The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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If the Revs are so bad, why did it hurt so much when they cut your kid?

Why do you stay? #flybefree

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Nice. Predicting outcomes of 11 & 12 year old kids based on race.

The Revs clearly think that white kids with money are to blame for their failures.

The majority of EPL players are white.

Get over it and just choose the best players.

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If the Revs are so bad, why did it hurt so much when they cut your kid?

Sorry your kid isn't good enough to get a prep school education for a pittance + a waiver from the Bolts. I'm sure your kid loves the cold pizza at the Revs.

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The Revs clearly think that white kids with money are to blame for their failures.

The majority of EPL players are white.

Get over it and just choose the best players.

And the non-white kids with money? Have you done a breakdown of which families on the squad have money? Do you really think that they are not picking white players for reasons other than the players skill or players that they think have the biggest upside?

Regarding EPL, do you realize that England is far less diverse than Boston? I hate to judge people on one or two anonymous posts, but you seem to be a combination of insecure, stupid and possibly racist.

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Sorry your kid isn't good enough to get a prep school education for a pittance + a waiver from the Bolts. I'm sure your kid loves the cold pizza at the Revs.

The intelligent players are all leaving the Revs for the ISL. It's becoming a real problem for the Revs. Finally the pendulum has shifted and the players have all the power. There have been a lot of sleepless nights for the staff down in Foxboro. Instead of Scalesy using players the kids are using the Revs to get identified by schools that can provide a world class education, very good soccer, and then the kids get to play DA all winter and spring if they choose to. It's the best of both worlds.

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And the non-white kids with money? Have you done a breakdown of which families on the squad have money? Do you really think that they are not picking white players for reasons other than the players skill or players that they think have the biggest upside?

Regarding EPL, do you realize that England is far less diverse than Boston? I hate to judge people on one or two anonymous posts, but you seem to be a combination of insecure, stupid and possibly racist.

You realize that England is way more diverse than Weston, Wellesley and Dover?

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Regarding EPL, do you realize that England is far less diverse than Boston? I hate to judge people on one or two anonymous posts, but you seem to be a combination of insecure, stupid and possibly racist.

I wouldn't be so quick to call people stupid.

Massachusetts is 75% white.

England is 85% white.

Comparing a city to a country is a bit obtuse.

Both England and Massachusetts are anything but diverse.

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I wouldn't be so quick to call people stupid.

Massachusetts is 75% white.

England is 85% white.

Comparing a city to a country is a bit obtuse.

Both England and Massachusetts are anything but diverse.

Comparing 12 year old kids to EPL is obtuse. Comparing Boston to Massachusetts as a whole is obtuse, by your own logic. Analyzing the racial makeup of a U13 team is silly, obtuse and most likely racist. I question the motives and intelligence of anyone that does so. This forum has no shortage of nonsense, but this is over the top.

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And the non-white kids with money? Have you done a breakdown of which families on the squad have money? Do you really think that they are not picking white players for reasons other than the players skill or players that they think have the biggest upside?

Regarding EPL, do you realize that England is far less diverse than Boston? I hate to judge people on one or two anonymous posts, but you seem to be a combination of insecure, stupid and possibly racist.

Not the poster that you're responding to, but I think this has more to do with culture than race. At Academy player ages, the parents are a huge part of the equation, as they will dictate the direction of their player. Parents who grew up in a culture that respects professional soccer/football players have a higher probability of being "all-in" on their kids striving to become pro players (including money and time). The football/baseball/softball playing parents that grew up in the US with the goal of getting into the best college and have MLS as their example of pro soccer players (maybe couldn't even name one pro player until their kid became interested in soccer) are most likely going to emphasize the education piece first, steering their player toward the college path with the thinking if soccer works out, great, but there will definitely be a back-up plan.

Revs may indeed be looking for kids with not only solid playing ability, but who also have parents with that all-in mindset and are willing to give up everything to keep their kid on the pro-path. Kids who aren't particularly geared for school are perfect for this, because they, and their parents, see becoming a pro as their only goal (take Fagundez, for instance, who had no desire to go to college). If the Revs are indeed going this route, taking more players with pro being their only goal, rather than college placements, I think we'll see an even further drop in the quality of colleges in which the Revs players matriculate. Whether or not the soccer quality improves at the academy is questionable, since they'll be excluding some good players. But they may not care about this, as all they are looking for is one player every couple of years to sign to an HG contract.

