Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 12:09     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:No different than pepperoni stepping in at VDA and claiming ALL the players.


And crapping on AS/ML whenever he has a chance.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:58     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
No different than pepperoni stepping in at VDA and claiming ALL the players.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:50     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.


This is a little mistaken, I'd say. As noted by other posters, the players that moved on from SYC were not developed at SYC and there is no exposure difference between SYC and any other MLS Next squad (or even maybe ECNL squads). The players were already recognized as standouts prior to coming to SYC. If anything, I think SYC could be able to take credit for the players, and their parents, choosing to go to SYC when they could have played anywhere.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:31     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
I'm waiting to see if there is actually any effect on expanding the ID's for the girls side, but that $30 million donation is to be paid out over 5 years to US Soccer via Michelle Kang.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:28     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.


Honest truth, scouts are not looking for SYC players. What do I mean by that? Simple the scouts have been watching these players from other clubs and following them. There is no way a club can develop a payer in one seasons. These kids already have a lot of talent.

We are with SYC and I have yet to see scouts at our games.


They may never be at your games. If your kid, and you as a parent, are relying on "scouts" discovering your kid at a game it 99% won't happen.

He needs to be emailing coaches expressing interest in the school and program. And not just once but regularly. He needs to send videos from games, practices/workouts, send emails commenting on how the college team has been doing recently and etc.

The club and coaches actually do very little of the heavy lifting of getting a kid on a college team. The vast majority is done by the player (not parents, the college coaches don't want parents emailing them) This is why you don't necessarily see any scouts at games.



I'm sorry but I disagree. USNT scouts has been to at least four of our games last season. Scouts do come out.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:27     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.



Agree. Those ‘loyal’ to SYC are the ones who’s missing out.


I do think it is shady that SYC included former players in their post announcing boys invited to the ID camp


SYC 'forgot' to mention the 2010 player who transferred to Red Bull and was invited to the ID. Shows they are just rushing to post.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:12     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.


Honest truth, scouts are not looking for SYC players. What do I mean by that? Simple the scouts have been watching these players from other clubs and following them. There is no way a club can develop a payer in one seasons. These kids already have a lot of talent.

We are with SYC and I have yet to see scouts at our games.


They may never be at your games. If your kid, and you as a parent, are relying on "scouts" discovering your kid at a game it 99% won't happen.

He needs to be emailing coaches expressing interest in the school and program. And not just once but regularly. He needs to send videos from games, practices/workouts, send emails commenting on how the college team has been doing recently and etc.

The club and coaches actually do very little of the heavy lifting of getting a kid on a college team. The vast majority is done by the player (not parents, the college coaches don't want parents emailing them) This is why you don't necessarily see any scouts at games.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:09     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:Heard the girls list is out this week.


It’s already out. There’s a list with the invitation.
Anonymous
Post 02/06/2025 09:01     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Heard the girls list is out this week.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 21:18     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.



Agree. Those ‘loyal’ to SYC are the ones who’s missing out.


I do think it is shady that SYC included former players in their post announcing boys invited to the ID camp
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 19:50     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.



Agree. Those ‘loyal’ to SYC are the ones who’s missing out.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 19:16     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.


Honest truth, scouts are not looking for SYC players. What do I mean by that? Simple the scouts have been watching these players from other clubs and following them. There is no way a club can develop a payer in one seasons. These kids already have a lot of talent.

We are with SYC and I have yet to see scouts at our games.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 18:43     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL


Other PP mentioned SYC Players joining with 1 year with them seem to get access to opportunities, leaving old players behind. This confirms it and is a calling for all new players to come out to ID and you increase your chance...long time devoted players need to rethink or get 'screwed' another year while they watch new comers get selected for opportunities.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 16:05     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
SYC you are so lame.

They posted the boys who got selected for the talent id, current and former players for the 2010. All those former players were with them for maybe 1 year. LOL
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 06:38     Subject: USYNT ID Invitees
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You could play in a second division or even third division academy in Europe and it may be better than many of the academies in the US ust on the knowledge and history they have with player development. Many of our academies in the US don't even have 20 years of experience. Some haven't even existed for 5 years (inter Miami).


I think some of you need to seriously stop talking about stereotypes, assumptions and how things used to be.

You obviously aren't really following or knowledgeable about elite youth soccer over the past few years since the birth of MLS Next
USYNTs have been doing very well against European and other International competition.
MLS academies have been doing very well against European academies in tournaments, friendlies and international matches.
The results aren't hidden.

Currently, it's when we get to the Seniors levels you see the gap widen.


That's because we are short term investors in youth talent in the US. We take the fastest and biggest kids and put them on our national teams and have them run hard and tackle hard but don't reach them how to use their minds. At the younger ages physical dominance plays a bigger role because there are huge gaps in physical development of the same age players and we.phusically dominate opponents. Why we are successful u15-u17. Once the physical advantage wanes at older ages and the kids have to actually play they are now going up against kids that have been using their minds and skills to solve problems for years instead of their braun and our teams fall behind. Short term, we look like we are successful. Long term we are not


Get over yourself soccer fan/parent. Who is the "we" in this statement? You're not involved in the selection process and don't know anything about it. You're just parroting what hear on boards like this and maybe what you think you see in our national team players.


You may not like how it was stated, but he/she is on the money.

The physicality helps us greatly to have good results against international competition at youth levels.
Yes, our kids have some talent and skills too.

But after U20 and the tactical understanding and IQ becomes more important since everyone is big, fast and strong. We struggle as a collective.


This. Spot on