The Revolution Academy needs to make some changes.

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The u19 are ranked 6th in the country. Doing pretty well, just goes to show hard work pays off. Many of them have trained hard for years.

How sweet Dad xx

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How sweet Dad xx

Yes, I am a parent of a U19 player. For all of the negative comments here, the Revs still have good players

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The u19 are ranked 6th in the country. Doing pretty well, just goes to show hard work pays off. Many of them have trained hard for years.

Easy dude, that's with Angking on the squad. He won't be there for long, neither will be that new kid they signed. So, enjoy your ranking as it'll be short lived in the Spring. Nobody on the horizon on the U17 team to fill their roles. I guess you Revs parents hang on to any small accomplishments. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Fact is, the entire organization is pitiful.

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Yes, I am a parent of a U19 player. For all of the negative comments here, the Revs still have good players

Who? Tell me who you're referring to? I know them ALL and they all are average club players at best. Including Firmino.

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Easy dude, that's with Angking on the squad. He won't be there for long, neither will be that new kid they signed. So, enjoy your ranking as it'll be short lived in the Spring. Nobody on the horizon on the U17 team to fill their roles. I guess you Revs parents hang on to any small accomplishments. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Fact is, the entire organization is pitiful.

Oh, one more little tidbit, more than a few U17 players are going to be announcing to slimey Scales that they are leaving his empire of mediocrity after the Winter Showcase.

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Easy dude, that's with Angking on the squad. He won't be there for long, neither will be that new kid they signed. So, enjoy your ranking as it'll be short lived in the Spring. Nobody on the horizon on the U17 team to fill their roles. I guess you Revs parents hang on to any small accomplishments. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Fact is, the entire organization is pitiful.

Angking added to the Winter Showcase team to elevate their sad record. Scales knows all the tricks to save his job. He has great survival instincts. First the smokescreen signing of a **** player and then the Angking stunt .You got to give him that. Guess he has nothing to fall back on in the real world. I'm sure his son can put in a good word for him at Connecticut College. Equipment manager maybe? How about loaning your Home Grown players to real clubs so they can get real training before they play for that sh*t first team? Hey Slimey even 3rd Division Euro clubs is a step up from playing for Freidel.

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Angking added to the Winter Showcase team to elevate their sad record. Scales knows all the tricks to save his job. He has great survival instincts. First the smokescreen signing of a **** player and then the Angking stunt .You got to give him that. Guess he has nothing to fall back on in the real world. I'm sure his son can put in a good word for him at Connecticut College. Equipment manager maybe? How about loaning your Home Grown players to real clubs so they can get real training before they play for that sh*t first team? Hey Slimey even 3rd Division Euro clubs is a step up from playing for Freidel.

Zach Herivaux going on 4 years sitting on the bench with the first team!! Sad! $35 million dollars to cut a swath of land in the Kraft wasteland forest at Gillette for a sub par Revolution " training facility". Investing in a USL team would be a better investment so they can at least have the youngsters they conned from going to college a place to play. Sell the figgin team to owners who give a sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Atlanta will have 80,000 people for the MLS Cup on December 8. Blank gets it, the Krafts do not. Krafty is trying to secure a match with Chelsea just to make a couple of bucks next summer. No way I would them any of my money to those people.

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Zach Herivaux going on 4 years sitting on the bench with the first team!! Sad! $35 million dollars to cut a swath of land in the Kraft wasteland forest at Gillette for a sub par Revolution " training facility". Investing in a USL team would be a better investment so they can at least have the youngsters they conned from going to college a place to play. Sell the figgin team to owners who give a sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Better yet, relegate the Revs into the USL. They may be competitive.

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Better yet, relegate the Revs into the USL. They may be competitive.

Maybe. Not so sure.

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Yes, I am a parent of a U19 player. For all of the negative comments here, the Revs still have good players

Of course they do. The issue is what they do with them, or really don't do with them. As the only MLS club for a few hundreds miles it should be THE destination club. Instead many kids opt for ISL or the Bolts. The churn there is constant and substantial. Then they can't train the kids they do have. Any development there is purely accidental. They have a poor track record with homegrowns and college commitment success.

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Atlanta will have 80,000 people for the MLS Cup on December 8. Blank gets it, the Krafts do not. Krafty is trying to secure a match with Chelsea just to make a couple of bucks next summer. No way I would them any of my money to those people.

That's what it comes down to is ownership and then management they bring in to run things. That goes for the first team and DA. Boston is a tough sports market with our 4 successful teams but it also means rabid Boston sports fans can become soccer fans. But there's no effort, no investment, no team success and Foxboro sucks for soccer games.

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That's what it comes down to is ownership and then management they bring in to run things. That goes for the first team and DA. Boston is a tough sports market with our 4 successful teams but it also means rabid Boston sports fans can become soccer fans. But there's no effort, no investment, no team success and Foxboro sucks for soccer games.

