Hello all, anyone have a child who has done the an RDS Showcase team? My Daughter got an invite for the tryout. But it is in NJ and we are on Long Island. Says it consists of 1 practice and then 1 Showcase. This is my first foray into soccer with my kids. Any opinions?
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What year? I think they invite pretty much everyone who does an RDS. My daughter did one of the spring training groups and said aside from a few girls most of the kids were not great.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat year? I think they invite pretty much everyone who does an RDS. My daughter did one of the spring training groups and said aside from a few girls most of the kids were not great.
They do a tournament with the chosen team at Soccer Coliseum. They truly will pick the best players and will only invite kids they see potential in. This is not like PDP or ODP where they will invite anyone to come pay for a tryout. Worse case scenario is you get a free training out of it which with RBs is always good. It is hard to get to NJ, but my kid got a lot out of the RDS program and very happy we did it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHello all, anyone have a child who has done the an RDS Showcase team? My Daughter got an invite for the tryout. But it is in NJ and we are on Long Island. Says it consists of 1 practice and then 1 Showcase. This is my first foray into soccer with my kids. Any opinions?
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ours is for Oct 29th ..... just trying to get an idea if it is worth it. What is the benefit? to me is sounds like just bragging rights... any real benefit for the child?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postours is for Oct 29th ..... just trying to get an idea if it is worth it. What is the benefit? to me is sounds like just bragging rights... any real benefit for the child?
Now, if your family isn't on this type of path then the costs, in time and travel might not make sense.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postours is for Oct 29th ..... just trying to get an idea if it is worth it. What is the benefit? to me is sounds like just bragging rights... any real benefit for the child?
NYCFC inviting kids to Free training. coaches are DA academy coaches
Go NYCFC!!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI assume its not worth it. if RB wants to invite talented kid, it must be Free like NYCFC (city training).
NYCFC inviting kids to Free training. coaches are DA academy coaches
Go NYCFC!!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostShe said it was a daughter. NYCFC now girls playing for their funded BDA MLS academy? Goof for them. Redbulls does not even have a gda for girls much less allowing girls to participate in their funded BDA academy.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHello all, anyone have a child who has done the an RDS Showcase team? My Daughter got an invite for the tryout. But it is in NJ and we are on Long Island. Says it consists of 1 practice and then 1 Showcase. This is my first foray into soccer with my kids. Any opinions?
The practice was pretty much the same as a regular RDS practice, but it was cool to get a tour of the Red Bulls training facility, and for the parents they usually do a session on college recruiting for the younger age groups.
The winter tournament is pretty much one of those indoor things at the Teaneck Soccer Coliseum. Competition level will vary. For the most part, the RDS teams will crush the opponents, although one year my daughter's team actually got beat. Pretty incredible considering that the RDS team only has the one practice, and in many instances has players who play up 1-2 age brackets.
Cost-wise, I don't remember it being particularly pricey. Pretty much covers the uniform, the coach and the tournament fee. I didn't get the impression they were making a ton of money from it.
As you might be able to tell from this post, I have a very high opinion of the Red Bulls RDS program. At least give it a try.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postours is for Oct 29th ..... just trying to get an idea if it is worth it. What is the benefit? to me is sounds like just bragging rights... any real benefit for the child?
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My D received this. I guess maybe they'll do a north and south team with tryouts in NJ and NY. I'd like her to do it but $180 for a training and a Soccer Coliseum tournament is tough. Especially since there's a reasonable chance the RDS team could end up playing against her actual club, which would not be well received.
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