Anonymous
02/26/2025 08:13
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
Are there a significant number of DCUA kids from Richmond? If so, I would like to understand why they are having so much success vs DMV kids.
What is this list of successes Richmond kids are having over DMV kids?
Can you post the link or provide the information?
I think the thread was started bc we have kids from RVA on both U15 & U16 teams and no one from DMV or DCUA. The RU teams are on par with most DMV but certainly not better.
The youth national teams are definitely political beasts. But they also usually get a lot of things right in terms of talent identification. Of course they miss a lot too but they do hit quite a bit. Maybe the kids aren't good enough in the DMV any more and other regions have surpassed the DMV in terms of talent development. That is certainly possible. But also, DCUA isn't doing the kids any favors. They are not respected by US soccer as a talent machine so politically they aren't getting anyone on usynt consistently. DMV has talent. The development of that talent is what is questionable. DCUA is a big part of that.
Are you in US Soccer and giving us insider information directly from the horses mouth about what's said at executive meetings?
Where can we find the objective measurable data and stats on youth talent and development that you're using to say the DMV is behind Richmond and were passed by other regions?
Anonymous
02/26/2025 07:58
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
I'm all for informed and constructive criticism of DCUA. But this seems unfair. I'm guessing they went to residential academies? Who could commute from Richmond to Leesburg, daily?
Exactly! I live in DC and don’t want to do that commute. Philly invested in a residential academy and DCUA did not.
DCUA invested in Leesburg making it extremely difficult for the Baltimore folks who can play.
We want our area to be the hotbed that it should be. This is like the the top 10 high school football players in Florida all skipping Florida, Miami and FSU for the Big 10.
At a certain point, folks have to say, “you are right.” We should have been more creative with our decisions and built something that capitalizes on the youth soccer craze here in the area.
As a DC resident, I am embarrassed for DCUA with all of these announcements.
So which academy did your son end up and which USYNT is he on?
My child is too young to be eligible for DCUA or or a national team. WHEN they come calling, myself and several other parents of top kids, are paying attention to see whether to take that call because their develop record is shaky.
You look extremely pathetic defending DCUA when you can literally drive two hours north and see an academy that is producing. They also have a website and that programming is night and day to DCUA.
The hope is that DCUA get their stuff together so we do not have to make these types of decisions. But, you will continue to defend mediocrity.
Anonymous
02/26/2025 05:10
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
And many of the popular private trainers in our area are also not doing the kids any favors. If you want to be an exceptional player, you have to do exceptional things on the development side. Not what every other kid is doing.
Anonymous
02/26/2025 04:58
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
Are there a significant number of DCUA kids from Richmond? If so, I would like to understand why they are having so much success vs DMV kids.
What is this list of successes Richmond kids are having over DMV kids?
Can you post the link or provide the information?
I think the thread was started bc we have kids from RVA on both U15 & U16 teams and no one from DMV or DCUA. The RU teams are on par with most DMV but certainly not better.
The youth national teams are definitely political beasts. But they also usually get a lot of things right in terms of talent identification. Of course they miss a lot too but they do hit quite a bit. Maybe the kids aren't good enough in the DMV any more and other regions have surpassed the DMV in terms of talent development. That is certainly possible. But also, DCUA isn't doing the kids any favors. They are not respected by US soccer as a talent machine so politically they aren't getting anyone on usynt consistently. DMV has talent. The development of that talent is what is questionable. DCUA is a big part of that.
Anonymous
02/25/2025 22:24
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
Are there a significant number of DCUA kids from Richmond? If so, I would like to understand why they are having so much success vs DMV kids.
What is this list of successes Richmond kids are having over DMV kids?
Can you post the link or provide the information?
I think the thread was started bc we have kids from RVA on both U15 & U16 teams and no one from DMV or DCUA. The RU teams are on par with most DMV but certainly not better.
Anonymous
02/25/2025 22:03
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
So are they commuting from Richmond to Leesburg and back daily? Because we know DCUA is too cheap to fund a host family program.
They are staying in suites at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner
Anonymous
02/25/2025 22:00
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
Are there a significant number of DCUA kids from Richmond? If so, I would like to understand why they are having so much success vs DMV kids.
What is this list of successes Richmond kids are having over DMV kids?
Can you post the link or provide the information?
Anonymous
02/25/2025 21:56
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
So are they commuting from Richmond to Leesburg and back daily? Because we know DCUA is too cheap to fund a host family program.
Anonymous
02/25/2025 21:37
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
Are there a significant number of DCUA kids from Richmond? If so, I would like to understand why they are having so much success vs DMV kids.
Anonymous
02/25/2025 20:47
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
I'm all for informed and constructive criticism of DCUA. But this seems unfair. I'm guessing they went to residential academies? Who could commute from Richmond to Leesburg, daily?
Exactly! I live in DC and don’t want to do that commute. Philly invested in a residential academy and DCUA did not.
DCUA invested in Leesburg making it extremely difficult for the Baltimore folks who can play.
We want our area to be the hotbed that it should be. This is like the the top 10 high school football players in Florida all skipping Florida, Miami and FSU for the Big 10.
At a certain point, folks have to say, “you are right.” We should have been more creative with our decisions and built something that capitalizes on the youth soccer craze here in the area.
As a DC resident, I am embarrassed for DCUA with all of these announcements.
So which academy did your son end up and which USYNT is he on?
Anonymous
02/25/2025 20:45
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
Someone may want to tell the kids from Richmond and Richmond area currently at DCU that they're not actually there
Anonymous
02/25/2025 20:42
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
I'm all for informed and constructive criticism of DCUA. But this seems unfair. I'm guessing they went to residential academies? Who could commute from Richmond to Leesburg, daily?
Exactly! I live in DC and don’t want to do that commute. Philly invested in a residential academy and DCUA did not.
DCUA invested in Leesburg making it extremely difficult for the Baltimore folks who can play.
We want our area to be the hotbed that it should be. This is like the the top 10 high school football players in Florida all skipping Florida, Miami and FSU for the Big 10.
At a certain point, folks have to say, “you are right.” We should have been more creative with our decisions and built something that capitalizes on the youth soccer craze here in the area.
As a DC resident, I am embarrassed for DCUA with all of these announcements.
Anonymous
02/25/2025 20:35
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
I'm all for informed and constructive criticism of DCUA. But this seems unfair. I'm guessing they went to residential academies? Who could commute from Richmond to Leesburg, daily?
No one could. I think the observation is that we have VA kids going and being successful at other academies beyond DCU. One with Charlotte and now one with Philly.
Anonymous
02/25/2025 20:19
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Anonymous wrote:Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
I'm all for informed and constructive criticism of DCUA. But this seems unfair. I'm guessing they went to residential academies? Who could commute from Richmond to Leesburg, daily?
Anonymous
02/25/2025 19:30
Subject: U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER
Another Richmond kid made the team from Kickers/RU. Left to play for another academy, not DCU. Richmond kids going to all other academies accept DCU. Seems like a miss.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/02/u-15-boys-national-team-set-to-face-mexico-on-feb-28-and-march-2-in-arizona