Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So to sum it up, DCUA isn't that much different from other MLS academies in terms of subsidizing tuition....

Right. Every academy has a couple of kids that are considered pro material and the academy pays for their education. The rest of the kids either pay for their own or go to public schools.

The problem is, DCU is going to only do trainings in the morning starting next season. Which forces all the players to do online school. The few high prospects, DCU will pay for. The rest of the kids will have to pay out of pocket. Regular public school is no longer an option.

Anonymous wrote:So to sum it up, DCUA isn't that much different from other MLS academies in terms of subsidizing tuition....

Right. Every academy has a couple of kids that are considered pro material and the academy pays for their education. The rest of the kids either pay for their own or go to public schools.

So to sum it up, DCUA isn't that much different from other MLS academies in terms of subsidizing tuition....

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

Listen at the 19:20 mark, they talk about how certain clubs are cherry picking kids from this area. Clubs that have been mentioned multiple times in this thread, and we know kids who have gone there so we know it's true.

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

Start at the 13min mark.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

If you're not one of the parents of the very kids few they want, doesn't concern you

If they want your kid and you don't want to go, don't worry about it, not your issue

If they want you and you're okay with the program, go with it

The rest is soap opera drama

How dumb is this. If you're joining an academy, it's pretty sad you can't consider the club in your own area due to how bad it is. That means having to live away from home and family to train in a better environment. We want change.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

If you're not one of the parents of the very kids few they want, doesn't concern you

If they want your kid and you don't want to go, don't worry about it, not your issue

If they want you and you're okay with the program, go with it

The rest is soap opera drama

Do they want yours? Why does this concern you?

Why are you obsessed and incessantly reviving the dead thread

Misery does indeed love company

Focus on the future, not the rejection pains of the past
Are you listening to break-up songs as you post comments?

Anyways, have good reflections honoring the Memorial Day weekend and give other people's business a rest.
Will be good for your well-being

Why would this thread be dead? Is DCU no longer the academy for this area? Why wouldn't it be our business to know that DCU is no longer free to play again if we live here?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

If you're not one of the parents of the very kids few they want, doesn't concern you

If they want your kid and you don't want to go, don't worry about it, not your issue

If they want you and you're okay with the program, go with it

The rest is soap opera drama

Do they want yours? Why does this concern you?

Why are you obsessed and incessantly reviving the dead thread

Misery does indeed love company

Focus on the future, not the rejection pains of the past
Are you listening to break-up songs as you post comments?

Anyways, have good reflections honoring the Memorial Day weekend and give other people's business a rest.
Will be good for your well-being

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

If you're not one of the parents of the very kids few they want, doesn't concern you

If they want your kid and you don't want to go, don't worry about it, not your issue

If they want you and you're okay with the program, go with it

The rest is soap opera drama

Do they want yours? Why does this concern you?

Anonymous wrote:Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

If you're not one of the parents of the very kids few they want, doesn't concern you

If they want your kid and you don't want to go, don't worry about it, not your issue

If they want you and you're okay with the program, go with it

The rest is soap opera drama

Is D.C. United's Academy Still Free?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-d-c-uniteds-academy-still-free/id397784823?i=1000707014835

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if they are providing scholarships to the few exceptional players on DCU? The ones with real pro potential.

yes they are i know of 2010 boys, 4 are their favorites. the rest don't care about, they are there to fill spots for those 4

Doesn't matter. Those 4 and everyone else are in an environment that is not helpful to their development as players. Awesome, DCU gave 4 players scholarships while EVERYONE else provides the academy for free to all the players. Great job DCU. DCU is literally the poster club for how not to run an academy and MLS will jump in soon and reprimand their conduct because it is so harmful to the regions players. "pro potential" is subjective. Anyone with any potential that is in DCUs academy will have an extremely hard time realizing their potential if they stay there. That is just the reality. And DCUs concept of what a player with pro potential is, is massively unsophisticated and an excellent example of why the academy is failing.

DCU giving scholarships to players that were getting the same service for free two months ago is an absolute joke and no one should give them credit for this. In fact, people should be appalled by the fact that the only MLS academy in our area became pay to play in 2025. THIS is one of the worst developments for youth players in our area in more than two decades.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know if they are providing scholarships to the few exceptional players on DCU? The ones with real pro potential.

yes they are i know of 2010 boys, 4 are their favorites. the rest don't care about, they are there to fill spots for those 4

Anyone know if they are providing scholarships to the few exceptional players on DCU? The ones with real pro potential.

The problem DCU is having, among MANY MANY others, is that they put families in a difficult spot with mandating that they have to pay for their DCU setup schooling. Alot of families don't want to do that because it truly is not worth it. Families have made the decision to voluntarily leave because of this. Couple that with the normal roster cuts after each season (which is usually about 4-6) and you have a pretty big number of people leaving and turnover which is bad for the academy. 2011s moving up is more of a function of space being available because people have left that they thought would stay and the parents will pay. That has now created a domino effect within DCU. Because so much change is happening because people are deciding to either bounce or look at other options (or have been released), DCU is scrambling to try and fill their teams and reaching out to players that they didn't take originally which is not ideal. The reality is that DCU is a dumpster fire. If you sign up for it you are signing up for a sub par experience in a program that doesn't care about your son. Facts.