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Comparing 12 year old kids to EPL is obtuse. Comparing Boston to Massachusetts as a whole is obtuse, by your own logic. Analyzing the racial makeup of a U13 team is silly, obtuse and most likely racist. I question the motives and intelligence of anyone that does so. This forum has no shortage of nonsense, but this is over the top.

Comparing the Revolution Academy to any other MLS Academy is also obtuse. They are a Mickey Mouse outfit.

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Not the poster that you're responding to, but I think this has more to do with culture than race. At Academy player ages, the parents are a huge part of the equation, as they will dictate the direction of their player. Parents who grew up in a culture that respects professional soccer/football players have a higher probability of being "all-in" on their kids striving to become pro players (including money and time). The football/baseball/softball playing parents that grew up in the US with the goal of getting into the best college and have MLS as their example of pro soccer players (maybe couldn't even name one pro player until their kid became interested in soccer) are most likely going to emphasize the education piece first, steering their player toward the college path with the thinking if soccer works out, great, but there will definitely be a back-up plan.

Revs may indeed be looking for kids with not only solid playing ability, but who also have parents with that all-in mindset and are willing to give up everything to keep their kid on the pro-path. Kids who aren't particularly geared for school are perfect for this, because they, and their parents, see becoming a pro as their only goal (take Fagundez, for instance, who had no desire to go to college). If the Revs are indeed going this route, taking more players with pro being their only goal, rather than college placements, I think we'll see an even further drop in the quality of colleges in which the Revs players matriculate. Whether or not the soccer quality improves at the academy is questionable, since they'll be excluding some good players. But they may not care about this, as all they are looking for is one player every couple of years to sign to an HG contract.

So minority populations aren't cut out for college? Way to go Hitler.

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Not the poster that you're responding to, but I think this has more to do with culture than race. At Academy player ages, the parents are a huge part of the equation, as they will dictate the direction of their player. Parents who grew up in a culture that respects professional soccer/football players have a higher probability of being "all-in" on their kids striving to become pro players (including money and time). The football/baseball/softball playing parents that grew up in the US with the goal of getting into the best college and have MLS as their example of pro soccer players (maybe couldn't even name one pro player until their kid became interested in soccer) are most likely going to emphasize the education piece first, steering their player toward the college path with the thinking if soccer works out, great, but there will definitely be a back-up plan.

Revs may indeed be looking for kids with not only solid playing ability, but who also have parents with that all-in mindset and are willing to give up everything to keep their kid on the pro-path. Kids who aren't particularly geared for school are perfect for this, because they, and their parents, see becoming a pro as their only goal (take Fagundez, for instance, who had no desire to go to college). If the Revs are indeed going this route, taking more players with pro being their only goal, rather than college placements, I think we'll see an even further drop in the quality of colleges in which the Revs players matriculate. Whether or not the soccer quality improves at the academy is questionable, since they'll be excluding some good players. But they may not care about this, as all they are looking for is one player every couple of years to sign to an HG contract.

This is a very convoluted way of saying that the Revs have very little in the way of college contacts to help your kid get recruited. It's a two-for, really, because they also don't care about getting your kid recruited because that would take effort.

If you want your kid to play in college you better run from the Empower bubble.

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This is a very convoluted way of saying that the Revs have very little in the way of college contacts to help your kid get recruited. It's a two-for, really, because they also don't care about getting your kid recruited because that would take effort.

If you want your kid to play in college you better run from the Empower bubble.

Read it and weep Revs fanboys. The 2018 college commitments.

