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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sometimes I think pay to play and ECNL has turned parents minds into mush.

Go all in on development and players will stop with the stupid age based competition levels.

Players that do not work out will get vetted sooner and their parents won't need to waste thousands on a dream that will never happen. On the other side of the coin top talent won't need to pay to be developed which will encourage high level play.[/quote]

Who pays for the development if not the parents?[/quote]

Professional teams. That's how it works internationally. In the US, the MLS academies a very generous for scholarships for players they think have a chance to either make the senior team or be sold. [/quote]
Professional teams in the US don’t make enough money to do that. Not even close. Would need NFL type money[/quote]

There he is Soccernomics Dad is back![/quote]
The irony is that multiple NWSL clubs are pushing for Acadamies. Berman even said that they are in an interview earlier this year. You know the same NWSL clubs that don't make "NFL" money.

I think soccernomics guy is a club owner thats high on the sweet sweet pay to play $$$. They've forgotten why people play sports and why spectators watch sports. For him it's all about creating some kind of barrier to higher level play that anyone can get past as long as they pay him.

If NWSL implements acadamies with an associated league (like MLS Next) it will take a lot $$$ out of the pay to play pot of gold. [/quote]

Why would MLS help?

The reality is, the earliest of academy stages will be pay to play for an unproven pathway.

The need for a academy system is important but it really would only cater to the smallest amount of players that having to pay for it would be difficult for players to walk away from a known pathway that, if a top .0001% player, the pro option is still available.

And a pay to play system can easily price out quality players in favor of the leaving just the best of who can afford it to choose from. [/quote]

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