Players lost to DAP

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I have a kid that plays high school soccer, and I'm trying to explain to him why there are two sets of rules. The shame is in the double standard and that anyone would have the cojones to defend this sort of behavior. LaSalle shouldn't be playing against public schools PERIOD.

I am sure that your son doesn't care half as much about LaSalle playing against public schools as you do. However, if you are really trying to explain to your son in high school why there are two sets of rules, tell him that having two sets of rules is a way of life and learn to deal with it.

In all facets of life, there are different rules for different people/situations. Would you be shocked to learn that the same rules don't apply to Tom Brady in the same way as they apply to the 53rd man on the roster? Or that celebrities can get out of a traffic ticket more frequently than you or I?

I hope your son is not truly concerned about these rules, but rather trying to be the best athlete/student/musician etc.. that he can be.

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The rule is not a USSF rule. It is a Revolution rule created by DA himself. The other players at public school had to chose. DA's son gets a waiver because he wanted it rule. The rule was applied to Mass boys and is being misused in RI to serve a purpose. Wants son to get all American status before waivers are eliminated next year. This was a trial year. MP assured daddy he would have the votes to makes this happen. 12 coaches in the room that have qualifications to vote and only 3 private schools coaches. SD at PCD never shows up to vote unless one of his is up for vote. 4 public schools coaches lost their best players to rule either to Revs or Bolts with a 5th coach about to lose one as we speak. GOOD LUCK getting the votes need to even be on the ballot. Huge miscalculation by DA. He should have given all of them waivers or none of them waivers.

All-America, and All-State for that matter, are a complete political joke in this little corrupt soccer-city-state called RI. And you sound like one of the typical bitter, LSA-hating, hack coaches who ruin it with all of your ax grinding hatred. Trust me, while it would be a nice feather to add to his cap, he won't need it. The kid is the real deal, with the right soccer IQ and pedigree to write his ticket and play whereever he wants in college. If it makes you feel good about yourself to "bully' him out of All-America by wielding your lame political ploy..what a sad excuse for a person you are. You are wasting a whole lot of negatve energy against a 15 year old kid and a school that is turning out college bound kids by the bucket-ful and keeping your public school numbers down while still paying/subsidizing the kids there. You sound like a real class act, glad my kid doesn't play for you! Get over it and quit whining.

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I have a kid that plays high school soccer, and I'm trying to explain to him why there are two sets of rules. The shame is in the double standard and that anyone would have the cojones to defend this sort of behavior. LaSalle shouldn't be playing against public schools PERIOD.

You don't need to explain anything to your kid . He will eventually get and probably be a better citizen for it.These kids of parents need to defend their actions and decison why the choose a school . It is to validate that the money , time and hot air they have spent has been validated and worth it.



What is happening in Massachusetts with the Private ISL school is that many scholarship player that came to these school should not choose DAP over high school . Their education and career rides on them being able to play at the schools that are paying for their education . Lasalle has turned the rule or what is going on in mass for personal gain . The don't break the rule, the school gets to win more games, the kids get a couple more acolades and everyone is happy . For me it just reinforces the idea that skipping 3 months of High school soccer is not going to make a difference any players development. Thanks !!!

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Still in fairy land

All-America, and All-State for that matter, are a complete political joke in this little corrupt soccer-city-state called RI. And you sound like one of the typical bitter, LSA-hating, hack coaches who ruin it with all of your ax grinding hatred. Trust me, while it would be a nice feather to add to his cap, he won't need it. The kid is the real deal, with the right soccer IQ and pedigree to write his ticket and play whereever he wants in college. If it makes you feel good about yourself to "bully' him out of All-America by wielding your lame political ploy..what a sad excuse for a person you are. You are wasting a whole lot of negatve energy against a 15 year old kid and a school that is turning out college bound kids by the bucket-ful and keeping your public school numbers down while still paying/subsidizing the kids there. You sound like a real class act, glad my kid doesn't play for you! Get over it and quit whining.