Wipe Out Slimy Scales.

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Oh, one more little tidbit, more than a few U17 players are going to be announcing to slimey Scales that they are leaving his empire of mediocrity after the Winter Showcase.

Newsflash all of the MLS DA teams pull kids back from pro/semi-pro for playoffs and showcases. Even without Issac, they went into the showcase in the top10.

For those who claim to know all of players and still don't think they are any good obviously don't understand how games are won and lost. Most of the readers here are looking for a super flashy, lights out striker. That is not how games are won, usually it is how they are lost. So how did a team with a good amount of turnover do this well? Teamwork.

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Dear Academy Clubs,

U.S. Soccer created the Development Academy in 2007 following a comprehensive review of elite player development in the United States and around the world. At that time, the Academy Program was launched for male players in the U-15 to U-18 age groups. In 2013, the Academy expanded direct influence to include the U-13/14 age group, improving the everyday learning environments for younger players by bringing them in line with the Development Academy philosophy, based on international standards. Then, in 2016, the Academy expanded to include Zone 1 and help Clubs create better environments for developing younger players. To that end, U.S. Soccer introduced the Player Development Initiatives (PDI) simultaneous to the U-12 Academy launch, to help spread uniform, age-appropriate standards to impact player development nation-wide. Together, they set the benchmark and provided the example for all Clubs and leagues countrywide to achieve U.S. Soccer uniform standards.

Since its introduction, here’s some of what the Academy U-12 program has provided to impact the development of players, coaches and Clubs:

Created age-appropriate programming, training and game environments
Streamlined individual players’ learning pathways
Improved the quality of coaching for younger players by extending minimum coaching license requirements—B licenses for coaches and A licenses for Directors
Altered focus from team to individual player development within Clubs and created flexible player pools instead of teams
Shifted focus away from a results-driven philosophy
Increased training frequency (3x/week minimum) and promoted fewer, more meaningful games
Applied age-appropriate standards and philosophy to training and games
Focused on local environments, reducing and limiting travel
Unified player development initiatives and standards across the country
Provided safe and enjoyable soccer environments built on respect and positive encouragement from players, coaches, parents, and fans
The U-12 program expanded the Academy influence to players and Clubs at younger ages. Now, we believe that the time is right to empower and support Clubs and Members across the country to operate standards-based programming. The Academy Clubs have shown a commitment to this collective effort to improve environments, and in many cases have already expanded the philosophy to additional non-Academy teams and ages within their Clubs. In addition, Members have also taken steps to adopt PDI’s. We are confident that the initiative can continue to grow as needed without direct programming hosted or organized by U.S. Soccer or the Development Academy.

Therefore, in the fall of 2019, the Development Academy will no longer operate U-12 programming, and we will begin the transition to a decentralized U-12 initiative led by Clubs and Members. This will allow for more direct management of Zone 1 player needs, while continuing to meet Academy philosophy and standards. Currently, 3,870 players participate in Academy standards-based environments. We want this number to continue to grow through Member influence on the landscape, and to positively impact hundreds of thousands of players. Additionally, we hope that organizing Zone 1 programming in your local communities will limit travel and costs for players and parents, so the players can spend more time on the field.

Beginning in 2019-20, it will no longer be an option for U-12-only Clubs to participate in DA programming. However, U-12 Clubs remain an integral part of the player development pathway. Your efforts to develop and identify individual Zone 1 players are critically important to ensuring they can reach their full potential. Developing affiliations and partnerships with full Academy Clubs or Professional Clubs will help us achieve our collective goal of creating the best possible environments for the development of world-class players.

As part of our Mission to improve everyday environments for all athletes, we will continue to support Clubs and Members through our newly created Club Development department. We believe the time is right for Clubs and Members to take control of their environments and take ownership of the U-12 age group as part of Zone 1 programming. Together, we will continue to create the best environments for player development now and in the future.

We expect Clubs and Competitions to continue to uphold the following Zone 1 programming principles and initiatives:

Adopt and commit to the Player Development Initiative philosophy, focusing on the individual development of players
Be the example in your community—establish partner and affiliate Clubs for cooperation and collaboration
Emphasize training and positive learning environments
Provide all players with meaningful minutes, focusing on development, not results
Ensure every player plays in at least 50% of game minutes each game
Longer periods of playing time and less frequent interruptions to benefit player development
Accelerate learning by allowing teams to move players up or down based on physical needs and/or relative age to appropriately challenge a player
All club constituents (parents, coaches, support staff, etc.) are expected to play a role in creating a supportive and positive environment for training and games
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Development Academy.

Thank you,

U.S. Soccer Develop Academy

Now the Revs need to disband their U12 team. Oh, wait, no they don't.