Any truth to the rumor that we’re cutting most of our U15 team after the showcase?
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That lasts a few years, if that. Soccer has one of the shortest careers of all major sports. A kid good enough to go pro can get a full ride. At a minimum go to school for a year or two and see if MLS is still watching you. If they're not finish that degree and move on with your life.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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In Massachusetts a $70,000 salary becomes $52,534 after taxes. If a homegrown lives in his parents’ basement and doesn’t spend a dime maybe they can pay for college.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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MLS U19 League
Now that the MLS is breaking with the USSDA at the U19 level to form their own league what are your predictions for the local ramifications?
1. It will probably streamline the pipeline at the Revs. They’ll get their wish and attract athletes with no college aspirations. The issue for them will be the vast number of very talented players that will avoid the organization going forward because this pathway no longer aligns with their more reasonable goals.
2. Rosters will shrink at every level. It will be expensive to fly a U19 team all over the country to play other MLS squads. The money has to come from somewhere. The Krafts aren’t going to hemorrhage any more money for youth soccer. Age groups may be dropped.
3. Northeast college coaches certainly aren’t going to travel to watch these games, nor do they need to recruit from Seattle or L.A. The major issue will come when the MLS decides to expand the program to the U17 level for the 2020-2021 season. That’s the prime recruiting age. I predict a mad scramble next spring to abandon ship in Foxborough.
4. The Revs don’t stand a chance in a league where they’re forced to compete with actual MLS programs. They’re graduating most of their high performers from the current U19 team. They plan to play a select few 2003s up at U19 next year. There is no way they finish higher than the lowest third of the standings. Will there be relegation in this league?Comment
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Full rides aren’t as common as you think, especially for boys.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Not the OP, and while I agree with you, read what he said: *For a kid good enough to go pro* they can get a free ride. A kid that good would get a free ride, absolutely, and from a powerhouse soccer and academic school, if that's what they want. Of course, that's what, less than 10 kids *at most* each year in the entire country.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Nope. A Connecticut club. (Incompatible with ISL)Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Sadly for you they have finally posted the score. The Revs finish 10th out of 13 teams in the Northeast Division with a -13 goal differential. Ouch!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Looks like other MLS academy programs have a different perspective.....
https://www.atlutd.com/post/2019/06/...occer-programs
Press release, ceremony.....
“It’s nearly impossible to produce twelve professional players every cycle,” says Academy Director Tony Annan. “So we have to really be focused on education and getting guys into that pathway. Hopefully some of those come through that pathway out as professionals on the other end. For those that don’t, it sets them up for a good career and a good start in life at a great college.”Comment
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