The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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Cost considerations:

Revs - freeeeeeeee
GPS - $3,700 + travel expenses not included
NEFC - $2,500+++ travel and uniform expenses not included
Bolts - $4,500 + travels and uniform expenses not included

As unhappy as I may be the bottom line is my family is saving about $7,000-$10,000 a year. Yes, the coaches need to be replace and have more professional coaching hire be that is another topic.

Freeeeeeeee is all you have to brag about at this point. Set up a scrimmage. It's free.

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I see Revs played players in wrong positions there by making the players ineffective. Play to their strengths and move players to new positions in the right environment. I see the Revs get beat by a less talented team too often due not to the players but poor coaching decisions.

Just playing devil's advocate here (I agree with most of what you said). The DA is a developmental league and as such, is a little more focused on the individual player than most high level club teams. Giving players the opportunity to develop confidence in positions other than their preferred/strongest position is very much a part of that.

Kelyn Rowe is a great example of a player who is very versatile and has filled a number of positions over the past couple of years for the Revs. Had he not been able to slot in where he was needed, he may have seen a lot more time on the bench. The fact that he was successful when asked to play out of his normal position raised his overall stock value in the eyes of coaches and management. It may not help academy teams win games to be moving kids around, but hopefully will create more well rounded players.

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Just playing devil's advocate here (I agree with most of what you said). The DA is a developmental league and as such, is a little more focused on the individual player than most high level club teams. Giving players the opportunity to develop confidence in positions other than their preferred/strongest position is very much a part of that.

Kelyn Rowe is a great example of a player who is very versatile and has filled a number of positions over the past couple of years for the Revs. Had he not been able to slot in where he was needed, he may have seen a lot more time on the bench. The fact that he was successful when asked to play out of his normal position raised his overall stock value in the eyes of coaches and management. It may not help academy teams win games to be moving kids around, but hopefully will create more well rounded players.

Nothing like being a more well rounded player that doesn't have the opportunity to play in college. Remind me again, why do people play for the Revs?

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Freeeeeeeee is all you have to brag about at this point. Set up a scrimmage. It's free.

Sounds like the old adage "You get what you pay for is applicable here".

I don't have a boy, so I pay the same as a Revs players. The mythical boy gets the same quality training, too.....

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Nothing like being a more well rounded player that doesn't have the opportunity to play in college. Remind me again, why do people play for the Revs?

To play with the best. In New England. In their age group.

Your kid may want to have fun in HS soccer and that's his preference, but to play with the best talent, you got to make the sacrifice.

There are only 9 seniors in the 19s. 2 went pro, 3 to Ivy's and the others to D1 schools.

You people have no idea of what it's like to play at that level.

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To play with the best. In New England. In their age group.

Your kid may want to have fun in HS soccer and that's his preference, but to play with the best talent, you got to make the sacrifice.

There are only 9 seniors in the 19s. 2 went pro, 3 to Ivy's and the others to D1 schools.

You people have no idea of what it's like to play at that level.

That is so true. If a couple of Revs rejects can play for a Portwogays academy that shows the level of the Revs. You guys have no idea.

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To play with the best. In New England. In their age group.

It's hard to be this obtuse but you've managed to set yourself apart. The bubble you find yourself in has clouded your judgement so dramatically that you actually appear to believe what you wrote above.

Your kid may want to have fun in HS soccer and that's his preference, but to play with the best talent, you got to make the sacrifice.

See above.

There are only 9 seniors in the 19s. 2 went pro, 3 to Ivy's and the others to D1 schools.

You may want to check the Revs roster, paying particular attention to each players graduation year.

http://nerv.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams...p?team=3940620

Then I recommend checking the 2018 Commit thread.

http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showth...150790&page=69

We all know why one kid had no choice but to go "pro." Who's the other?

You people have no idea of what it's like to play at that level.

Play NEFC NPL. Play GPS NPL. Once you quit ducking them we can discuss this level you speak of.

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It's hard to be this obtuse but you've managed to set yourself apart. The bubble you find yourself in has clouded your judgement so dramatically that you actually appear to believe what you wrote above.



See above.



You may want to check the Revs roster, paying particular attention to each players graduation year.

http://nerv.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams...p?team=3940620

Then I recommend checking the 2018 Commit thread.

http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showth...150790&page=69

We all know why one kid had no choice but to go "pro." Who's the other?



Play NEFC NPL. Play GPS NPL. Once you quit ducking them we can discuss this level you speak of.

Play Brockton

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Nothing like being a more well rounded player that doesn't have the opportunity to play in college. Remind me again, why do people play for the Revs?

To play with the best. In New England. In their age group.

Your kid may want to have fun in HS soccer and that's his preference, but to play with the best talent, you got to make sacrifices.

There are only 7 seniors in the 19s. 2 went pro, 3 to Ivy's and the others to D1 schools.

You people have no idea of what it's like to play at that level.

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Even GPS has more D1 commits. Looks like 8 players headed to college. No silly treks to Foxboro to be bumped from the fieldhouse by the Pats. High school soccer. Time for extracurriculars to help with college admissions.

The Revs mystique is the definition of fake news.

There are only 5 graduating seniors. What are you talking about?

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It's hard to be this obtuse but you've managed to set yourself apart. The bubble you find yourself in has clouded your judgement so dramatically that you actually appear to believe what you wrote above.



See above.



You may want to check the Revs roster, paying particular attention to each players graduation year.

http://nerv.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams...p?team=3940620

Then I recommend checking the 2018 Commit thread.

http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showth...150790&page=69

We all know why one kid had no choice but to go "pro." Who's the other?



Play NEFC NPL. Play GPS NPL. Once you quit ducking them we can discuss this level you speak of.

If I am at Harvard, should I come to take an exam at UMass to prove I am smarter? ROFL

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It's hard to be this obtuse but you've managed to set yourself apart.

You may want to check the Revs roster, paying particular attention to each players graduation year.

http://nerv.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams...p?team=3940620

Then I recommend checking the 2018 Commit thread.

http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/showth...150790&page=69

I'm so obtuse. Who's graduating on your attentive list? and where are they on your recommended thread? Nothing matches up with you. You seem to be stalking on the internet yet know nothing.

So tell me: How many of those on your attentive list are graduating?
Where are they on the list of commits?

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If I am at Harvard, should I come to take an exam at UMass to prove I am smarter? ROFL

According to that genius, you SHOULD! or you're obviously not smaht enough.

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To play with the best. In New England. In their age group.

Your kid may want to have fun in HS soccer and that's his preference, but to play with the best talent, you got to make the sacrifice.

There are only 9 seniors in the 19s. 2 went pro, 3 to Ivy's and the others to D1 schools.

You people have no idea of what it's like to play at that level.

Didn't you guys lose to the local pay to play academy?

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Didn't you guys lose to the local pay to play academy?

Didn’t Barcelona lose to Roma? Does that mean Roma is better?