D1

Jaren Suttles, Bolts, Army
Christian Garner, NEFC, Brooks, BC
Tyler Stott, NEFC, Westboro, BC
Gregorio Barilla, NEFC, Worcester Academy, BC
Joe Kellett, transfer, UML, BC
Roni Diniz, transfer, Wheaton, BC
Nate Cole, GPS, Worcester Academy, BU
John Siracuse, Bolts, BU*
James Swomley, Bolts, Newton, Brown
Jared Bull, Bolts, Algonquin, Bryant
Adam Kulick, GPS, Cambridge, Bucknell
Andrew Stevens, GPS, Brooks, Columbia
Vittorio Luzio, Bolts, Columbia
Johnny Wilkins, transfer, PC, CCSU
Cristian Suvak, Aztecs, Winchester, UConn
Ohad Yahalom, Revs, Dartmouth
Ahira Simons, Black Rock FC, Berkshire, Dartmouth
Marcelo Lage, Bolts, Brooks, GW
Kamar Nuhiu, Oakwood, Agawam, Hartford
Ben Bryant, Bolts, R&L, Harvard
Gunnar Siegel, Bolts, High Point
Nic Andre, Bolts, HC
Jake Carson, Bolts, Belmont, HC*
Owen Fanikos, Valero, Catholic Memorial, HC*
Matt Tibbetts, Western, Lenox, HC
Alec Szwarcewicz, GPS, Newton South, HC
Will Echeverria, Longmeadow, Lafayette
James McPherson, Aztecs, Danvers, UMass
Nathaniel Cardozo, GPS, Oliver Ames, UMass
Graham Brenner, Worcester Academy, UMass
Trey Miller, transfer, Louisville, UMass
Deandre Brown, transfer, UConn, UMass
Melvyn Durchin, transfer, Springfield College, UMass
Laszlo Dorogi, Revs, Wachusett, UML
Tyler Mann, NEFC, King Phillips, UML
James McCully, Liverpool FC, Nauset, UNH
Andrew Karalis, Bolts, Belmont, Northeastern
Mo Omar, Black Rock, Berkshire, Notre Dame
Matt Leigh, NEFC, St Marks, Penn
Georges El Khoury, Seacoast, Sharon, Portland
Ryan Clare, Wellesley, Princeton
Dylan Curran, Bolts, Jamaica Plain, PC
Andrew Chisolm, Bayside Bolts, PC
Ackim Mpofu, transfer, Northeastern, St Johns
Frantz Pierrot, Melrose, St Joe's
Owen Krisak, FC Stars, Worcester Academy, Seton Hall
Julio Fulcar, Bolts, Watertown, Syracuse
Joe Morrison, Bolts, UVM
Peter Dakoyannis, Seacoast, Newton, UVM
Cabrel Happi Kanseu, Deerfield Academy, UVA
Rockshell Antwi, Black Rock, NMH, Wofford
Connor Haskell, GPS, Xavier


D2

Thomas Browning, Bolts, Mattapoisett, AIC
Connor Willis, MPS, North Andover, Assumption
John Aguiar, GPS, Bishop Connelly, Assumption
Rubin Faria, Bishop Connolly, Assumption
Jeremy Martin, NEFC, Assumption
Michael Rowe, King Philip, Bentley
Cole Scharland, NEFC, Bishop Feehan, Florida Southern
Calvin Fillios, FC Blazers, AMSA, Franklin Pierce
Nick Bernardi, GPS, Framingham, Merrimack
Giovanni de Vargas, Bolts, Merrimack
Connor Mullins, Liverpool FC, King Philip, Merrimack
Sean Lanzillo, NEFC, Mansfield, Merrimack
Greg Amador, GPS, Westboro, Merrimack
Michael Budrewicz, Aztecs, Masconomet, St. Anselm's
Jack Moffitt, NEFC, Worcester Academy, St. Anselm's
Chris Lawrence, Liverpool FC, Oliver Ames, St. Michael’s
Kenny Cesar, Western, Pope Francis/Cathedral, St. Michael's
Kyle Brady, Needham, Worcester Academy, St. Michael's
Rafael Raposo, Dartmouth, SNHU
Eric Barry, GPS, Framingham, SNHU
Eben Degebor, Norton, Stonehill
Ian Pereira, Norton, Stonehill



