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I don't think posters are necessarily bad-mouthing the Revs so much as telling it like it is. The Revs are clearly the best DAP option in the area, but the potential is so much greater than the reality.

Good point. I posted about watching 20 min. of the U-16 game (my only post) and I was not in any way trying to disparage the players or the organization. I believe that Rev's DAP is a great opportunity for those that choose to play. I watched it with an open mind and was expecting a better product than what I saw in 20 minutes of play. Will try to watch the rest later.

I was expecting the level of play to be much better than what I have seen in the traditional leagues in the area. I didn't see that. Granted the KC team had something to do with making the Rev's look the way they did, but they didn't seem all that "elite" either.

It makes me wonder if there is much of a difference between the Rev's players and the hundreds of other good local players playing elsewhere.

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Good point. I posted about watching 20 min. of the U-16 game (my only post) and I was not in any way trying to disparage the players or the organization. I believe that Rev's DAP is a great opportunity for those that choose to play. I watched it with an open mind and was expecting a better product than what I saw in 20 minutes of play. Will try to watch the rest later.

I was expecting the level of play to be much better than what I have seen in the traditional leagues in the area. I didn't see that. Granted the KC team had something to do with making the Rev's look the way they did, but they didn't seem all that "elite" either.

It makes me wonder if there is much of a difference between the Rev's players and the hundreds of other good local players playing elsewhere.

Sometime you can have the best players but are in a poor system. Not much you can do. Skills wise both teams are pretty much equal. The superior is how SKC applied from a tactical standpoint. Much better possession and organization.

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Good point. I posted about watching 20 min. of the U-16 game (my only post) and I was not in any way trying to disparage the players or the organization. I believe that Rev's DAP is a great opportunity for those that choose to play. I watched it with an open mind and was expecting a better product than what I saw in 20 minutes of play. Will try to watch the rest later.

I was expecting the level of play to be much better than what I have seen in the traditional leagues in the area. I didn't see that. Granted the KC team had something to do with making the Rev's look the way they did, but they didn't seem all that "elite" either.

It makes me wonder if there is much of a difference between the Rev's players and the hundreds of other good local players playing elsewhere.

Revs players and other local players are drawn from the same pool. The differences tend to be more technical than physical. Revs and other DAP players tend to have better first touches, greater comfort on the ball, and better speed of play. There is considerable variability, both within and outside the DAP, but the technical differences seem to grow over the HS years due at least in part to the 10-month DAP season. I think lots of non-Revs could do just fine and possibly even excel if they chose or were chosen to play on the Revs.

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Sometime you can have the best players but are in a poor system. Not much you can do. Skills wise both teams are pretty much equal. The superior is how SKC applied from a tactical standpoint. Much better possession and organization.

Only training 2.5 times/week, it's difficult to become very organized and tactically proficient. "Chemistry" is not a big part of the Revs' (or many other DAP teams') success.

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Only training 2.5 times/week, it's difficult to become very organized and tactically proficient. "Chemistry" is not a big part of the Revs' (or many other DAP teams') success.

Resident DAP is the way to go. Others simply can't compete.

You can't base a overall opinion of a team based on one game. They beat the KSC team 3-1 and tied NY Red Bulls 2-2 during the season. Revs need to be residential to be at the highest level. That's where chemistry and hours of practice get noticed.

Revs are still the best option out there and many positives.

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Good point. I posted about watching 20 min. of the U-16 game (my only post) and I was not in any way trying to disparage the players or the organization. I believe that Rev's DAP is a great opportunity for those that choose to play. I watched it with an open mind and was expecting a better product than what I saw in 20 minutes of play. Will try to watch the rest later.

I was expecting the level of play to be much better than what I have seen in the traditional leagues in the area. I didn't see that. Granted the KC team had something to do with making the Rev's look the way they did, but they didn't seem all that "elite" either.

It makes me wonder if there is much of a difference between the Rev's players and the hundreds of other good local players playing elsewhere.

So a team gets outclassed in the one game that a Talking soccer poster wanted you to see. I'd want to watch some of their best games too to make a final assessment wouldn't you? some of the most exciting games are watching two MLS teams play each other and unfortunately this wasn't one of them. Don't sucked into the haters world Brother. Its all good at Gillette stadium and i hear the new turf is state of the Art.

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So a team gets outclassed in the one game that a Talking soccer poster wanted you to see. I'd want to watch some of their best games too to make a final assessment wouldn't you? some of the most exciting games are watching two MLS teams play each other and unfortunately this wasn't one of them. Don't sucked into the haters world Brother. Its all good at Gillette stadium and i hear the new turf is state of the Art.

I completely agree with you. I hope to get over there to see them play.

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Which happens often enough. DA is the lowest on the field priority list. It's like being back on town rec and getting bumped for a football team

You can't be serious? Players drive to Foxboro and then find out practice has been cancelled? At least it's free. Lol!

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You can't be serious? Players drive to Foxboro and then find out practice has been cancelled? At least it's free. Lol!

Usually you find out about the cancellations earlier in the day or even at the beginning of the week.

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You can't be serious? Players drive to Foxboro and then find out practice has been cancelled? At least it's free. Lol!

It does get cancelled or moved often enough but they do give at least one+ day's notice. It can still wreck havoc on carpools etc

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Resident DAP is the way to go. Others simply can't compete.


Revs are still the best option out there and many positives.

With higher training hours / week, they would do significantly better. Revs DAP is the bastard child of a bastard of a bastard child. There is no incentive for them to do better and they really don't have the support to do so.

Are there any Resident DAPs in the US? Thought that was strictly a European concept.

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It does get cancelled or moved often enough but they do give at least one+ day's notice. It can still wreck havoc on carpools etc

I can't believe the coach is not concerned when their practices are cancelled. Can't they secure another field for their teams? Gillette has a bunch of fields behind the stadium and they're associated with the college where they do their residential camp. Canceling should not be an option.

As for the 10 month season, most clubs have adopted it for several years now.

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With higher training hours / week, they would do significantly better. Revs DAP is the bastard child of a bastard of a bastard child. There is no incentive for them to do better and they really don't have the support to do so.

Are there any Resident DAPs in the US? Thought that was strictly a European concept.

Real Salt Lake has a residential academy in Arizona, Vancouver Whitecaps has a residential academy (but it's in Canada, of course), IMG is a largely pay-to-play residential academy, Shattuck-St. Mary's is a residential prep school with a DAP team, and Philadelphia Union isn't residential, but it does have it's own school.

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I can't believe the coach is not concerned when their practices are cancelled. Can't they secure another field for their teams? Gillette has a bunch of fields behind the stadium and they're associated with the college where they do their residential camp. Canceling should not be an option.

As for the 10 month season, most clubs have adopted it for several years now.

Coaches might be concerned, but they don't really have a say in the matter. Sometimes all the fields at Foxborough are booked or offline and it's not possible to find another option at the last minute.

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Coaches might be concerned, but they don't really have a say in the matter. Sometimes all the fields at Foxborough are booked or offline and it's not possible to find another option at the last minute.

Like someone said, the DA team is the lowest priority in that organization in terms of resources and even just caring. Players can make the best of the situation given they still are the best option in the area. But it's good for newbies to go in with eyes wide open