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Anonymous wrote:Went all the way to California to lose to Columbus Crew.

To be fair, Crew is a really good team and it's not like they got blown out.

Anonymous wrote:Went all the way to California to lose to Columbus Crew.

Anonymous wrote:Good morning my DMV families checking in from Indio it is beautiful here, anyone got live stream link for dcu17 match?

Anonymous wrote:Good morning my DMV families checking in from Indio it is beautiful here, anyone got live stream link for dcu17 match?

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Anonymous wrote:Good morning my DMV families checking in from Indio it is beautiful here, anyone got live stream link for dcu17 match?

dude you are there already should stream match for us to watch

Anonymous wrote:Good morning my DMV families checking in from Indio it is beautiful here, anyone got live stream link for dcu17 match?

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at a P2P club, never been approached to buy tickets. Most we have done is go to the game as a team.

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Anonymous wrote:DCU’s P2P Program: The Illusion of Opportunity ?????

The DCU P2P program is primarily a marketing and ticket sales initiative, mutually agreed upon by the clubs involved. While it’s presented as a legitimate opportunity, the reality is far different. Having a relationship with DCU provides little to no tangible benefits for player development. The clubs that genuinely produce talent understand that DCU is often not the best option. However, families are still drawn to it, making it more about packaging than substance. The DCU academy’s scouting department, unfortunately, lacks competence and direction, highlighting the program’s underlying issues.

Many of the clubs involved in the P2P program openly acknowledge these shortcomings. They recognize that the initiative is more about optics than actual player development, and they often voice their concerns about the lack of meaningful benefits for players and clubs alike.

Even a DCU academy scout has admitted they have no say in determining which clubs become part of the P2P program, as these decisions are entirely managed by the business side of operations.

Which brand of crack are you smoking? Ticket sales initiative? Wait, my Johnny was one of a couple dozen kids invited to an ID session so DCU is now going to sell another thousand tickets?

Anonymous wrote:DCU’s P2P Program: The Illusion of Opportunity ?????

The DCU P2P program is primarily a marketing and ticket sales initiative, mutually agreed upon by the clubs involved. While it’s presented as a legitimate opportunity, the reality is far different. Having a relationship with DCU provides little to no tangible benefits for player development. The clubs that genuinely produce talent understand that DCU is often not the best option. However, families are still drawn to it, making it more about packaging than substance. The DCU academy’s scouting department, unfortunately, lacks competence and direction, highlighting the program’s underlying issues.

Many of the clubs involved in the P2P program openly acknowledge these shortcomings. They recognize that the initiative is more about optics than actual player development, and they often voice their concerns about the lack of meaningful benefits for players and clubs alike.

Even a DCU academy scout has admitted they have no say in determining which clubs become part of the P2P program, as these decisions are entirely managed by the business side of operations.

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Anonymous wrote:DCU moving 5 2011 up to 2010 for 2025/26 season, filling in spots on 2011 bench.

Not sure why they bother soliciting names of players from ECNL when they are part of MLS and MLSNext is the better league.

They have a P2P program and scout the partner clubs as well as anyone else they damn well choose to scout, MLSN or otherwise. There is seriously no need to *hit on kids who have an opportunity to be scouted. If you were actually someone with expertise on the issue, you'd be employed by the academy as a scout and too busy with your actual job to be on here carrying on with MLSN>ECNL ad nauseam.

Not attacking anyone, particularly kids. I also don’t post “ad nauseum” on the topic, no need for the ad hominem attack.

Nice try but that’s exactly what you did. You’re attacking little boys’ credentials is what you’re doing. It’s gross. You don’t know these kids most likely so assuming they’re unqualified bc they play on ECNL teams is utter nonsense. It would be better for you to STFU about it and let them and their families enjoy the opportunity the boys earned. No one needs your stupid commentary.

Said the ECNL dad

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Anonymous wrote:DCU moving 5 2011 up to 2010 for 2025/26 season, filling in spots on 2011 bench.

Not sure why they bother soliciting names of players from ECNL when they are part of MLS and MLSNext is the better league.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m just saying

Like less then 1 percent of junior academy players ever become pro..and this is in England!!!

So it’s not a shocker that this pathway has resulted in literally nothing

True. But when a MLS academy a little over an hour away has the same program and has four pros in the last six years...you have to start to wonder.

4 pros in six years from a heavily populated area with a long history of families from soccer rich countries isn't surprising

Also 4 pros in six years means thousands of players over the same six years didn't make it from that program.

Great argument. A club is producing pros but they aren't that good because of the thousands of kids that they didn't cultivate???? You've got to be kidding me. There are thousands of kids that don't make it from La Masia

La Masia is in the top 3 of academies that produces professional players

As with all academies in the world, only a small percentage makes it to professional.

Point is, MLS Academies aren't even in the mix to be counted.
None of them.

So your point is that all MLS academies are bad at what they are meant to do? Ok, so what? It doesn't change the fact that the p2p offering at DCU is a total marketing ploy. Your argument only amplifies this point since all of the MLS academies are bad at what they do anyway.

I believe you just paraphrased and created your version of what the PP is implying.

You are singling out DCU for being the worst academy, or one of the worst in MLS based on the perceived accomplishments of others.

The irrefutable point being made is, no MLS Academy is producing consistent high quality products in the way of Professionals going to top tier leagues

I'm pretty sure the PP said DCUs P2P program was a marketing ploy. Which is what the thread is about. Didn't really say anything about the quality of DCUs academy.

P2P is a MLS universal mandated marketing ploy

False. Not all clubs have it