The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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FINALLY! Change is coming.

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10 hr min for anyone thinking of going pro at 15.

How do you train with your team 12 hours a week - that's just ridiculous .

serious? Residential - 1.5 hrs AM before school, 1.5 hours PM after school - 5 days / week. DCU, Atlanta, LAG, KC

Any athlete from another sport trains 12 hours/ week. Heck, even HS teams train 2hrs for 5 days plus games .
(Not that they are any good because the coaching is so bad, and the level is too, but that's how long they're running around getting exercise)

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serious? Residential - 1.5 hrs AM before school, 1.5 hours PM after school - 5 days / week. DCU, Atlanta, LAG, KC

wow. hat's off to them if they can maintain this pace. I would expect more burnout and injuries from overuse. Remember this gives them just one day of rest before the game on Sunday.

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wow. hat's off to them if they can maintain this pace. I would expect more burnout and injuries from overuse. Remember this gives them just one day of rest before the game on Sunday.

It still lags what pro academies do abroad, but is far more than what most US players get.

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It still lags what pro academies do abroad, but is far more than what most US players get.

Not true. Academies in most European countries mandate days off to recover.

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Not true. Academies in most European countries mandate days off to recover.

true, and note the plural "days"! Some of these parents are just so screwed up.

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Not true. Academies in most European countries mandate days off to recover.

So one of the Portugal brothers is a TDS 4 star player. The other brother has 0 stars.

If the 0 star brother stays at 0 will that put the whole go to Europe silliness to bed?

Same DNA. Same super foreign training.

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So one of the Portugal brothers is a TDS 4 star player. The other brother has 0 stars.

If the 0 star brother stays at 0 will that put the whole go to Europe silliness to bed?

Same DNA. Same super foreign training.

TopDrawerSoccer has removed the bro's from Massachusetts. That will hurt in the long run. Now they live in some alternate geographical category that no one knows how to search. I'm certain the Revs are happy to be taken off their profile.

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So one of the Portugal brothers is a TDS 4 star player. The other brother has 0 stars.

If the 0 star brother stays at 0 will that put the whole go to Europe silliness to bed?

Same DNA. Same super foreign training.

It doesn't show anything other than even with the same DNA some kids (may or may not) have talent and their siblings don't. It's not just about the cells but how they're hard wired. Not every child will be equally talented in just about anything - it's true for every single family with more than one child.

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TopDrawerSoccer has removed the bro's from Massachusetts. That will hurt in the long run. Now they live in some alternate geographical category that no one knows how to search. I'm certain the Revs are happy to be taken off their profile.

Who's searching for them? They're not really recruiting age yet right? (I don't remember how old they are). they can come home, land at some club and od showcases just like everyone else, or do ID events. If they have any talent (sounds like one does, not the other) they'll land somewhere.

TDS blows any way

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Who's searching for them? They're not really recruiting age yet right? (I don't remember how old they are). they can come home, land at some club and od showcases just like everyone else, or do ID events. If they have any talent (sounds like one does, not the other) they'll land somewhere.

TDS blows any way

I think TDS carries more weight than you think. I don't disagree that they can stay on the radar from Europe.

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I think TDS carries more weight than you think. I don't disagree that they can stay on the radar from Europe.

Only with lazy college coaches

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Only with lazy college coaches

Define lazy.

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Only with college coaches that have a lot of candidates to identify

Fixed it for you.

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I think TDS carries more weight than you think. I don't disagree that they can stay on the radar from Europe.

They don't do a good job double-checking the information people provide like US Soccer invite and current club. Here is a good example:


https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club...-jay/pid-98053