D3

Liam Hanlon, Bolts, Acton Boxboro, Babson
Mitch Collins, Aztecs, SJP, Babson
William Talleri, NEFC, SJP, Babson
Rob Dunne, Abbey Villa, Medway, Babson
Matthew Uek, Bolts, R&L, Bowdoin
Hayden Weatherall, Aztecs, Phillips, Bowdoin
Christopher Kingston, Belmont Hill, Bowdoin
Isaac Mukala, Lawrence Academy, Brandeis
Skylah Dias, GPS, Case, Brandeis
Brian Brennan, Aztecs, SJP, Clark
Andrew Pimental, NEFC, Clark
Derek Jones, NEFC, Clark
Joon Bang, Aztecs, Arlington Catholic, Clarkson
Jared Wood, Aztecs, Waring School, Colby
Cameron Schluter, Bolts, Weston, Colby
Joshua Kim, GPS, BBN, Colby
Erik Oddsund, Bolts, Acton Boxboro, Conn College
Aiden Scales, NEFC, Conn College
Davonn Smith, FC Stars, Lowell, Dean College
Jacob Cassallas, Aztecs, Peabody, Elmira
Jack Davidge, Bolts, AMSA, Framingham St
Matthew Kuefler, Aztecs, Nashoba, Franciscan
Steven Yakita, Aztecs, SJP, Franklin & Marshall
Alex McLaughlin, NEFC, Lexington, Hamilton
Spencer Royal, FC Stars, Concord-Carlisle, Hamilton
Matt Sciascia, GPS, Brooks, Hamilton
Cole Hay, Aztecs, Manchester, Hobart
Matt Habersaat, Bolts, Hobart
Ethan Craven, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene St
Vance Bates, Liverpool FC, Nauset, Keene St
Jake Vacich, Aztecs, Keene St
Aidan Schoellkopf, NMH, Kenyon
Luke Muther, GPS, Brooks, Kenyon
Edson DaSilva, Bolts, Hingham, Lasell
Chris Belliveau, Aztecs, Peabody, Lasell
Tyler Gomes, BC High, Lesley
Jonathan Rodrigues, GPS, Brockton, UMass Boston
Richie Mateo, Aztecs, St. Mary’s, UMass Boston
Chris Garcia Lynn, GPS, UMass Boston
Andre Dumitrescu, Bolts, Philips Andover, MIT
Ryan Pasqual, GPS, North Attleboro, Newbury
Zachary Laware, GPS, Minnechaug, Newbury
Justin Lee, NEFC, NYU
Nick McGrath, Bolts, Westboro, Nichols
Matt Reinsford, Bolts, Wachusett, Nichols
Ryan Mangan, CFC, Braintree, Nichols
George Gworek, Bolts, Needham, Oberlin
Davis van Inwegen, FC Stars, Concord-Carlisle, Redlands
Noah Bell, Xaverian, St Joe's ME
Austin Ward, Aztecs, North Andover, SJC
Tim Driscoll, Bolts, Springfield
Jay Poskitt, Aztecs, Winchester, Stevens Institute of Technology
Andrew Collari, NEFC, Worcester Academy, Suffolk
Will Raphael, GPS, Andover Academy, Tufts
Harrison Weizen, GPS, Tufts
Zack Dresens, GPS, Wayland, Tufts
Noah Barney, NEFC, North Attleboro, Union
Max Van Baaren, NMH, Vassar
Jomar Martins, CFC, Braintree, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Robbie West, Bolts, Weymouth, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Gaelin Kingston, NMH, Wesleyan
Peter Pond, NEFC, Wheaton
Troy Mattos, GPS, Somerset, Wheaton
Henry Osborn, Bolts, Williams
Mateo Cugno, GPS, Billerica, WPI
Camden Goozey, Douglas, Worcester St

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So minority populations aren't cut out for college? Way to go Hitler.

Seems you're reading comprehension is lacking this morning. Are you saying there aren't minorities in the US who grew up playing baseball/football/basketball, went to good colleges and want the same for their children. I think you might be the one with the problem here...

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Seems you're reading comprehension is lacking this morning. Are you saying there aren't minorities in the US who grew up playing baseball/football/basketball, went to good colleges and want the same for their children. I think you might be the one with the problem here...

That was not the same poster, I didn't go full Godwin. My point is that the original poster doesn't know any of this based on the races of kids on a U13 roster and that they are making broad generalizations about college aptitude, motivation to join a team, and their overall background. Of course there are minorities who see college sports as an opportunity. Applying that to a specific group of kids is where your point goes completely wrong.

You are talking about a small group of 11 & 12 year old kids here. Get a grip.