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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blah blah blah
Rhetoric and conjecture without facts.

Politics can get a player into any program, as you stated before. 
So homestay and boarding is no different.

Again, please present the objective measurements that are used to identify the differences in MLS academies. 
Not your feelings or opinions.

btw.... so what if Philly and NYRB are 'better' than DCU?
What practically does that mean in the grand scheme of things?[/quote]

Funding, development, resources available to the players, facility, coaching, practices, game/tourney results, overall rankings, how many kids actually get signed, etc etc.

Do you really need an explanation of the benefits of being in a better environment?  Seems like you need everything spelled out.[/quote]

You're just throwing out words without measurable substance. 
That may work on some, but you can't fool all the people all the time.

What are the annual funding financials for all MLS Academies?
What are the "development" measurements?
What are the differences in resources available to the players that are pertinent to individual development?
Define the measurable differences in practices? ( training for real football people)
I didn't know game results was the primary benchmark measurement of youth development below U18
What rankings and which organization makes these rankings based off what criterion?
List the academy signings to professional contracts for the past 4 years by all MLS Academies?

Isn't "environment" 100% subjective to individual needs, desire and comfort?
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I think PP is making a good point here. DCU MIGHT be worse off, but how are we really able to measure that? What criteria can we judge. The US academies are still pushing college too hard, and the pro-pathway is too opaque to follow - nobody gives a rats if some DCU kid moves up to DC United men’s team…that’s like playing professional basketball in Turkey as far as soccer is concerned. [/quote]

With thousands of families spending, sacrificing significant time, energy and money for years committed to youth soccer, I'd say a kid emerging from the crowd to make a MLS Men's senior team means a lot to his family, friends, former coaches etc
It may not be Sevilla or Dortmund, but some gives more than a rats [/quote]

I’m not saying that it doesn’t matter to that family. I’m saying there is no “community investment” in the outcome of individual youth players like you see in other countries, AND other sports. In the NFL we follow kids from college through the draft and into their teams. Fans are always asking to see this young prospect or that prospect get their chance.

American soccer isn’t there yet. That’s my point. And because it’s not there yet, our system is extremely opaque - and the objective data with which to judge outcomes, success, and growth of these academies at producing talent is too hard to come by, creating a cycle like the above debate re: DCU’s place in the MLS academy hierarchy.  [/quote]

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