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    Is the Development Academy folding?

    Rumor on the street is the MLS clubs are walking away, which means the league will fold.

    My kid would love to play high school soccer.

    #2
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Rumor on the street is the MLS clubs are walking away, which means the league will fold.

    My kid would love to play high school soccer.
    The whole program sucks royally. Why bother anymore?

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      The whole program sucks royally. Why bother anymore?
      College coaches

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        College coaches
        Who can shop elsewhere.

        BDA probably not folding but if MLS clubs pull out as strongly rumored it will severely damage the league. Without the MLS clubs DA is like other leagues with more restrictions.

        GDA is the one that's really on fire with no fire hydrant in site. That one may not make it past this year.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Rumor on the street is the MLS clubs are walking away, which means the league will fold.

          My kid would love to play high school soccer.
          So let him play high school, ding-a-ling.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Rumor on the street is the MLS clubs are walking away, which means the league will fold.

            My kid would love to play high school soccer.
            Nice try to start a silly rumor. you know it is not folding and I am mad at myself for even replying to this stupid thread!

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Nice try to start a silly rumor. you know it is not folding and I am mad at myself for even replying to this stupid thread!
              https://www.socceramerica.com/public...t-academy.html

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                #8
                What's the article say? I'm not giving them my email address to read a stupid article.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  What's the article say? I'm not giving them my email address to read a stupid article.
                  It says that DA is folding.

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                    #10
                    Nico Romeijn, U.S. Soccer’s Chief Sport Development Officer, has confirmed that MLS clubs are considering pulling out of the Development Academy.

                    “There's always a possibility,” said Romeijn when asked whether U.S. Soccer may be faced with playing its 2019-2020 season without MLS clubs participating in its Development Academy, which was launched in 2007 for the nation’s Elite players. “We're still talking with MLS. …

                    “It's possible, because we're not governing MLS. But the thing we are really focused on is that alignment of the pathway. As you know, our landscape is quite fragmented. It's really important for us to have that alignment, so when we think about player development we think about, ‘OK, maybe it's good to have pro competition and then the other clubs.’”

                    Exactly how MLS would operate its youth competition outside of the DA is unclear, but its issues with the DA format include the widening gap of quality between MLS clubs and the DA’s restrictions on outside competition, such as international play.

                    Last year, U.S. Soccer responded to complaints from MLS clubs’ about traveling long distances to play against teams that don’t offer meaningful competition. It decreased the number of DA games on the schedule and created “free weekends” for clubs to choose their own competition, such as against foreign teams. The DA has also for years allowed MLS clubs to compete in the Generation adidas Cup.

                    “One of the things [the MLS clubs] really like to do is play against international opponents,” said Romeijn. “And, of course, that's a really good benchmark when you're talking about player development.

                    “Then we say, of course, we will look at the schedule and we will give you the opportunities. It's the same when you're looking at the Generation [adidas] Cup they organize.”

                    For some MLS clubs, the free weekends provided so far aren’t enough to satisfy their quest to take international trips or they fall during inconvenient times of the year.

                    Romeijn says he can envision MLS continuing in the DA with a different format in which MLS clubs are given more flexibility. But …

                    “There are, of course, limitations,” said Romeijn. “One cannot say, all 23 clubs, give your schedule and we will adapt. That's impossible. Because you cannot build a competition on that."

                    An example of adjusting the DA schedule to please MLS clubs would be to allow, within the DA structure, more games between MLS clubs.

                    “You can imagine Philadelphia and Red Bulls,” Romeijn said, “and they say, OK, not only two but four of these games are really valuable for them when you're looking at player development. And that's what we want to do. Focus on player development.”

                    Because of the investment required to travel in a country as large as the USA, it would be difficult to imagine MLS creating its own type of youth leagues similar to Mexico's Liga MX, in which U-17 and U-20 travel with the first team to play in a national youth league that mirrors first-team competition. More likely, MLS academies could design a combination of national, local and international competition for their youth teams, and perhaps combine with USL youth programs.

                    Alternatives to MLS pulling all of its teams out of the DA include keeping its younger teams in the DA and MLS creating its own competition for the older age groups. The DA, for its part, could propose a tiered format based on the quality of its clubs to placate the MLS clubs that believe they’re playing too many games against weaker competition.

                    “We are now in the process of having these conversations,” said Romeijn. “Nothing has been decided yet.”

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      ... “We are now in the process of having these conversations,” said Romeijn. “Nothing has been decided yet.” ...
                      I think it has been decided and MLS clubs are sick of US Soccer thinking they can make all of the different shapes fit into the round holes. The point about Red Bulls playing Philly 4 times instead of 2 is going to lead to them saying we don't want to play NYSC, Empire, Seacoast and Oakwood anymore at all either and we would rather pick up extra games against DC, NYCFC, and BWG. The next conversation is going to be US Soccer giving one additional free weekend and the MLS academies picking up their ball, saying "no thanks" and walking away. It just doesn't make sense for them anymore.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        I think it has been decided and MLS clubs are sick of US Soccer thinking they can make all of the different shapes fit into the round holes. The point about Red Bulls playing Philly 4 times instead of 2 is going to lead to them saying we don't want to play NYSC, Empire, Seacoast and Oakwood anymore at all either and we would rather pick up extra games against DC, NYCFC, and BWG. The next conversation is going to be US Soccer giving one additional free weekend and the MLS academies picking up their ball, saying "no thanks" and walking away. It just doesn't make sense for them anymore.
                        I think much of it also financial. They have to pay to train a lot of kids when in reality there's only a few they're really interested in. Maybe they would stay if DA goes two tiered plus MLS clubs were allowed to charge something to cover at least some of their expenses (maybe heavily subsidized but something). They could have those "club" kids in the DA then pull out the top 16-20 kids they really want for a MLS-only "league", one team per club. Travel issues could be lessened by having round robin events in certain locations. Much cheaper to fly 20 kids and two coaches to an event than 100 + 6-8 coaches.

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                          #13
                          Read the bottom of this article:

                          https://www.socceramerica.com/public...tml?verified=1

                          $500 million in projected MLS player development costs that would be better spent on Targeted Allocation Money.

                          Basically, why spend so much money for 2 homegrowns when we can blow up DA and use that money to buy foreign players with a proven track record?

                          Buh-bye DA.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Read the bottom of this article:

                            https://www.socceramerica.com/public...tml?verified=1

                            $500 million in projected MLS player development costs that would be better spent on Targeted Allocation Money.

                            Basically, why spend so much money for 2 homegrowns when we can blow up DA and use that money to buy foreign players with a proven track record?

                            Buh-bye DA.
                            Revs are a prime example of "why the fuk are we doing this"? Granted they are probably the cheapest bastards in the DA but they also have nothing to show for it. Plus if they start putting money into a kid at 15 it will still be many years before they could see much of a return, if ever. Plenty of home growns flame out across the DA. In the US clubs can't even profit much regardless. If the Revs spend $1.5M a year (as they claim) on DA, they can pick up a few decent players for that coin which gives them immediate results.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Revs are a prime example of "why the fuk are we doing this"? Granted they are probably the cheapest bastards in the DA but they also have nothing to show for it. Plus if they start putting money into a kid at 15 it will still be many years before they could see much of a return, if ever. Plenty of home growns flame out across the DA. In the US clubs can't even profit much regardless. If the Revs spend $1.5M a year (as they claim) on DA, they can pick up a few decent players for that coin which gives them immediate results.
                              You do not factor in the special contracts that homegrowns are given.

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