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    Is DA actually worth it?

    At the younger ages the extra training makes sense. At the older ages the boys can’t play high school unless they go to private school. That doesn’t seem fair. Clubs like NEFC and GPS consistently send players on to college soccer. What am I missing about DA that makes it worth the sacrifice?

    #2
    Private school only pass is a dusche move

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      At the younger ages the extra training makes sense. At the older ages the boys can’t play high school unless they go to private school. That doesn’t seem fair. Clubs like NEFC and GPS consistently send players on to college soccer. What am I missing about DA that makes it worth the sacrifice?
      Ultimately, it’s your son’s innate skill level and willingness to develop that will decide whether ANY program or league or worth it. If he’s a true stud that spends time working on his skills outside of practice, then it’s worth it. If not, it’s a waste of money and time regardless of whether he plays DA, HS, or any soccer at all.

      Most boys HS soccer is a joke and men’s college teams are loaded with internationals so there are fewer spots for US players. DA gives them more college exposure for those spots. And as far as private school goes, life’s not fair. Unlike free public schools, those private school kids are required to play a sport in addition to the $50k+/year cost so if you find that unfair, then boo hoo. DA knows a lot of those kids end up at Ivies or pricey D3 schools so they aren’t about to shut them out and lose out on that $ and marketing.

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        #4
        If you play and train enough, DA won’t matter.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          If you play and train enough, DA won’t matter.
          All depends who you are playing against and training with.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            At the younger ages the extra training makes sense. At the older ages the boys can’t play high school unless they go to private school. That doesn’t seem fair. Clubs like NEFC and GPS consistently send players on to college soccer. What am I missing about DA that makes it worth the sacrifice?
            Kids that care enough to make the DA commitment don't give a crud about HS soccer.

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              #7
              Most kids don’t care about DA. It’s usually their parents that care.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Kids that care enough to make the DA commitment don't give a crud about HS soccer.
                Prep school kids sure seem to care a lot.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Prep school kids sure seem to care a lot.
                  Because it is a requirement at most prep schools that you need to play a school sport. Class sizes are small at preps so if kids didn’t play they couldn’t fill out all the rosters.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Because it is a requirement at most prep schools that you need to play a school sport. Class sizes are small at preps so if kids didn’t play they couldn’t fill out all the rosters.
                    So they care about filling out the rosters? They sure seem excited to play high school soccer while the rest of their team is working their asses off. Rich kids being rich kids, so cliche. And US Soccer let’s them do it. Sad.

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                      #11
                      Depends on the prep school. Some have no problem filling roster spots with top level players. Some others may differ. The problem with with soccer is that money talks in many ways and most parents are continuously looking for different leagues to separate their kids from the pack while leagues & many clubs are looking to profit. DA was created to provide careers and profits. Most kids don’t care about this crap. As the years go by and another league is created, we will once again fail to reach our potential in development.

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                        #12
                        The success or failure of BDA is a separate issue from whether or not it's worth it for players. For players it will always be individually based. Each will have different skills, goals, options for clubs etc. Personally my take is of you're a consistent starter on a top DA team and good D1 is your goal? Worth it. If you're not a consistent starter or not with a good club? You owe it to yourself to explore alternatives, even more so if high D1 isn't your goal. If high school really matters to you then don't give up on that either. You can't get those years back.
                        Around here the options aren't great and the only MLS club is abysmal. The commit lists every year show plenty of kids landing at good schools that aren't DA. Not many players are top D1 material, even fewer pro. Keep a long term perspective

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          At the younger ages the extra training makes sense. At the older ages the boys can’t play high school unless they go to private school. That doesn’t seem fair. Clubs like NEFC and GPS consistently send players on to college soccer. What am I missing about DA that makes it worth the sacrifice?
                          Depends if you consider missing HS a sacrifice or not.

                          You are making an assumption that HS means as much now to everyone as when you lettered...

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            At the younger ages the extra training makes sense. At the older ages the boys can’t play high school unless they go to private school. That doesn’t seem fair. Clubs like NEFC and GPS consistently send players on to college soccer. What am I missing about DA that makes it worth the sacrifice?
                            Right now at the older levels, the best NPL teams are at least as good as at least this area's academy teams. If I'm aware of that fact, so are college coaches. Let that guide your (son's decision.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Depends if you consider missing HS a sacrifice or not.

                              You are making an assumption that HS means as much now to everyone as when you lettered...
                              It also assumes the training is good. as we know not all DA training is the same. I also don't think that putting a kid in DA in the younger ages is always a good idea, particularly if it's a long commute. If he's good, works hard and you have a good local club wait until closer to high school or even in high school (then he can see if really wants it or not).

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