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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having been with Achilles since it started, agree with the above that it is the most "purist" in execution of its philosophy and style. That factor, along with giving a chance to (or even favoring) small players who are technical but not the most athletic, being a relatively small club (more sensitive to loss of players to academies and other teams, injuries), and not having certain age groups (resulting in lots of players playing up a year or more), means that the kids (and parents) have to be ok focusing on how the kids are developing and not the score board. Also, agree with a post above that the coaches are stable (the kids have grown up with Sal, Vinnie, AK, Nate). Acknowledging that lots of people have reasonable criticisms of the club (poor communication, disorganized, some big egos), at least the club stands by its approach of focusing on development over wins.[/quote]

I assume your son is on an MLS Next team?  Achilles gives priority to those kids who have been with them a long time -- regardless of how they play. Achilles teams, especially their MLS Next teams, have a consistent losing record. So how they be developing kids well if they lose as teams across the board?  I think the allure of Achilles is MLS Next -- parents want their kids to be seen by scouts.
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I think the question you should be asking is whether your player is getting better or not.  If they are not, then obviously Achilles or some other club is not for your player.

But what families consider to be development seems to vary. Focus less on a teams record and go watch the practices of the MLSNext and watch the local games and see if your player will get better in that training environment.

It’s funny that people also complain about how clubs take on new kids and displace kids that have been there for a while. Clubs can’t win either way.

FWIW, I don’t think that’s true with Achilles though. DS starting team is a mix of kids that have been there a while and those that are newer. So for sure, kids they know will get every benefit of the doubt through the ups and downs of performance, but newer kids, assuming they can quickly adapt to the way they play will also be noticed. [/quote]

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