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    80% of Boys Academy players are privately trained by academy staff...

    W T F?
    How is that ethical? There are players in the Academy that don't belong there. They are there because they are privately trained by PTFC Staff

    Does anyone have closer experience of this?

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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    W T F?
    How is that ethical? There are players in the Academy that don't belong there. They are there because they are privately trained by PTFC Staff

    Does anyone have closer experience of this?
    80% a bit of an exaggeration yes?

    could it be the coaches see something in a player you don't? Are you an expert and in selecting tough talent? Whats your point of this post?

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      80% a bit of an exaggeration yes?

      could it be the coaches see something in a player you don't? Are you an expert and in selecting tough talent? Whats your point of this post?
      I think the point is, if true this is deplorable and unacceptable behavior. If academy coaches are accepting money for training kids they choose for select teams then those kids are at an extremely unfair advantage. This isn't ok. Parents taking part in this are to blame also.

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        #4
        gross!

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          W T F?
          How is that ethical? There are players in the Academy that don't belong there. They are there because they are privately trained by PTFC Staff

          Does anyone have closer experience of this?
          Our Alliance club has a firm policy. Coaches can do private lessons but not for players they coach. But as usual the academy teams are above the rules.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Our Alliance club has a firm policy. Coaches can do private lessons but not for players they coach. But as usual the academy teams are above the rules.
            Makes sense. Too bad other clubs don't follow those rules.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              80% a bit of an exaggeration yes?

              could it be the coaches see something in a player you don't? Are you an expert and in selecting tough talent? Whats your point of this post?
              http://www.rosecityprep.com/staff/

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                #8
                Bigger picture question is why are players paying for extra training outside of the supposed "top notch" academy system or specific club? Ponder that.

                A well run club doesn't allow coaches to train their own players. It wreaks of favoritism even if only perceived. Doesn't matter if it's DA or not - it shouldn't be allowed

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                  #9
                  What Academy Staff they don't have one do they ? The list please ?

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                    #10
                    The OP made a point basically saying the only way to make the academy is by paying for training. Then the rest of you jumped on that and said thats terrible. Well, the original statement is dead wrong. Are there playing that did training with the coaching staff and made the team yes. But far fewer then 10%.

                    This sounds like sour grapes

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                      #11
                      This 'happening' of private trainers also coaching in the DA is merely a byproduct of the (private trainers) choice to work for GW and the DA's ridiculously low coaching stipend.

                      These fellas don't have jobs in the real world and coaching in the Timbers/Thorns DA has been positioned as an 'honor' to them by GW coupled with the fact the Timbers/Thorns don't have any type of living wage salary available for them other than a modest coaching 'stipend'.

                      So, these fools are left to either get real jobs, that won't work around the DA training schedules. So, they came up with their own answer get paid to train these kids off the books & not during DA trainings in their attempt to earn a living wage.

                      Don't hate the player, hate the game.

                      Sick stuff indeed.

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                        #12
                        Or fly a coach and his family up from Brazil, have him privately train your kid for a year or so, use connections and $$ to convince Timbers to add him to staff at your kid's birth year, and your kid gets instant invite to academy team. Investment pays off.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Or fly a coach and his family up from Brazil, have him privately train your kid for a year or so, use connections and $$ to convince Timbers to add him to staff at your kid's birth year, and your kid gets instant invite to academy team. Investment pays off.
                          Of course rhis was only after he subsidized the entire ADF program until his Brazillian man servant fell out of favor at ADF. Then it was off to find rhe next rube....enter TA. 💩

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                            #14
                            You know, you wouldn't be surprised if a local club did these types of things but for our only professional club in the area to do this? Sad.

                            I get that the Timbers Academy is in its infancy compared to a FC Dallas but you'd think you would look at the success of an academy like that and want to emulate them. Believe it or not there are enough players in our area to develop 3-4 MLS homegrown players each year. The Timbers Academy is only good at creating an environment where kids quit the academy at a rate of 12-17 each year. These kids are quality players. We need another DA Program in the PDX Metro Area

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              You know, you wouldn't be surprised if a local club did these types of things but for our only professional club in the area to do this? Sad.

                              I get that the Timbers Academy is in its infancy compared to a FC Dallas but you'd think you would look at the success of an academy like that and want to emulate them. Believe it or not there are enough players in our area to develop 3-4 MLS homegrown players each year. The Timbers Academy is only good at creating an environment where kids quit the academy at a rate of 12-17 each year. These kids are quality players. We need another DA Program in the PDX Metro Area
                              Why have another one, we don't even have one today. (boys)

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