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Thinking you might mean 'lining their own pockets'

If they were fleecing their own pockets...they'd be stealing from themselves.
Dude.

Typical response by the Timbers deflectors. focus on one word rather than the message. You can't even get out of your own way. The only way this gets fixed and Timbers Academy starts to get results on the field is a total revamp of the process and of those in charge. And by the way, they are stealing from everyone including themselves...

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I knew academy was expensive but had no idea MLS clubs have been spending these amounts. between 1 and 4 Million per:
http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the9....eir-academies/

Pulled from each individual questionnaire, here’s the ranked list of the nine who submitted figures on how much they spent in 2016 on their respective academy setups.

9. New England Revolution: $1 million
t8. D.C. United: $1.5 million
t8. Montreal Impact: $1.5 million
6. Chicago Fire: $1.75 million
5. Columbus Crew: $2.5 million
t4. FC Dallas: $3 million
t4. Portland Timbers: $3 million
t1. LA Galaxy: $4 million
t1. Philadelphia Union: $4 million

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How much school do they miss

How many days of school does the typical Timbers Academy player miss during a year for travel, tournaments, etc..? Just trying to gauge the academic impact.

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How many days of school does the typical Timbers Academy player miss during a year for travel, tournaments, etc..? Just trying to gauge the academic impact.

It's just like work. You don't need to be in a physical classroom to be an avid or voracious learner, although in-person instruction obviously helps any of us from an environmental perspective.

With that said, some kids do online in high school but most of the kids are in a standard school setting. The DA only has a few (1-2) major showcases per year that could extend into actual class time whereas the standard away league matches for the high schoolers seem to be last flight in and first flight out on the weekends and then back for four training sessions and a week of school.

To answer your question, minimal, if any. Especially if the parents and child are committed, organized, and actively communicating with their school.

It's a great warm up for university and life.

Independence, discipline, balance, communication are all prerequisites to what modern life requires from everyone.

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How many days of school does the typical Timbers Academy player miss during a year for travel, tournaments, etc..? Just trying to gauge the academic impact.

Education comes a distant 2nd to soccer for Academy players. The goal of Academy is to get on the pro team. Online high school is encouraged at most DAs and the hope is to skip college and go straight to pros before the player gets too many bad habits and gets too old.

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Education comes a distant 2nd to soccer for Academy players. The goal of Academy is to get on the pro team. Online high school is encouraged at most DAs and the hope is to skip college and go straight to pros before the player gets too many bad habits and gets too old.

This is clearly your opinion. You have no idea what happens at most DA's. You are guessing. Just like the general population of kids of DA age there is a mix of very good students and some not so. Some do online school while other attend regular school. You are making very broad assumptions and pass them off as fact. Why?

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I knew academy was expensive but had no idea MLS clubs have been spending these amounts. between 1 and 4 Million per:
http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the9....eir-academies/

Pulled from each individual questionnaire, here’s the ranked list of the nine who submitted figures on how much they spent in 2016 on their respective academy setups.

9. New England Revolution: $1 million
t8. D.C. United: $1.5 million
t8. Montreal Impact: $1.5 million
6. Chicago Fire: $1.75 million
5. Columbus Crew: $2.5 million
t4. FC Dallas: $3 million
t4. Portland Timbers: $3 million
t1. LA Galaxy: $4 million
t1. Philadelphia Union: $4 million

So the Timbers spend more per win than New England does in total...that figure for the Timbers makes me sick knowing the lack of results and how poorly it is really run

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RSL sets the bar in the MLS.

http://grandesports.com/academy/

"Since its inaugural year in 2010, Grande Sports Academy has been setting the gold standard of excellence for youth soccer development in the country. Every Grande Sports Academy graduate has received a college scholarship offer (130) or signed a professional contract (31). Sixty-eight (68) of GSA’s players have been chosen by their home country to compete for their nation’s national team during the past six years (48 for U.S. National Teams and/or 20 for foreign teams)."

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RSL sets the bar in the MLS.

http://grandesports.com/academy/

"Since its inaugural year in 2010, Grande Sports Academy has been setting the gold standard of excellence for youth soccer development in the country. Every Grande Sports Academy graduate has received a college scholarship offer (130) or signed a professional contract (31). Sixty-eight (68) of GSA’s players have been chosen by their home country to compete for their nation’s national team during the past six years (48 for U.S. National Teams and/or 20 for foreign teams)."

This program is a room and board soccer academy with school, so it does function better for academics. The problem with Timbers academy is that its part time. Kids must go to academy training after school, and miss a lot of their high school events due to travel. Many academy players struggle to keep their grades up which can affect where they end up playing in college. I would like to see Timbers academy be a full immersion program where kids train and attend school.

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This program is a room and board soccer academy with school, so it does function better for academics. The problem with Timbers academy is that its part time. Kids must go to academy training after school, and miss a lot of their high school events due to travel. Many academy players struggle to keep their grades up which can affect where they end up playing in college. I would like to see Timbers academy be a full immersion program where kids train and attend school.

Oregon does need something like this but I don't see it ever happening.

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This program is a room and board soccer academy with school, so it does function better for academics. The problem with Timbers academy is that its part time. Kids must go to academy training after school, and miss a lot of their high school events due to travel. Many academy players struggle to keep their grades up which can affect where they end up playing in college. I would like to see Timbers academy be a full immersion program where kids train and attend school.

This would be fantastic for the soccer first boys & girls that want the pro path.

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This would be fantastic for the soccer first boys & girls that want the pro path.

i've been talking to them about this since 2001. i've talked to multiple owners about this, it will happen, but there's a 50/50 chance it won't be in my lifetime.