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Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Red Bulls and Philly Union have players from all over the country which takes away opportunities from their local kids.

Fact

DCU gives their local kids opportunities.

Fact

Spin that anyway you want

RB and Philly also give local kids opportunities. FACT.

And because they have programs in house starting at u9 they give MANY more local kids a chance and if they are good enough they are kept. Just like European academies.

DCU actually takes AWAY opportunities from local kids because it relies on pay to play systems in the area to develop the younger ages which inherently disadvantages kids from low income families. And because scouting at DCU is primarily done by word of mouth and relationships with the pay to play clubs DCU perpetuates the good ol boy network in the DMV and the advancement of the wealthy and privileged. DCU is actually one of the biggest roadblocks to tapping into the entire talent pool in the DMV.

No spin needed. Just realites told.

#facts

Couple all of that with the fact that now DCU is essentially pay to play with their online school and you have an even stronger argument as to why DCU disadvantages local talent, especially from lower income families

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Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Red Bulls and Philly Union have players from all over the country which takes away opportunities from their local kids.

Fact

DCU gives their local kids opportunities.

Fact

Spin that anyway you want

RB and Philly also give local kids opportunities. FACT.

And because they have programs in house starting at u9 they give MANY more local kids a chance and if they are good enough they are kept. Just like European academies.

DCU actually takes AWAY opportunities from local kids because it relies on pay to play systems in the area to develop the younger ages which inherently disadvantages kids from low income families. And because scouting at DCU is primarily done by word of mouth and relationships with the pay to play clubs DCU perpetuates the good ol boy network in the DMV and the advancement of the wealthy and privileged. DCU is actually one of the biggest roadblocks to tapping into the entire talent pool in the DMV.

No spin needed. Just realites told.

#facts

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Anonymous wrote:The truth is DCU isn't a credible academy in the MLS academy landscape. It is FAR behind the best academies and not even really on par with the worst considering it doesn't have its own facilities and makes many of their players and families pay money to participate. No teaching methodology, no consistent results and leadership that gives no craps about the academy. Recipe for failure and DCUs academy is in fact failing. Overall, just not a good place to be.

Every academy doesn't have players in final USYNT camps. DCU has representation.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

DCU has players in the Premier League.
All other academies don't.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

All other academies aren't selling players regularly and consistently to top leagues.
So how is DC far behind them?

Keep asking the same questions over and over after answers have been given over and over. Look through the pages and do the work yourself now.

For the MILLIONTH TIME...in a system with low chances of success, similar results don't mean MLS academies are similarly situated. It's a fundamentally flawed argument. Like saying the USMNT is just as good as the Netherlands national team because neither has won a world cup. Just doesn't work. Keep trying to push the same dumb narratives though.

The premier league claim has been discussed and thoroughly explained a few pages back. Player is not in the premier league because he plays no minutes in the premier league. He is at a premier league club and got there despite of DCU, not because of DCU.

Keep trying...you can't win.

Player from DCU Academy since 13 years old till 18 is on Bournemouth Senior Team in the Premier League and listed clearly on their website

Plays on their developmental squad.

Let's say this player started and played every game for Bournemouth. He doesn't, but for sake of argument let's just accept that as true. That doesn't make DCU a good academy. Just that a miracle happened in their program that a talent player took his destiny into his own hands and made it work.

Don't ask everyone else in the DMV to sign up for miracles.

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Anonymous wrote:The truth is DCU isn't a credible academy in the MLS academy landscape. It is FAR behind the best academies and not even really on par with the worst considering it doesn't have its own facilities and makes many of their players and families pay money to participate. No teaching methodology, no consistent results and leadership that gives no craps about the academy. Recipe for failure and DCUs academy is in fact failing. Overall, just not a good place to be.

Every academy doesn't have players in final USYNT camps. DCU has representation.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

DCU has players in the Premier League.
All other academies don't.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

All other academies aren't selling players regularly and consistently to top leagues.
So how is DC far behind them?

Keep asking the same questions over and over after answers have been given over and over. Look through the pages and do the work yourself now.

For the MILLIONTH TIME...in a system with low chances of success, similar results don't mean MLS academies are similarly situated. It's a fundamentally flawed argument. Like saying the USMNT is just as good as the Netherlands national team because neither has won a world cup. Just doesn't work. Keep trying to push the same dumb narratives though.

