The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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if your kids goal is to go pro, top d1 schools will give him much more exposure than mid to bottom D1

If your kid has pro potential (and I mean REAL potential, not just what you think as a parent) he shouldn't go to college - most likely he'll stagnate and at best will end up on a MLS squad. Go abroad.

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If your kid wants to "go pro" as a soccer player, apparently you have failed him as a parent. So why stop now? Skipping college and moving to Europe is what he should do. And you should encourage it.

Christian Pulisic's dad disagrees with your sarcasm. And I feel bad for your kid (although I think it's very possible that you are a kid).

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If your kid wants to "go pro" as a soccer player, apparently you have failed him as a parent. So why stop now? Skipping college and moving to Europe is what he should do. And you should encourage it.

You're just jealous and don't have the courage to think out of the box. Your kid will be a drone- a high one at that.

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If your kid has pro potential (and I mean REAL potential, not just what you think as a parent) he shouldn't go to college - most likely he'll stagnate and at best will end up on a MLS squad. Go abroad.

The only constructive way for anyone on this forum to send their kid abroad would be Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard.

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The same stuff is taught at Michigan State as at Harvard. The students are just smarter at Harvard.

LOL! Are you serious? Dumbest thing I've read today (although it's fairly early). The overall student stats at Harvard may be higher than the student stats at Michigan State... but what a ridiculous thing to say that "the students are just smarter at Harvard". You cannot truly believe that, can you? Geez.

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The only constructive way for anyone on this forum to send their kid abroad would be Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard.

So true.

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Christian Pulisic's dad disagrees with your sarcasm. And I feel bad for your kid (although I think it's very possible that you are a kid).

I hear what you're saying but please don't compare your son with CP. He's almost one in a million and an extreme exception. That's like saying that football parents should look at what Tom Brady did so they can follow what he did.

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LOL! Are you serious? Dumbest thing I've read today (although it's fairly early). The overall student stats at Harvard may be higher than the student stats at Michigan State... but what a ridiculous thing to say that "the students are just smarter at Harvard". You cannot truly believe that, can you? Geez.

Really? So you think that all doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, accountants, financial advisers, and teachers all went to Harvard? The curriculum for any given class is the same for any given school. Students pass the LSATs, MCATs, GREs regardless if they went to Harvard or Michigan State. The only difference is that the students, not the professors, are smarter or harder working, at Harvard. You pay for the peer group.

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So are the professors. Using the same textbooks doesn't mean they receive the same education

No, the smartest people at Harvard are the undergrads. Not the professors, not the grad students, not the medical students, not the law students. The undergrads.

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I hear what you're saying but please don't compare your son with CP. He's almost one in a million and an extreme exception. That's like saying that football parents should look at what Tom Brady did so they can follow what he did.

The thing is, he doesn't have to be that one in a million if more parents in the US thought of professional soccer as a real future for their kids. How many kids are being held back from reaching their true potential by parents who think the only future path for them is through college?

Aiming for a pro career is a long shot, yes, and many won't make it (however, they can still get a college education), but the only way we will have more US kids getting to that level is by having more players, and their parents, actually putting everything in to getting there. We're kind of in a vicious circle right now, few kids are making it, so few kids are trying. Our youth training U14 and younger has gotten so much better, that a lot more players could have a shot if they can find quality training U16-U20. Unfortunately, that's not easy to find in the US and it certainly isn't to be found in college programs. Players and parents need to have the courage to look elsewhere in these older age groups to continue their development and reach their true potential.

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...and the U16 Bolts beat the revs U16 last time I checked.

Meaningless stat, by someone who has no clue. You have to look at age of kids. Nothing against the Bolts, but if all true U16 players played for the Revs it would be a much different result. It's not all about wins and losses. So many kids play up across the board for the Revs. This Bolts vs Revs is so stupid. How about the kids have two great options in DAP?

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Really? So you think that all doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, mathematicians, accountants, financial advisers, and teachers all went to Harvard? The curriculum for any given class is the same for any given school. Students pass the LSATs, MCATs, GREs regardless if they went to Harvard or Michigan State. The only difference is that the students, not the professors, are smarter or harder working, at Harvard. You pay for the peer group.

I'm not going to go around and around with you on this (as this is a soccer forum, not an education forum)... I'm simply going to say that you are making some huge leaps to say "The only difference is that the students, not the professors, are smarter or harder working, at Harvard." Overall, likely yes... From an individual standpoint, not at all. Plus, I've met a bunch of real goofballs from such fine institutions such as Harvard. Book smart, perhaps... Having a clue in life... not always the case. Just saying.

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The thing is, he doesn't have to be that one in a million if more parents in the US thought of professional soccer as a real future for their kids. How many kids are being held back from reaching their true potential by parents who think the only future path for them is through college?

Aiming for a pro career is a long shot, yes, and many won't make it (however, they can still get a college education), but the only way we will have more US kids getting to that level is by having more players, and their parents, actually putting everything in to getting there. We're kind of in a vicious circle right now, few kids are making it, so few kids are trying. Our youth training U14 and younger has gotten so much better, that a lot more players could have a shot if they can find quality training U16-U20. Unfortunately, that's not easy to find in the US and it certainly isn't to be found in college programs. Players and parents need to have the courage to look elsewhere in these older age groups to continue their development and reach their true potential.

Practice what you preach and let us know how things turn out.

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The thing is, he doesn't have to be that one in a million if more parents in the US thought of professional soccer as a real future for their kids. How many kids are being held back from reaching their true potential by parents who think the only future path for them is through college?

Aiming for a pro career is a long shot, yes, and many won't make it (however, they can still get a college education), but the only way we will have more US kids getting to that level is by having more players, and their parents, actually putting everything in to getting there. We're kind of in a vicious circle right now, few kids are making it, so few kids are trying. Our youth training U14 and younger has gotten so much better, that a lot more players could have a shot if they can find quality training U16-U20. Unfortunately, that's not easy to find in the US and it certainly isn't to be found in college programs. Players and parents need to have the courage to look elsewhere in these older age groups to continue their development and reach their true potential.

And to do that requires soccer to not only become much more popular - so that kids aspire to that sport vs the other top sports - but also more lucrative so that families see it as a career path that's worth pursuing. It also takes getting more kids/families who do see professional soccer as a path - the current middle to upper income demographic in youth soccer doesn't see it that way.

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Practice what you preach and let us know how things turn out.

I agree - not sure that parents aiming for their kids to be soccer pros is healthy. Talk about crazy pressure. That poster wrote "...if more parents in the US thought of professional soccer as a real future for their kids...." uh - what about what the kids want? And this sentence irked me "How many kids are being held back from reaching their true potential by parents who think the only future path for them is through college?"

Seriously?! You think parents in the US are holding their kids back - if anything parents push their kids and think they're entitled to be on the best team, with the best coach, wearing the best kit, and the best boots.....

Tell you what - go bring your kid to Europe and push him to be a pro and find his true potential. My wife and I both work so I guess since we aren't going to Europe with our son, we're holding him back.

Give me a break.