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    La galaxy alliance

    http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/08...e-club-program

    WHY IS THE MLS DOING THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

    I'm taking my ball and going home

    #2
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/08...e-club-program

    WHY IS THE MLS DOING THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

    I'm taking my ball and going home
    Follow the money...

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/08...e-club-program

      WHY IS THE MLS DOING THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

      I'm taking my ball and going home
      Why is everyone so threatened by things like this. It seems we live in a world of whiners and complainers and people continuously focused on what they don't get rather than celebrating achievement of others.

      It is a choice, you can be unhappy and see everyone else's gains as your loss, or you can be happy and celebrate achievement maybe even getting motivated by others success.

      Too many people seem to be choosing to be unhappy. Just this simple change would fix people's perspectives and totally change the tone of these conversations.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2014/08...e-club-program

        WHY IS THE MLS DOING THIS EVERYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES?

        I'm taking my ball and going home
        "...producing an LA Galaxy Academy player"

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          #5
          Aren't they all supposed to be doing this (or working on it) as part of the MLS building our own home grown talent? Next few years we should see every club have their own youth alliance programs. (question is will we see an OPL-esq type of split in all states?)

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Aren't they all supposed to be doing this (or working on it) as part of the MLS building our own home grown talent? Next few years we should see every club have their own youth alliance programs. (question is will we see an OPL-esq type of split in all states?)
            That's what I think as well. MLS is trying to get their teams to affiliate with a broad range of clubs to ensure they can funnel talent into them and potentially grow some of their own players. Isn't this what leagues and teams from around the world do?

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              #7
              Originally posted by unregistered View Post
              that's what i think as well. Mls is trying to get their teams to affiliate with a broad range of clubs to ensure they can funnel talent into them and potentially grow some of their own players. Isn't this what leagues and teams from around the world do?
              ding ding ding ding! You win the prize!...

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                ding ding ding ding! You win the prize!...
                Focus on building one consolidated club with the best coaching and training and they will come. You don't have to control every club and the entire league. How about some competing philosophies to keep choices available and leagues from becoming alliance scrimmages?!

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                  #9
                  I don't understand the complaining. Professional clubs have to develop their own players, it benefits everyone.

                  Would the complainers prefer that the MLS clubs launch a bunch of new, competing youth clubs into an already over-saturated landscape?

                  What exactly is the alternative?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    That's what I think as well. MLS is trying to get their teams to affiliate with a broad range of clubs to ensure they can funnel talent into them and potentially grow some of their own players. Isn't this what leagues and teams from around the world do?
                    I can understand it in a crowded market due to competition. But in West-coast US states the teams a so geographically spread that is not an issue.

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                      #11
                      It will remove the know nothing

                      Moms and Dads out of the picture. That is the best part. No more B.O.Ds that don't know jack. No more favoritism. And coaches will have to know what their doing, if not Bye bye.

                      The game will be out of the reach of the people (like most of you) who really should sit and watch their kids play, and stop showing the rest of us how much you don't know about this game.

                      Finally!!!!!!!!!!

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        That's what I think as well. MLS is trying to get their teams to affiliate with a broad range of clubs to ensure they can funnel talent into them and potentially grow some of their own players. Isn't this what leagues and teams from around the world do?
                        Funneling best talent into programs is absolutely what goes on in other countries. Some differences here:

                        1. Most youth soccer is not free. IF DAs do in fact evolve from u8 to u18 all paid for by MLS, they deserve to call the shots in those programs. We are very far from that now.
                        2. MLS is unique a number of ways:
                        a. Not part of a promotion/relegation system. Excludes clubs at the top level. Not sure if they should get to call all the shots down stream if they aren't paying for it and prohibiting others at the top level.
                        b. MLS does not have member/fan-owned teams. Soccer clubs in many parts of the world started (and many continue) as community organizations; when they invest in homegrown talent it is as much to develop players for the first team as it is to sell on the secondary market; much less often is it to make money off of families in the short-term. That appears very different than the MLS marketing model to youth soccer.

                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Focus on building one consolidated club with the best coaching and training and they will come. You don't have to control every club and the entire league. How about some competing philosophies to keep choices available and leagues from becoming alliance scrimmages?!
                        Agreed!

                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        I don't understand the complaining. Professional clubs have to develop their own players, it benefits everyone.

                        Would the complainers prefer that the MLS clubs launch a bunch of new, competing youth clubs into an already over-saturated landscape?

                        What exactly is the alternative?
                        Open leagues. Complaint about the TA is when it evolved from a marketing exercise to a political coalition that contributed to the split Oregon soccer.

                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Moms and Dads out of the picture. That is the best part. No more B.O.Ds that don't know jack. No more favoritism. And coaches will have to know what their doing, if not Bye bye.

                        The game will be out of the reach of the people (like most of you) who really should sit and watch their kids play, and stop showing the rest of us how much you don't know about this game.

                        Finally!!!!!!!!!!
                        If Timbers want to offer free academies or free leagues, your right it is take it or leave it for parents. Until that applies to your kids, think folks are going to want to have some say over values, big-picture concepts; further, clubs that are 501(c)(3)s get special tax treatment that requires oversight. Until Westside and others are subsumed into the Timbers, Board oversight is required for awhile. Doesn't mean mom and dad get to dictate how much their dd plays; does mean boards have a say over how club money is spent and the values it holds.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          I can understand it in a crowded market due to competition. But in West-coast US states the teams a so geographically spread that is not an issue.
                          We live in a free market and the market responds to supply and demand. If people don't like the product of the Alliances, then they are free to go elsewhere. If there is no competing club to move to, the market will create one if demand is high enough. If the demand drops for the Alliances, they will have to consolidate down or make other changes. I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about the free flow of goods and services in soccer when we enjoy this flow in every other aspect of our economy.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            I don't understand the complaining. Professional clubs have to develop their own players, it benefits everyone.

                            Would the complainers prefer that the MLS clubs launch a bunch of new, competing youth clubs into an already over-saturated landscape?

                            What exactly is the alternative?
                            what they do now. Hire foreigners. Not a lot of home grown talent on the Timbers.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              We live in a free market and the market responds to supply and demand. If people don't like the product of the Alliances, then they are free to go elsewhere. If there is no competing club to move to, the market will create one if demand is high enough. If the demand drops for the Alliances, they will have to consolidate down or make other changes. I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about the free flow of goods and services in soccer when we enjoy this flow in every other aspect of our economy.
                              Thanks Ayn Rand.

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