Revs bench players 2002, 2003, 2004

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You people are all delusional. Many of your kids will not make it beyond the first year with the Revs. They churn through players at the younger ages and this churn will be even worse with all the extra players in the system. I speak from experience. If your son is not starting and playing, the experience will be long and painful. It is not all roses with the Revs but unfortunately it is the best option available in this area. Before all of you line up and say that I am bitter, my son did play and start. However, there were many others that I saw that should have started / played and did not for whatever reason. The coaches will identify and stick with a couple players regardless of what anyone else thinks.

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It will be interesting to see just how many of the U13 revs starting this year will make it all the way through the program to U18. If most of them do, then you can probably say that the Revs have a strong development program. If there are only a couple left at the end, it means that this group has mostly been replaced by kids from clubs providing better development, but who want the exposure that the Revs offer as they look to move on to college. As another poster mentioned, it's very possible that a kid who tried, but didn't make the U13 team this year ends up developing faster at another club and then at the U16 or U18 level replaces one of the kids who did make it.

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It will be interesting to see just how many of the U13 revs starting this year will make it all the way through the program to U18. If most of them do, then you can probably say that the Revs have a strong development program. If there are only a couple left at the end, it means that this group has mostly been replaced by kids from clubs providing better development, but who want the exposure that the Revs offer as they look to move on to college. As another poster mentioned, it's very possible that a kid who tried, but didn't make the U13 team this year ends up developing faster at another club and then at the U16 or U18 level replaces one of the kids who did make it.

several of the U13 Revs players will be gone in two years but for different reasons you cite.

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several of the U13 Revs players will be gone in two years but for different reasons you cite.

Oh the drama!

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It will be interesting to see just how many of the U13 revs starting this year will make it all the way through the program to U18. If most of them do, then you can probably say that the Revs have a strong development program. If there are only a couple left at the end, it means that this group has mostly been replaced by kids from clubs providing better development, but who want the exposure that the Revs offer as they look to move on to college. As another poster mentioned, it's very possible that a kid who tried, but didn't make the U13 team this year ends up developing faster at another club and then at the U16 or U18 level replaces one of the kids who did make it.

The later is more likely the case. If the Revs took on U12s (as they're supposed to do but aren't) it will be the same. Part of it is purely physical maturity - some kids peak early, others later, and despite their experience you can't always tell who will be a good player at age 12 vs age 17.

That said, the above is also correct - there's a lot of churn and not much development going on. However it isn't just the Revs. It's the nature of the beast - wins still matter to DA clubs, even if just for coach egos. They matter even more to non MLS clubs because they are pay to play and are 2nd choice to free MLS clubs. And really what is the incentive for clubs to "develop" players? This isn't a European system where there's a potential big payoff if a player turns into a true professional. The vast majority of players only care about college anyway.

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The later is more likely the case. If the Revs took on U12s (as they're supposed to do but aren't)

Revs u13 have a GPS 2004 who is a lot better than your kid.

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Revs u13 have a GPS 2004 who is a lot better than your kid.

Sadly that young boy is in for a big surprise and it's not his fault.

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several of the U13 Revs players will be gone in two years but for different reasons you cite.

So the Valeo crazies are showing up saying from the start that they are too good for the Revs?

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Revs u13 have a GPS 2004 who is a lot better than your kid.

Typical TS poster who thinks everyone has a personal motive for posting. My kid is older and almost done with the Revs. It's worked out well for him but I've seen many, many cases where it ends poorly

You must be his dad. Good luck with the Revs - you're going to need it with that di** attitude.

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It will be interesting to see just how many of the U13 revs starting this year will make it all the way through the program to U18. If most of them do, then you can probably say that the Revs have a strong development program. If there are only a couple left at the end, it means that this group has mostly been replaced by kids from clubs providing better development, but who want the exposure that the Revs offer as they look to move on to college. As another poster mentioned, it's very possible that a kid who tried, but didn't make the U13 team this year ends up developing faster at another club and then at the U16 or U18 level replaces one of the kids who did make it.

It all depends. The true of the matter is some kids that are on the Revs team realized maybe they are not the best players and often are afraid to compete day in and day out against players who are as good or better than they are. If may kid is fortunate I would rather have him in that environment where he can measure himself again some of the best in our region. I would hate to move him to a less skillful team where he is the #1 player on the team. That does not help him in his development. Sink or swim.... Harsh but that is the reality in the real world.

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It all depends. The true of the matter is some kids that are on the Revs team realized maybe they are not the best players and often are afraid to compete day in and day out against players who are as good or better than they are. If may kid is fortunate I would rather have him in that environment where he can measure himself again some of the best in our region. I would hate to move him to a less skillful team where he is the #1 player on the team. That does not help him in his development. Sink or swim.... Harsh but that is the reality in the real world.

There are a handful of outstanding players on Revs that previously were too players, the rest were not and will now fall behind the better NPL players because of extremely limited playing time. To develop your child needs to play. Give it a couple of months, you'll figure it out.

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It all depends. The true of the matter is some kids that are on the Revs team realized maybe they are not the best players and often are afraid to compete day in and day out against players who are as good or better than they are. If may kid is fortunate I would rather have him in that environment where he can measure himself again some of the best in our region. I would hate to move him to a less skillful team where he is the #1 player on the team. That does not help him in his development. Sink or swim.... Harsh but that is the reality in the real world.

unless riding the bench crushes his self confidence. I agree with you in principal, but DA isn't for everybody.

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unless riding the bench crushes his self confidence. I agree with you in principal, but DA isn't for everybody.

playing time is key.... this is too crucial a stage in development to be have less than 70% playing time. Having 18+ players on the roster is not good for development.

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playing time is key.... this is too crucial a stage in development to be have less than 70% playing time. Having 18+ players on the roster is not good for development.

u14 had 20 on the roster this past year, doubt u13 or u14 will be much different and u13 will play much fewer games. Unless your kid is one of the five or six key players, 70% of 20 games just won't happen. Look at the logs from last year, many parents unhappy for good reason.

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u14 had 20 on the roster this past year, doubt u13 or u14 will be much different and u13 will play much fewer games. Unless your kid is one of the five or six key players, 70% of 20 games just won't happen. Look at the logs from last year, many parents unhappy for good reason.

Totally agree. This is the reality at many DA clubs - the Revs don't have a lock on that. It can be good for the consistent starters, a struggle for the less consistent ones (but a struggle can turn positive if the player really works at it), and can easily turn to drudgery for the bench players/practice cones. Parents should carefully consider the PT factor. All the training in the world won't turn a bench warmer into a top player.