For instance, if you have a 9 year old and a trainer has them running up hills and around the track I would ask them why are they building power and stamina at 9 when they have no muscle yet and they have unlimited time to work on their feet as their training schedule is less demanding.

If you have a striker and your trainer has them collecting balls only on the ground ask them why are they doing that when many of the balls they receive won't be on the ground when they play.

If you have a midfielder and your trainer is never requiring them to receive the ball with pressure on their back ask them why not and suggest trainings with pressure. If they can't produce that look elsewhere.

If your club is playing your son up because he is physically developed but he has weak fundamentals don't be excited by this prospect...ask the club why are they playing him up when he needs to work on his fundamentals.. Relying on size at young ages while neglecting your fundamentals is death to the player as they get older..

Just a few examples...

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Anonymous wrote:Bethesda has produced more pro players from its system than DCU has. DCU is just not an acceptable professional outfit. You can think it is all you want but you're just living a lie. Just don't expect anyone else to live this lie with you. Just use DCU to boost your little Jonny's college resume so he can go to college. That is what it is about anyway.

Because the soccer scene in the DMV is dominated by rich, privileged families, the talent pool is flooded with mostly soft players that don't have the mentality to really compete at the highest levels of the game. DMV parents don't have perspective on what football is like in the rest of the world. It is a harsh, gritty and very demanding sport that isn't for the faint of heart. Who is going to win a ball, the kid from Landon who lives a lush lifestyle day in and day out or the kid from a third world country who sees football as his family's way out of poverty. 10 out of 10.times the latter.

DCU is not a player in the sport of football in this country. No one sees it as a player and no one with any credibility respects what is happening there. .in a region that prioritizes wealth over talent, DCU has a massive uphill battle just in getting the right players alone.

And if you're buying the narrative that the DMV is the best talent pool in the nation you're lying to yourself. It USED to be years ago because the rest of the country didn't care about the sport as much as the DMV region did. DMV also had a lot of good coaches. Currently, the there are many other metro areas that are just better than the DMV in terms of talent ..

overall, not a great state of affairs in the DMV v for football..crap MLS academy, rich parents manipulating the game from behind the scenes taking away opportunities from talented kids from less privileged communities, and just pure ignorance dominating the market. Not a great time to be in DMV football.

This one is going to sting some people.

No data to “prove” what you’re saying but anecdotally it checks out from what we are experiencing.

Definitely tracks to what we have seen as well. My view is that the DMV has become a market where people are trying to make money over developing players. Parents in the DMV pay so much money for training it is ridiculous. And people prey on this demand in the market. The issue is that most parents don't know how to hold these trainers and clubs accountable because they don't know any better. Most of them dont really understand what a good training is and what development really looks like because they don't have the experience. The end result is players that run though cones but have very little game understanding and even less pure fundamentals. Also why DCU talent pool is weak as they get older.

Anonymous wrote:Bethesda has produced more pro players from its system than DCU has. DCU is just not an acceptable professional outfit. You can think it is all you want but you're just living a lie. Just don't expect anyone else to live this lie with you. Just use DCU to boost your little Jonny's college resume so he can go to college. That is what it is about anyway.

Because the soccer scene in the DMV is dominated by rich, privileged families, the talent pool is flooded with mostly soft players that don't have the mentality to really compete at the highest levels of the game. DMV parents don't have perspective on what football is like in the rest of the world. It is a harsh, gritty and very demanding sport that isn't for the faint of heart. Who is going to win a ball, the kid from Landon who lives a lush lifestyle day in and day out or the kid from a third world country who sees football as his family's way out of poverty. 10 out of 10.times the latter.

DCU is not a player in the sport of football in this country. No one sees it as a player and no one with any credibility respects what is happening there. .in a region that prioritizes wealth over talent, DCU has a massive uphill battle just in getting the right players alone.

And if you're buying the narrative that the DMV is the best talent pool in the nation you're lying to yourself. It USED to be years ago because the rest of the country didn't care about the sport as much as the DMV region did. DMV also had a lot of good coaches. Currently, the there are many other metro areas that are just better than the DMV in terms of talent ..

overall, not a great state of affairs in the DMV v for football..crap MLS academy, rich parents manipulating the game from behind the scenes taking away opportunities from talented kids from less privileged communities, and just pure ignorance dominating the market. Not a great time to be in DMV football.