The premier league claim has been discussed and thoroughly explained a few pages back. Player is not in the premier league because he plays no minutes in the premier league. He is at a premier league club and got there despite of DCU, not because of DCU.

Keep trying...you can't win.

Player from DCU Academy since 13 years old till 18 is on Bournemouth Senior Team in the Premier League and listed clearly on their website

Plays on their developmental squad.

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Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Then send your kid to Red Bulls or Philly Union and move on past the slight you got from DC

Your obsession is crazy

NO. You responding all the time with nothing to say is crazy.

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Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Red Bulls and Philly Union have players from all over the country which takes away opportunities from their local kids.

Fact

DCU gives their local kids opportunities.

Fact

Spin that anyway you want

RB and Philly also give local kids opportunities. FACT.

And because they have programs in house starting at u9 they give MANY more local kids a chance and if they are good enough they are kept. Just like European academies.

DCU actually takes AWAY opportunities from local kids because it relies on pay to play systems in the area to develop the younger ages which inherently disadvantages kids from low income families. And because scouting at DCU is primarily done by word of mouth and relationships with the pay to play clubs DCU perpetuates the good ol boy network in the DMV and the advancement of the wealthy and privileged. DCU is actually one of the biggest roadblocks to tapping into the entire talent pool in the DMV.

No spin needed. Just realites told.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Then send your kid to Red Bulls or Philly Union and move on past the slight you got from DC

Your obsession is crazy

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The truth is DCU isn't a credible academy in the MLS academy landscape. It is FAR behind the best academies and not even really on par with the worst considering it doesn't have its own facilities and makes many of their players and families pay money to participate. No teaching methodology, no consistent results and leadership that gives no craps about the academy. Recipe for failure and DCUs academy is in fact failing. Overall, just not a good place to be.

Every academy doesn't have players in final USYNT camps. DCU has representation.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

DCU has players in the Premier League.
All other academies don't.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

All other academies aren't selling players regularly and consistently to top leagues.
So how is DC far behind them?

Keep asking the same questions over and over after answers have been given over and over. Look through the pages and do the work yourself now.

For the MILLIONTH TIME...in a system with low chances of success, similar results don't mean MLS academies are similarly situated. It's a fundamentally flawed argument. Like saying the USMNT is just as good as the Netherlands national team because neither has won a world cup. Just doesn't work. Keep trying to push the same dumb narratives though.

The premier league claim has been discussed and thoroughly explained a few pages back. Player is not in the premier league because he plays no minutes in the premier league. He is at a premier league club and got there despite of DCU, not because of DCU.

Keep trying...you can't win.

Player from DCU Academy since 13 years old till 18 is on Bournemouth Senior Team in the Premier League and listed clearly on their website

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Red Bulls and Philly Union have players from all over the country which takes away opportunities from their local kids.

Fact

DCU gives their local kids opportunities.

Fact

Spin that anyway you want

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The truth is DCU isn't a credible academy in the MLS academy landscape. It is FAR behind the best academies and not even really on par with the worst considering it doesn't have its own facilities and makes many of their players and families pay money to participate. No teaching methodology, no consistent results and leadership that gives no craps about the academy. Recipe for failure and DCUs academy is in fact failing. Overall, just not a good place to be.

Every academy doesn't have players in final USYNT camps. DCU has representation.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

DCU has players in the Premier League.
All other academies don't.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

All other academies aren't selling players regularly and consistently to top leagues.
So how is DC far behind them?

Keep asking the same questions over and over after answers have been given over and over. Look through the pages and do the work yourself now.

For the MILLIONTH TIME...in a system with low chances of success, similar results don't mean MLS academies are similarly situated. It's a fundamentally flawed argument. Like saying the USMNT is just as good as the Netherlands national team because neither has won a world cup. Just doesn't work. Keep trying to push the same dumb narratives though.

The premier league claim has been discussed and thoroughly explained a few pages back. Player is not in the premier league because he plays no minutes in the premier league. He is at a premier league club and got there despite of DCU, not because of DCU.

Keep trying...you can't win.

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Anonymous wrote:DCU outclassed again by Red Bulls. One win in three games. U16s lost 5-0 and all three DCU teams combined scored only 2 goals. It was painfully obvious when watching the kids from these two programs which ones are learning how to play and which ones are not.

