The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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What a raw deal those kids got when their parents dragged them off to Portugal. Way to ruin their futures in one easy step. It's a sad commentary on delusional soccer parenting.

Why do you care? Their family, their decision. Even if they don't make it in soccer they lived abroad, learned another language, lived in another country/culture. Life experiences are a good thing and will look great when they apply to colleges later on. Who said you have to follow the same path as everyone else?

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Why do you care? Their family, their decision. Even if they don't make it in soccer they lived abroad, learned another language, lived in another country/culture. Life experiences are a good thing and will look great when they apply to colleges later on. Who said you have to follow the same path as everyone else?

Agree with you 100%. But sad that this thread is still alive.

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Agree with you 100%. But sad that this thread is still alive.

Well, it's the Revs so there's always stuff to talk about there. But what's pathetic is someone sought that youtube channel out and posted it here. What sad lives some people live.

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Why do you care? Their family, their decision. Even if they don't make it in soccer they lived abroad, learned another language, lived in another country/culture. Life experiences are a good thing and will look great when they apply to colleges later on. Who said you have to follow the same path as everyone else?

It's just an observation about unrealistic parents getting in the way that happens to be a local example. The sidelines are full of parents like these, but it's particularly prevalent down in Foxboro.

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It's just an observation about unrealistic parents getting in the way that happens to be a local example. The sidelines are full of parents like these, but it's particularly prevalent down in Foxboro.

They are still the exception. How many other Revs parents are moving abroad? A few Revs players have left for other MLS clubs, but given how the Revs have been the last several years it's understandable. Of course there are unrealistic parents otherwise, thinking their kid will get a full D1 ride somewhere. But by the summer of senior year they figure out that's not happening. There's just not as much $ for men out there, but if you target right soccer wise you can get more. Most soccer parents care more about the school though, not necessarily the soccer

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The players that leave the Revs for prep school seem to be the real winners.

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The players that leave the Revs for prep school seem to be the real winners.

Quality education = priceless

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Odds of a successful pro career = ????????

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Quality education = priceless

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Odds of a successful pro career = ????????

Quality education = $80,000 x 4 and debt

Odds of a successful pro career = priceless

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Quality education = $80,000 x 4 and debt

Odds of a successful pro career = priceless

lol odds of a MA player making a go of it in the pros, earning anything decent? there may not be much money for college soccer but if you're almost, maybe, possible good enough to go pro and target well you could get some decent money. Have good grades you can parlay that into some decent merit money also. You certainly can get some $$$ for playing for a quality prep school.

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What I’m paying per year for my son to play soccer at school comes nowhere near half of your $80,000 number. That’s some preposterous nonsense you’re spewing. We could pay $80,000, but I’m very happily paying far less.

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Do you actually think for one minute that Rivera, Fujiwara or Buck ( whatever their names are) will go pro? They opted out of college and got duped by the Revs staff to play it out with their ridiculous Revs 2 team? sad actually... poor families!

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Do you actually think for one minute that Rivera, Fujiwara or Buck ( whatever their names are) will go pro? They opted out of college and got duped by the Revs staff to play it out with their ridiculous Revs 2 team? sad actually... poor families!

They weren't the only ones. Granted maybe not all were college material or wanted to go. Maybe they really wanted to give it a shot, but beware what you wish for

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They weren't the only ones. Granted maybe not all were college material or wanted to go. Maybe they really wanted to give it a shot, but beware what you wish for

Ok, say they tried and failed. Isn't that better than never trying and wishing you did. Good luck to them and everyone going after a dream.

Plenty of folks A. make a lot of money without a college degree, and B. who says they can't go back to school at anytime.

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Ok, say they tried and failed. Isn't that better than never trying and wishing you did. Good luck to them and everyone going after a dream.

Plenty of folks A. make a lot of money without a college degree, and B. who says they can't go back to school at anytime.

But sadly they can't play soccer in college.

They can't use soccer to get themselves into a school they normally wouldn't qualify for academically.

They can't use soccer to defray the cost of college.

Going "pro" first is almost always counterproductive. Use your talent to get into a good school, maybe even get some scholarship money. Grow, develop, lift in the gym, get stronger and THEN go pro. If you're good enough to go pro at 17 why wouldn't you still be at 20? Toiling away in Foxboro or the lower leagues sure hasn't been the magic formula for 99% of the homegrowns.

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Ok, say they tried and failed. Isn't that better than never trying and wishing you did. Good luck to them and everyone going after a dream.

Plenty of folks A. make a lot of money without a college degree, and B. who says they can't go back to school at anytime.

Yes, this ^. Some of these kids are young, starting off in USL2 as juniors/seniors in high school. So they try it out for 3 or 4 years, playing at a higher level than college programs. If they find they are stuck in USL2, with no prospect of taking the next step to USL Championship or MLS, they head off to college. They have probably saved enough to pay for at least two years of college, with an added plus of atttending to be a student focused on working toward a non-soccer career, rather than taking the junk courses that many student-athletes take. In the end, they graduate college two years behind, they are two years of tuition down (maybe not even that much, with the lack of full scholarships out there), but are probably set up much better for a career or graduate studies and also happier with their career choice. That's worse case scenario... not terrible.