If you have real interest in RSA, call and setup a tour and info session. DCUM is not a forum where you get facts.

Anonymous wrote:Who is funding this thing?

The goal is that the student's families fund it. 15 athletes @ $30k per year = $450k. Means you can hire some staff and help pay the bills at Raventek.

Are all academics just online classes? Their website says “ Asynchronous curriculum(s) allow for ultimate flexibility, including morning and afternoon training times” and they have 4 women posted under academic staff with one saying lives in Orlando and other 3 don’t read as local either- 2 are “business” backgrounds…. Is it just they set kids up with other online/home school classes and kids either do from their rooms or they put them all in a classroom but the “teacher” is just a video link- live or recorded?

Who is funding this thing?

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Anonymous wrote:You do have to attend a try out, you don't just sign up and attend.

Yes, only soccer players.

As far as elite, I am not going to comment because everyone on here thinks anyone at VRSC is NOT elite despite what their level. So I am not even going to put my opinion out there to be torn apart.

If a kid is good enough for a residential academy, there are better free options. Who would choose this over Union's residential option or even just being in the United academy and living at home

It's not for Rec kids, hence the tryout.... this is a for profit model that will take virtually all travel players willing to pay the $30k per year fees. Having a choice like that would be rare... (Already accepted to DC United Academy -vs- Pay $30k to attend a sports academy.)

So this is for kids not good enough for an MLS academy? What is the end game there? Even academy kids aren't guaranteed D1 opportunities let alone pro

Private Middle and High School allowing kids to focus on become better athletes; with a financial goal of investing money in private school to work at a better chance of getting a scholarship or getting into an MLS academy or going toe pro route. The Boarding School model has been working for a long time. IMG charges $90k per year....and there are dozens of schools in new england that have a similar reason de extra...albeit with more academic emphasis.

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Anonymous wrote:You do have to attend a try out, you don't just sign up and attend.

Yes, only soccer players.

As far as elite, I am not going to comment because everyone on here thinks anyone at VRSC is NOT elite despite what their level. So I am not even going to put my opinion out there to be torn apart.

If a kid is good enough for a residential academy, there are better free options. Who would choose this over Union's residential option or even just being in the United academy and living at home

It's not for Rec kids, hence the tryout.... this is a for profit model that will take virtually all travel players willing to pay the $30k per year fees. Having a choice like that would be rare... (Already accepted to DC United Academy -vs- Pay $30k to attend a sports academy.)

So this is for kids not good enough for an MLS academy? What is the end game there? Even academy kids aren't guaranteed D1 opportunities let alone pro

They’ve already told u several times, end game is rake in cash. How do u think you keep the facilities up and running while submitting losses on your tax returns claiming to be a non-profit despite the approximately 20 million dollars already pumped into this revolution thingy?

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Anonymous wrote:You do have to attend a try out, you don't just sign up and attend.

Yes, only soccer players.

As far as elite, I am not going to comment because everyone on here thinks anyone at VRSC is NOT elite despite what their level. So I am not even going to put my opinion out there to be torn apart.

If a kid is good enough for a residential academy, there are better free options. Who would choose this over Union's residential option or even just being in the United academy and living at home

It's not for Rec kids, hence the tryout.... this is a for profit model that will take virtually all travel players willing to pay the $30k per year fees. Having a choice like that would be rare... (Already accepted to DC United Academy -vs- Pay $30k to attend a sports academy.)

So this is for kids not good enough for an MLS academy? What is the end game there? Even academy kids aren't guaranteed D1 opportunities let alone pro

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Anonymous wrote:You do have to attend a try out, you don't just sign up and attend.

Yes, only soccer players.

As far as elite, I am not going to comment because everyone on here thinks anyone at VRSC is NOT elite despite what their level. So I am not even going to put my opinion out there to be torn apart.

If a kid is good enough for a residential academy, there are better free options. Who would choose this over Union's residential option or even just being in the United academy and living at home

It's not for Rec kids, hence the tryout.... this is a for profit model that will take virtually all travel players willing to pay the $30k per year fees. Having a choice like that would be rare... (Already accepted to DC United Academy -vs- Pay $30k to attend a sports academy.)

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting model, I'm curious to see what comes of it in this area with so many transients from across the globe who actually worship the game. I'm assuming these 15-20 players are rostered on VRSC's top teams in their respective age groups?

Good question. I think the answer is they are club friendly, so you can play for another club and attend school at VRSC academy. The St James academy is modeled this way.

Does anyone know what a daily schedule would look like, how much practice are they doing and who is coaching

Most sports academies prioritize athletics first thing in the morning, while the athletes are fresh. 45min -1hr of fitness (weights, agility, conditioning and injury prevention)/ followed by 45min to 1hr of sport specific training. Not sure of who the actual coaches are.
https://varevolution.com/revolution-sports-academy/#schedule
https://www.thestjames.com/academy

There was a good theory video for an academy in Texas, on youtube where they emphasized all the free time their student athletes would have in the evenings as they train so much during the day. The kids were so good, they recommended they only go to 1 club training in the evening as they were trianing for 8-10 hours during the week already.

Anonymous wrote:You do have to attend a try out, you don't just sign up and attend.

Yes, only soccer players.

As far as elite, I am not going to comment because everyone on here thinks anyone at VRSC is NOT elite despite what their level. So I am not even going to put my opinion out there to be torn apart.

If a kid is good enough for a residential academy, there are better free options. Who would choose this over Union's residential option or even just being in the United academy and living at home

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Anonymous wrote:MONEY GRAB

Every single business is a money grab. Capitalism.

True. Just this one is at the expense of your kid getting a real education while developing social skills around people who don't play soccer, which, eventually, is everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting model, I'm curious to see what comes of it in this area with so many transients from across the globe who actually worship the game. I'm assuming these 15-20 players are rostered on VRSC's top teams in their respective age groups?

Good question. I think the answer is they are club friendly, so you can play for another club and attend school at VRSC academy. The St James academy is modeled this way.

Does anyone know what a daily schedule would look like, how much practice are they doing and who is coaching

Anonymous wrote:Interesting model, I'm curious to see what comes of it in this area with so many transients from across the globe who actually worship the game. I'm assuming these 15-20 players are rostered on VRSC's top teams in their respective age groups?

Good question. I think the answer is they are club friendly, so you can play for another club and attend school at VRSC academy. The St James academy is modeled this way.

I think it's a great idea. You have to start somewhere. There are a lot of kids that can make this much bigger than IMS.

Interesting model, I'm curious to see what comes of it in this area with so many transients from across the globe who actually worship the game. I'm assuming these 15-20 players are rostered on VRSC's top teams in their respective age groups?