This one is going to sting some people.

No data to “prove” what you’re saying but anecdotally it checks out from what we are experiencing.

Bethesda has produced more pro players from its system than DCU has. DCU is just not an acceptable professional outfit. You can think it is all you want but you're just living a lie. Just don't expect anyone else to live this lie with you. Just use DCU to boost your little Jonny's college resume so he can go to college. That is what it is about anyway.

Because the soccer scene in the DMV is dominated by rich, privileged families, the talent pool is flooded with mostly soft players that don't have the mentality to really compete at the highest levels of the game. DMV parents don't have perspective on what football is like in the rest of the world. It is a harsh, gritty and very demanding sport that isn't for the faint of heart. Who is going to win a ball, the kid from Landon who lives a lush lifestyle day in and day out or the kid from a third world country who sees football as his family's way out of poverty. 10 out of 10.times the latter.

DCU is not a player in the sport of football in this country. No one sees it as a player and no one with any credibility respects what is happening there. .in a region that prioritizes wealth over talent, DCU has a massive uphill battle just in getting the right players alone.

And if you're buying the narrative that the DMV is the best talent pool in the nation you're lying to yourself. It USED to be years ago because the rest of the country didn't care about the sport as much as the DMV region did. DMV also had a lot of good coaches. Currently, the there are many other metro areas that are just better than the DMV in terms of talent ..

overall, not a great state of affairs in the DMV v for football..crap MLS academy, rich parents manipulating the game from behind the scenes taking away opportunities from talented kids from less privileged communities, and just pure ignorance dominating the market. Not a great time to be in DMV football.

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

What you seem to not understand is that nothing you're saying proves DCU is a good academy. One outlier doesn't define the academy. He defied the odds at DCU.

In today's DCU system, a player has almost no chance of becoming a professional. It just is what it is. All of the prior players at DCU were.coming from a completely different DCU academy set up and many of them were coming from DCU when it was pay to play. In its current form, DCUs academy is not set up to do its job. Only satisfy the league. Why it sucks.

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

At what rate is Philly producing pros?

In the last 12 months Philly produced 9 homegrown players who signed homegrown deals with the first team. DCU had one. And the one will never really play for the first team. DCU is not on the same level as Philly. It's like comparing a Ritz Carlton to Red Roof Inn. Yes, they are both hotels, but the difference in quality and experience is SIGNIFICANT.

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Then why is a DC United Academy player in the picture with Tyler Adams on their website for the Senior Team?

I would think that to consider someone "in the Premier League." They would have to make appearances IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. Or at least be on the bench of a team in the Premier League.

The AFC Bournemouth website has a Development team and a Senior team

The DCU Academy player is not under the Development team
The DCU Academy player is under the SENIOR MEN'S Team

But we'll let the anti-dc biased Hater tell us what's the truth

You win again Mr. Attorney. Your arguments are superb. Does he have an interview like GY which highlights how integral DCU was to his development?

I would love to read it and absorb the knowledge.

So the person you call an attorney caught you lying and you're trying to use cynicism and sarcasm to pivot?

btw... he made Nine (9) bench appearances for the Senior Men's Team in the Premier League last season

Very few 18 year olds are going to play Center Back in the best league in the world

When you're putting him down because you hate your loser self so much, ask how many Center Backs in all of Europe at any age can't make it to where he is today

So what? This doesn't have anything to do with DCU really. He is one outlier from the academy and it is known that DCU failed him. The deal from Bournemouth was secured by his agent and the family connections and he was desperate to get out of DCU. I would absolutely not call it a success story from the academy considering DCU had him riding the bench for the majority of the time he was on DCUs first team and he was never getting minutes. They were killing his career and he had to get out. In fact, if he was premier league ready, which he clearly is and was not, and he was riding the bench at DCU then that just shows DCU is the dumbest MLS team on earth with a premier league center back riding their bench while being one of the worst teams in the league. Brilliant! But everyone knew he wasn't ready even for the MLS and regular MLS minutes. Not on footballing skills alone. On physical potential, yes. And this is what Bournemouth bought. The physical potential.