If you have a chance, go watch these DCU teams play next week against Chicago Fire. Results will be similar and you will see why.

It's even crazier when you realize that almost half of the RB teams were kids playing up, in all age groups.

Where do they post the roster ages that you saw?

Staff member friend at red bulls academy said this isn't true

Your "friend" must not know what's going on then. We watched all the games.

How does watching games tell us you have information on the ages of the players?

You're going to other people's kids games with the singular purpose of rushing to a gossip blog after to disparage the kids. Why?

No one is disparaging the kids. Stop lying and trying to move the goalposts. Just saying DCU is not a good academy that is actually failing the kids who deserve better. Much different.

You think people are illiterate and can't read all your toxic comments page after page?

No I think they actually CAN read all my posts and clearly see why DCU is garbage. They can also read how I own you in every possible way of discussing the quality of lack of quality of DCU as a program.

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Anonymous wrote:The truth is DCU isn't a credible academy in the MLS academy landscape. It is FAR behind the best academies and not even really on par with the worst considering it doesn't have its own facilities and makes many of their players and families pay money to participate. No teaching methodology, no consistent results and leadership that gives no craps about the academy. Recipe for failure and DCUs academy is in fact failing. Overall, just not a good place to be.

Every academy doesn't have players in final USYNT camps. DCU has representation.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

DCU has players in the Premier League.
All other academies don't.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

All other academies aren't selling players regularly and consistently to top leagues.
So how is DC far behind them?

Keep asking the same questions over and over after answers have been given over and over. Look through the pages and do the work yourself now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With the exception of Philadelphia Union, most of the MLS academies operate just like DCU with families paying for school or homestay options. The suggestion that it is different elsewhere is misleading.

If this is your opinion, your kid is just not good enough.

It’s okay to not be. Most aren’t. However, your statement is misleading.

Here's a hit of irony based on reality

Red Bulls and Philly Union recruit top players from across the country.
Them winning games should be expected.

DCU uses local kids, and still have wins against them and other academies that have national recruitment systems

As a non soccer person, why are the RB and Union fans on here claiming them importing players is good for local players in their areas?

Here is where you are wrong. Union and Red bulls can recruit from all over the country because their programs are that good. DCU WANTS to recruit from all over the country but cannot because no one would ever transfer to DCU willingly.

Union and Red bulls never claim to be the best for local talent. They claim to be the best for giving players from the entire US a proper pathway to be a professional soccer player. At the younger ages of course they want to recruit local talent and they do from u9. DCU doesnt.

DCU can't recruit nationally because it has such a weak program and your post is acknowledgement that DCU is inferior to those other academies on its face. 👍

Anonymous wrote:The truth is DCU isn't a credible academy in the MLS academy landscape. It is FAR behind the best academies and not even really on par with the worst considering it doesn't have its own facilities and makes many of their players and families pay money to participate. No teaching methodology, no consistent results and leadership that gives no craps about the academy. Recipe for failure and DCUs academy is in fact failing. Overall, just not a good place to be.

Every academy doesn't have players in final USYNT camps. DCU has representation.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

DCU has players in the Premier League.
All other academies don't.
So how are they far behind all other academies?

All other academies aren't selling players regularly and consistently to top leagues.
So how is DC far behind them?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCU outclassed again by Red Bulls. One win in three games. U16s lost 5-0 and all three DCU teams combined scored only 2 goals. It was painfully obvious when watching the kids from these two programs which ones are learning how to play and which ones are not.

If you have a chance, go watch these DCU teams play next week against Chicago Fire. Results will be similar and you will see why.

It's even crazier when you realize that almost half of the RB teams were kids playing up, in all age groups.

Where do they post the roster ages that you saw?

Staff member friend at red bulls academy said this isn't true

Your "friend" must not know what's going on then. We watched all the games.

How does watching games tell us you have information on the ages of the players?

You're going to other people's kids games with the singular purpose of rushing to a gossip blog after to disparage the kids. Why?

No one is disparaging the kids. Stop lying and trying to move the goalposts. Just saying DCU is not a good academy that is actually failing the kids who deserve better. Much different.

You think people are illiterate and can't read all your toxic comments page after page?