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DA was the US Soccer Development Academy which was intended to be second from the top of the youth pyramid. Players from here were selected for USYNT. US soccer chose a geographically diverse set of premier clubs to represent these academies. The system ended in 2020 pandemic and the MLS academies (most were hosting a DA) eagerly took over. Not so surprisingly this decision coincided with large transfer amounts for American players. MLS Academies realized they couldn’t play just each other economically and so they created the MLSnext and reignited many of the former DA host clubs. This creates a pool of regional opponents as well as a recruiting pool for future MLS “home grown” players and ensures any future transfer fees go into the MLS pocket and not accidentally a club like Oakwood which could have happened eventually under the DA system.
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