The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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All those boys have multiple passports. They have plenty of choice.

I hope they choose to study hard because soccer isn't ever paying any real bills.

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All those boys have multiple passports. They have plenty of choice.

Is that right? Won't look so good for the Revs if all their national camp players leave. Then again, maybe it will help the next round of players if they change their model??

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I hope the Revs consider a residential program so they can compete with other academy programs who have one. I know my kid would sign up!

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Here's the thing. The young group of players who have been asked to the national campus now have to go through the entire program of the revolution because there's a little choice and where they can play and train. So, do you think the revs will be able to develop these players up until the age of 18? And compare the revs program with residential programs where the young kids will be training hours and hours per day rather than a few per week. Those kids are their competition It's a scary concept isn't it?

Just look at DC United - they have an agreement with Calverton, talented kids from anywhere can attend via the residency program. There's a U16 player at the DC United academy from Maine who is a superstar who wanted no part of the Revs and United snapped him up. He'd otherwise be on the Revs hauling to and from Foxboro. So the talent drain already exists.

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I hope the Revs consider a residential program so they can compete with other academy programs who have one. I know my kid would sign up!

There is no way I would entrust my son to a residential program run by that organization.

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I hope the Revs consider a residential program so they can compete with other academy programs who have one. I know my kid would sign up!

I don't see that ever happening under Kraft. I would happy to just have them commit to the bare minimum # of practices.

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I hope the Revs consider a residential program so they can compete with other academy programs who have one. I know my kid would sign up!

Beyond the fact that I wouldn't let the Revs have anything to do with my kids' education - there's no way in he** they'd ever run such a program. They're too cheap to pay for buses or the required 4th day of DA training. Pay for a residential program? You're cra cra. If you want that you better move out of state or out of the country would be even better - your kid will get a better education in Germany and far better soccer training vs anything the Revs will ever do

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Beyond the fact that I wouldn't let the Revs have anything to do with my kids' education - there's no way in he** they'd ever run such a program. They're too cheap to pay for buses or the required 4th day of DA training. Pay for a residential program? You're cra cra. If you want that you better move out of state or out of the country would be even better - your kid will get a better education in Germany and far better soccer training vs anything the Revs will ever do

Europe is the way to go but not all the clubs have schools associated with their academies. If you don't speak the language of said country, you may have to pay for private schooling, which is very expensive abroad. If you can somehow manage it, do it. Your young player has no chance to beat every other kid to the National team or even college with 3 practices/week and a very short list of favorites.

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Europe is the way to go but not all the clubs have schools associated with their academies. If you don't speak the language of said country, you may have to pay for private schooling, which is very expensive abroad. If you can somehow manage it, do it. Your young player has no chance to beat every other kid to the National team or even college with 3 practices/week and a very short list of favorites.

Doing a little research?

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Europe is the way to go but not all the clubs have schools associated with their academies. If you don't speak the language of said country, you may have to pay for private schooling, which is very expensive abroad. If you can somehow manage it, do it. Your young player has no chance to beat every other kid to the National team or even college with 3 practices/week and a very short list of favorites.

true but there's no denying better training, and in general the educational systems in Western Europe surpass most of our public schools.

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Beyond the fact that I wouldn't let the Revs have anything to do with my kids' education - there's no way in he** they'd ever run such a program. They're too cheap to pay for buses or the required 4th day of DA training. Pay for a residential program? You're cra cra. If you want that you better move out of state or out of the country would be even better - your kid will get a better education in Germany and far better soccer training vs anything the Revs will ever do

While I was on the GPS site the other day (looking in vain for this announcement that they are adding DA age groups next year), I noticed that they have two international residency programs, one in the UK and a new one starting next year in Valencia.

Not really sure how these academies work, but it's an interesting concept for a youth player to spend a year or two of high school abroad, with possibly better coaching, and training with players from all over the world. Sounds like they help with trials at clubs in the area. Could this be sort of a work around for Article19? If you're good enough at a pro-club trial, they could have you in for training with their academy at 16-17yrs old if you don't have the required EU passport. While you still couldn't play in league matches for that club until 18yrs old, you could play with the GPS academy team in the meantime.

The academics for these GPS academies looks to be only sports related, which won't cut it for most US families. But you could see the potential, if the sports facility with top level coaching is partnered with a strong academic high school in the area for future such academies, it might be something to consider for players looking to get a foot in the door in abroad.

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true but there's no denying better training, and in general the educational systems in Western Europe surpass most of our public schools.

Very true.

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While I was on the GPS site the other day (looking in vain for this announcement that they are adding DA age groups next year), I noticed that they have two international residency programs, one in the UK and a new one starting next year in Valencia.

Not really sure how these academies work, but it's an interesting concept for a youth player to spend a year or two of high school abroad, with possibly better coaching, and training with players from all over the world. Sounds like they help with trials at clubs in the area. Could this be sort of a work around for Article19? If you're good enough at a pro-club trial, they could have you in for training with their academy at 16-17yrs old if you don't have the required EU passport. While you still couldn't play in league matches for that club until 18yrs old, you could play with the GPS academy team in the meantime.

The academics for these GPS academies looks to be only sports related, which won't cut it for most US families. But you could see the potential, if the sports facility with top level coaching is partnered with a strong academic high school in the area for future such academies, it might be something to consider for players looking to get a foot in the door in abroad.

How is the schooling integrated? It does sound cool.

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While I was on the GPS site the other day (looking in vain for this announcement that they are adding DA age groups next year), I noticed that they have two international residency programs, one in the UK and a new one starting next year in Valencia.

Not really sure how these academies work, but it's an interesting concept for a youth player to spend a year or two of high school abroad, with possibly better coaching, and training with players from all over the world. Sounds like they help with trials at clubs in the area. Could this be sort of a work around for Article19? If you're good enough at a pro-club trial, they could have you in for training with their academy at 16-17yrs old if you don't have the required EU passport. While you still couldn't play in league matches for that club until 18yrs old, you could play with the GPS academy team in the meantime.

The academics for these GPS academies looks to be only sports related, which won't cut it for most US families. But you could see the potential, if the sports facility with top level coaching is partnered with a strong academic high school in the area for future such academies, it might be something to consider for players looking to get a foot in the door in abroad.

Just stop it. Stop. Alternative facts. No one is making enough money playing soccer here to justify any of this silly crap. Study. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. Play soccer to keep from getting fat. That's it.

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Just stop it. Stop. Alternative facts. No one is making enough money playing soccer here to justify any of this silly crap. Study. Get good grades. Stay out of trouble. Play soccer to keep from getting fat. That's it.

Why so enraged? Obviously, this would not be for a kid like yours. But there are kids in the US right now at the U13-U15 level good enough to play up a year or two in a DA program who may want to consider looking into international programs like these for their last two years of high school to put them on a different path than the dead end that is college soccer or languishing on the bench as an MLS homegrown player.