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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

For incoming future U14-U15, DCU cut from practices right away if they don't perform. Signed players can get cut whenever per the contract or stay on the team as the full time bench and practice squad to provide numbers to starters practices.

Is this a Steven King novel?

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

For incoming future U14-U15, DCU cut from practices right away if they don't perform. Signed players can get cut whenever per the contract or stay on the team as the full time bench and practice squad to provide numbers to starters practices.

provide numbers to starters practices..huh?

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

For incoming future U14-U15, DCU cut from practices right away if they don't perform. Signed players can get cut whenever per the contract or stay on the team as the full time bench and practice squad to provide numbers to starters practices.

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

How does any club cut an age group?
Thought you can only cut players

Do you mean they no longer have a program that includes that age group?

Whatever vernacular appeases you. Kids committed to DCU and then they “no longer” have a team for the whole age group.

This is old news—it’s been over a year since they discontinued the U14 age group and introduced the “futures” program. Many of those kids will be on the ‘26-‘27 U15 team.

True
Someone definitely stomping for salacious headline for likes

All the U15 incoming kids are from that U14 Futures group

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

How does any club cut an age group?
Thought you can only cut players

Do you mean they no longer have a program that includes that age group?

Whatever vernacular appeases you. Kids committed to DCU and then they “no longer” have a team for the whole age group.

This is old news—it’s been over a year since they discontinued the U14 age group and introduced the “futures” program. Many of those kids will be on the ‘26-‘27 U15 team.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

How does any club cut an age group?
Thought you can only cut players

Do you mean they no longer have a program that includes that age group?

Whatever vernacular appeases you. Kids committed to DCU and then they “no longer” have a team for the whole age group.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

How does any club cut an age group?
Thought you can only cut players

Do you mean they no longer have a program that includes that age group?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

Achilles has 3 players in European academies ATM.

Did European Category 1 academies send scouts to Achilles games, select players, sign transfer deals with Achilles?

I'm trying to understand what it means that a grassroots club in Maryland has players in a European academy
Kids with European passports leave here through family decisions from EDP, ECNL etc clubs and relocate to Europe all the time

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

I am not one of these people that think everybody on here is crazy. Some of the best information I have obtained in this “business” has sadly come from these pages.

I know MLS academies can be cutthroat. Are you saying that MLS academies have cut kids without giving them a full year after the commitment? If so, which ones?

This excludes DCU cutting all of the U14’s which I think was an unfortunate mistake but a one-time restructuring if I take the most positive perspective on that situation.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

What loophole? You’re saying that DC gave offers to many players from Arlington and VDA who signed with DC and then DC rescinded the offers? Do tell.

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

loophole is that they will take players but cut them whenever. This year, many players got cut two weeks after the invite.

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

Achilles has 3 players in European academies ATM.

Revolution and Loudoun charging about $5K yearly and the only thing promoted is the “coaches” salaries.

Make it make sense.

I thought the poster comparing SYC, BSC, and Achilles was pretty fair and accurate. It's not saying one is better than the other- depends a lot on the player, their goals. We are an Achilles family but have friends at SYC and BSC and I think those have been better platforms for certain players.

Agree that Achilles does not promote its players that get trials at and offers from or go to MLS Academies. They have players that have gone to Philly Union, Red Bulls, DC United (and several boomerang players who returned from DCU), and players with trials and offers from a variety of other academies. As has been mentioned, they have three players now in Europe (and maybe one or two more to come in a year or two), though that path at younger ages is dependent on having the right passport. There is at least one player that I am pretty sure is leaving for an MLS academy out of the region this year but has not been publicly announced.

I agree with what was said above about Achilles not caring about winning at younger ages and focusing on technical skills and a particular style of play - it's part of the philosophy that has kept us there but with respect to academy offers, I think it has its downsides, particularly for those looking at non-DCU academies (not winning means not making tournaments where the scouts are in attendance).

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Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

100% wrong but you are no different than the average American parent without knowledge of what they are watching and how to differentiate what matters most.

SYC is highly competitive and focused on short-term competition. They do the least amount of technical work which exposes their kids after puberty.

BSC is very coach dependent at this juncture. They lean more technical but have a strong appetite for winning via tactics and physically currently in their program. Our experiences have differed depending on the coach we had but winning influences the coaches heavily.

Achilles is almost exclusively technical, speed of play and decision-making without a care in the world about winning before U15 and thus will accept anybody into the program willing to put in the work and pay the fee.

Three completely different environments with three different ranges of results over the past 10 years.

Wow, how did you become so expert in the training philosophy and results ar all three clubs Achilles Mom?

The above poster is not wrong.

Other teams like Arlington and VDA are feeder clubs and have agreements w/DC United so they have to take a look a x number of kids from those clubs. Nothing really materializes but it's good instagram content for the clubs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SYC is a factory. That is part of their marketing machine and they attract the parent marketing machines.

BSC and Achilles both deeply believe their environments are superior to the MLS academies. Achilles will promote if you jump to Europe.

Not sure about how the others handle it. It will be interesting to see if the tide has turned because SYC does not have a good track record of pro production but they are lapping the field in academy production right now.

I'd think most of this is about the player anyway. At the end of the day, there truly a material difference between SYC, BSC and Achilles? Do we honestly think if DC goes to MLS Next club X they have a better shot than MLS Next club Y? I haven't seen anything to suggest these environments are all that different when it's all said and done. But maybe I'm wrong.

Achilles has 3 players in European academies ATM.