The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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For boys born in the 2004 to 2009 birth years, these free regional ID Centers allow players to showcase their skills in front of the professional academy staff from the New England Revolution. Players will be separated by birth year pools and train in a fun and professional environment for 90 minute sessions. The Academy staff will be on-hand to observe the players and communicate with the players and parents about the development process of the New England Revolution Academy.

https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/academy/id-centers

My 2010 is really advanced for his age. Will they make an exception for me?

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No wonder they're running open ID clinics.

How'd the bolts do?

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My 2010 is really advanced for his age. Will they make an exception for me?

Absolutely! My 12 year old was tripping over 7 year olds at RDS. Great investment that was!

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How'd the bolts do?

Great. The Bolts 14's play the Revs this weekend. Get ready for the apologists next Saturday night.

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Absolutely! My 12 year old was tripping over 7 year olds at RDS. Great investment that was!

He couldn't see them?

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And this folks is why you NEVER, ever obsessively manipulate . Don't do it.

there. fixed it for ya

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there. fixed it for ya

Haha! Hope they continue to "go pro" in Europe. Poor kids.

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Haha! Hope they continue to "go pro" in Europe. Poor kids.

Isn't the current narrative from the collective soccer minds that youths should go overseas for training?
So how else would one approach such an endeavor?

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Isn't the current narrative from the collective soccer minds that youths should go overseas for training?
So how else would one approach such an endeavor?

For now training abroad is a better development path for the very few who can play at that level. There's also some less than optimal European clubs also. Maybe the kids have what it takes, maybe they don't, but they're trying it. One or two posters are obsessed with trashing the decisions of others. I suspect those doing the trashing deep down know they'd never have the balls to do it themselves.

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Isn't the current narrative from the collective soccer minds that youths should go overseas for training?
So how else would one approach such an endeavor?

That's a great point (duh). Let's wait for his instructions on how to do it.

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Isn't the current narrative from the collective soccer minds that youths should go overseas for training?
So how else would one approach such an endeavor?

The difference is that the true prodigies are scouted and actively recruited to Europe by professional, repsected clubs. Manufacturing an opportunity is counterproductive.

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My 2010 is really advanced for his age. Will they make an exception for me?

If they haven't identified your 2010 son already I'm sorry to say that his window of opportunity is already closed. It's time to think baseball or basketball.

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Isn't the current narrative from the collective soccer minds that youths should go overseas for training?
So how else would one approach such an endeavor?

Jail time is a bit harsh. I vote GPS ankle bracelets, parents can't go near soccer fields.

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The difference is that the true prodigies are scouted and actively recruited to Europe by professional, repsected clubs. Manufacturing an opportunity is counterproductive.

I don't know. True prodigies are scouted by EU agents that go to DA games? If you say so. Or maybe they liked your son's prodigy video on YouTube?

Making a European academy team is pretty cool. I'm not sure if they were 'scouted' or not but I do know that EU coaches know darn well that players younger than U18's can't randomly go abroad without the proper citizenship. I would love to know how they manufactured an opportunity. Sounds like an opening.

Everyone was proud when they received their Revs invite. I can imagine how these boys felt getting a EU invite. Pretty cool I imagine. Anyone who bashes this accomplishment is just jealous.

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Jail time is a bit harsh. I vote GPS ankle bracelets, parents can't go near soccer fields.

No, child neglect warrants jail time. Sorry.