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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Acadamies at least are honest about the end goal. If you're good enough you play professionally and if you're not you don't. Traditionally while you're learning how to play Acadeny soccer is free.

College sports could be good but colleges are greedy. If every player received a guaranteed 4 year scholarship then it would completely make sense. If colleges paid players an actual hourly wage it would also make sense. The problem with college sports is often the value of being a student athlete isn't there. Also because the player college relationship is 99% in favor of the college coaches have too much power and it leads to abuse of players. (Coach's dropping players if the find something better, coach's sexually abusing players by dangling their scholarship, and these are just a couple off the top of my head)[/quote]

The academy might be free but the distance education or private education is not free.

It is impossible to dedicate to an academy while doing traditional schooling.

And academy coaches don't wield power? Tear an ACL is the academy going to care?

Academies are a business and you are their product. If they can't play you or sell you they cut you. It is not for everyone and it should not be promoted as though they would serve the interests of any more than the .0001%.

College can be extremely harsh as well but at least you are also attending school and preparing for a career while hopefully enjoying some aspect of the sport.

There really is no backup plan after getting cut from an academy. [/quote]
The top Acadamies in Europe have "education" tied into development. Usually this revolves around soccer tactics and training but they also teach players how to speak multiple languages. This is because it makes the players more marketable to clubs in different countries.

Clubs do not usually drop top players from academy programs if they have ACL injuries. However they might sell via transfer fee or trade them to another academy. This is because acadamies value development and the time spent to be top talent.[/quote]

No one will join on the girls side without a full education so that they can go to college.[/quote]
They will because youth Academy soccer is considered amateur. This means you can play for an Academy and at high school graduation choose to play in college (if you want to)[/quote]

Who is signing up their DD to play for Washington Spirit’s academy? They were the worst program in the DA.[/quote]
Everything will change overnight once NWSL implements a homegrown rule with enough incentive to make Acadamies viable.[/quote]

Will Nwsl have their own league or will they partner with an existing league?[/quote]
The easiest way for NWSL to implement Academies is to copy MLS Next.[/quote]

So this isn’t happening anytime soon?[/quote]
It could happen tomorrow or it could happen in X number of years.

NWSL club valuation is going up exponentially right now without doing "anythhing". If this is happening independent of what's being presented on the field there's no need to get into the Academy game.[/quote]

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