more points for being around longer.

But, yes,  you don't get it.  Most people are there because of the values the Academy is teaching their kids and the style of play.  It's not a nasty environment like travel clubs with toxic parents and players because of the values they instill.  Parents don't care about brackets and wins if they see their kids and teams developing.

Btw, just curious, why are you so focused on the Cannon Cup? Your kid's team tear it up at Cannon or something?  Great job 8-year old!  FCB had teams in some top tournaments all spring and were winning brackets. They have teams of all different levels. They were only in the lower brackets with some of their teams because that's where they make you start when you have zero record as a new Club.

Frankly, I've had discussions with friends that coach travel and they told me off the record that Clubs are shitting their pants because if people really start liking this product it is going to mean they are going to have to start to change the way they do business.  That is why they are freezing them out of things and, apparently, saying inaccurate things on message boards.

So, if you think it's a scam, don't put your kid there.  Why you insist on post after post after post tearing it up is beyond me?  There is certainly another thread you can go to and brag about the eliteness of your child's team.

We've heard what you think about the price point on about 5 separate posts.  Parents and players were happy and are coming back so it shows you something.  If they didn't think it was worth it or liked the experience, they would have walked.  I don't think most rational parents of 8 and 10-year olds are thinking about HS soccer---and most kids don't even play HS soccer anymore.  [/quote]

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