Professional academies in the premier league have to be accountable to the first team and they have to produce players for the roster of the first team, that is their job. So you will see some academy players on the rosters for game days but getting no minutes.

If you really follow the path of pros from DCU overseas you will see quickly that the narrative on them is that they come to Europe unprepared technically and tactically. They usually have some physical attribute that gets them the opportunity, like the kid at Bournemouth. But once they get a long look at their actual footballing skills up against strong competition week in and week out the picture becomes clear about what kind of player they have. An undeveloped, raw player with physical upside and technical deficiencies that will need a lot of time to get to the level. This is where the kid at Bournemouth is at.. Paredes was the same at Wolfsburg and it took him two years to make an impact..

You don't go from riding the bench on DCUs first team in the MLS which is a subpar league overall to playing in the premier league (which is the best league in the world) the next season. Just doesn't happen.

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Then why is a DC United Academy player in the picture with Tyler Adams on their website for the Senior Team?

I would think that to consider someone "in the Premier League." They would have to make appearances IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. Or at least be on the bench of a team in the Premier League.

The AFC Bournemouth website has a Development team and a Senior team

The DCU Academy player is not under the Development team
The DCU Academy player is under the SENIOR MEN'S Team

But we'll let the anti-dc biased Hater tell us what's the truth

You win again Mr. Attorney. Your arguments are superb. Does he have an interview like GY which highlights how integral DCU was to his development?

I would love to read it and absorb the knowledge.

So the person you call an attorney caught you lying and you're trying to use cynicism and sarcasm to pivot?

btw... he made Nine (9) bench appearances for the Senior Men's Team in the Premier League last season

Very few 18 year olds are going to play Center Back in the best league in the world

When you're putting him down because you hate your loser self so much, ask how many Center Backs in all of Europe at any age can't make it to where he is today

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Then why is a DC United Academy player in the picture with Tyler Adams on their website for the Senior Team?

I would think that to consider someone "in the Premier League." They would have to make appearances IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. Or at least be on the bench of a team in the Premier League.

The AFC Bournemouth website has a Development team and a Senior team

The DCU Academy player is not under the Development team
The DCU Academy player is under the SENIOR MEN'S Team

But we'll let the anti-dc biased Hater tell us what's the truth

You win again Mr. Attorney. Your arguments are superb. Does he have an interview like GY which highlights how integral DCU was to his development?

I would love to read it and absorb the knowledge.

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Then why is a DC United Academy player in the picture with Tyler Adams on their website for the Senior Team?

I would think that to consider someone "in the Premier League." They would have to make appearances IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. Or at least be on the bench of a team in the Premier League.

The AFC Bournemouth website has a Development team and a Senior team

The DCU Academy player is not under the Development team
The DCU Academy player is under the SENIOR MEN'S Team

But we'll let the anti-dc biased Hater tell us what's the truth

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Then why is a DC United Academy player in the picture with Tyler Adams on their website for the Senior Team?

I would think that to consider someone "in the Premier League." They would have to make appearances IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. Or at least be on the bench of a team in the Premier League.

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Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Then why is a DC United Academy player in the picture with Tyler Adams on their website for the Senior Team?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No

DC United Academy does NOT have a player "in the Premier League." Red Bull Academy has Tyler Adams at Bournemouth. Philly Union has Brendan Aronson at Leeds. DCUA sold a player into Bournemouth's system who plays with their developmental Squad. Players on the Washington Go Go are not in the NBA just because the wizards can call them up.

Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

At what rate is Philly producing pros?

Anonymous wrote:Philly Union could literally lose ALL of their games and as long as they are producing pros at the rate they are it wouldn't matter. DCU isnt producing pros AND losing the games. .So it is bad at what it does as an academy all around.

DCU Academy produced a Professional Player in the Premier League currently, unless we're all mistaken
There are also DCU products in other European leagues

How many MLS academies have players at Premier League clubs currently?

Has Philly Union placed more academy products in European top divisions than FC Dallas. No