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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS second years at DCU, this year group not strong, non-academy PDA just out played us.[/quote]

DCU lost to PDA?  An Academy team lost to a NON academy team?  [/quote]

Nothing says ignorance more than hanging all kinds of speculative conclusions on a W or L here and there at U15's age

Especially when there are younger players playing up and the stronger U15's are playing U16's [/quote]

Nothing says ignorance more than believing something to be true when constantly presented with information that clearly shows what you believe isn't true.

Wins and losses in youth soccer don't matter.  Especially when you're talking about legitimately building professional players. But since DCU isn't actually about building professional players then winning is a huge part of what they want to achieve to differentiate themselves amongst their peers - just like every other pay to play club (which they are not). They can't do that successfully because they don't have strong coaches, teaching methodology, or a philosophy in the system that breeds a winning culture, mentality or playing style.

Losing to PDA isn't the travesty.  The PP is right about winning not being important. Although, I'm sorry to hear they lost to a non MLS academy - again. The travesty is that you have some talented kids who will not develop to their potential because they are in a poor academy system that doesn't value their development as footballers. Winning every game on the schedule wouldn't change this fact.  And when you see the DCU teams as they get older when they play more of the other MLS academies, you can visibly see the difference in development between DCU players and their peers.  It's so obvious that it's almost sad to watch because the differences in quality are so glaring.  And DCU teams are even less successful as they get older because their teams of predominantly early bloomers and physical players lose their physical edge over time (peaking too early) because everyone else catches up or is just more physical as they've gotten older and then DCU players have to rely on their technical ability and game understanding to be successful which they haven't properly learned.

The recruitment model at DCU skews toward players that have a tendency to peak very early because it leans heavily on physicality and size.  Go watch DCUs older teams versus ANY other MLS academy and see for yourself how this flaw in recruitment and teaching gets exposed against quality organizations that think long term about player development, not short term. The differences in quality are obvious to even someone that knows absolutely nothing about the game.[/quote]

If DCU players are the physical giants in MLS Next, then pictures and eyes lie. 
Because the reality on the fields regarding the sizes of players doesn't match your false narrative.
Not seeing players smaller than DCU on FC Delco, Philly Union, Redbulls, Bethesda, SYC, BA etc

Do you have the height and weight information on MLS Next players?[/quote]

Anyone who advances an argument that DCU doesn't skew toward bigger kids cannot and should not be trusted.[/quote]

What are the average sizes, height and weight of the U14's and U15's MLS Next teams in the DMV?
List them smallest to biggest with the measurements and weight.

Anyone who can't do that, their Opinion on the size of DCU players cannot be trusted. [/quote]

Lol go pound sand, get those figures yourself and prove him wrong.

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