This hack coach will hand LSA their collective *** in a couple if weeks with or without said dap player. Would not want your kid when you instill values that if you got money or power the rules do not apply. Like I said in the original post. Either all in or all out. Not everyone out except my son. It is a father changing the rules for his sons personal gain plus he weakens LSA competitors for state championship in the process. I enjoy the challenge of putting my boys against LSA every year that is why we moved up when we could have stayed down. Just calling a spade a spade is all. Never complained about anything that MP does because it only makes the victories more sweet.

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The rule is not a USSF rule. It is a Revolution rule created by DA himself. The other players at public school had to chose. DA's son gets a waiver because he wanted it rule. The rule was applied to Mass boys and is being misused in RI to serve a purpose. Wants son to get all American status before waivers are eliminated next year. This was a trial year. MP assured daddy he would have the votes to makes this happen. 12 coaches in the room that have qualifications to vote and only 3 private schools coaches. SD at PCD never shows up to vote unless one of his is up for vote. 4 public schools coaches lost their best players to rule either to Revs or Bolts with a 5th coach about to lose one as we speak. GOOD LUCK getting the votes need to even be on the ballot. Huge miscalculation by DA. He should have given all of them waivers or none of them waivers.

Good Lord you are a supreme *********.

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The rule is not a USSF rule. It is a Revolution rule created by DA himself. The other players at public school had to chose. DA's son gets a waiver because he wanted it rule. The rule was applied to Mass boys and is being misused in RI to serve a purpose. Wants son to get all American status before waivers are eliminated next year. This was a trial year. MP assured daddy he would have the votes to makes this happen. 12 coaches in the room that have qualifications to vote and only 3 private schools coaches. SD at PCD never shows up to vote unless one of his is up for vote. 4 public schools coaches lost their best players to rule either to Revs or Bolts with a 5th coach about to lose one as we speak. GOOD LUCK getting the votes need to even be on the ballot. Huge miscalculation by DA. He should have given all of them waivers or none of them waivers.

What 5 teams are affected?

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The rule is not a USSF rule. It is a Revolution rule created by DA himself. The other players at public school had to chose. DA's son gets a waiver because he wanted it rule. The rule was applied to Mass boys and is being misused in RI to serve a purpose. Wants son to get all American status before waivers are eliminated next year. This was a trial year. MP assured daddy he would have the votes to makes this happen. 12 coaches in the room that have qualifications to vote and only 3 private schools coaches. SD at PCD never shows up to vote unless one of his is up for vote. 4 public schools coaches lost their best players to rule either to Revs or Bolts with a 5th coach about to lose one as we speak. GOOD LUCK getting the votes need to even be on the ballot. Huge miscalculation by DA. He should have given all of them waivers or none of them waivers.

At least BA of Bolts has done the noble thing (no pun intended). His own sons are not playing AA at Nobles and NA at Canton. He is not asking any of his players to do anything he would not ask of his own children

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The rule is not a USSF rule. It is a Revolution rule created by DA himself. The other players at public school had to chose. DA's son gets a waiver because he wanted it rule. The rule was applied to Mass boys and is being misused in RI to serve a purpose. Wants son to get all American status before waivers are eliminated next year. This was a trial year. MP assured daddy he would have the votes to makes this happen. 12 coaches in the room that have qualifications to vote and only 3 private schools coaches. SD at PCD never shows up to vote unless one of his is up for vote. 4 public schools coaches lost their best players to rule either to Revs or Bolts with a 5th coach about to lose one as we speak. GOOD LUCK getting the votes need to even be on the ballot. Huge miscalculation by DA. He should have given all of them waivers or none of them waivers.

The rule is that you have to be getting athletic financial aid and the school has to confirm that this is true. Since RI Catholic schools are not able to give financial aid they are either lieing about this or cheating by giving aid. Either way, not very kosher for a Catholic school either way

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The rule is that you have to be getting athletic financial aid and the school has to confirm that this is true. Since RI Catholic schools are not able to give financial aid they are either lieing about this or cheating by giving aid. Either way, not very kosher for a Catholic school either way

Read this slowly, because you and much of the RI community seem to have a bit of a problem understanding....LSA only gives aid based on financial need, and academic achievement from entrance exam scores, NOT athletic ability. You apply for it, and only receive it if there is financial need. The good athletes come because they want to be part of a competitive program. Sorry if that doesn't fit your narrative...you can keep complaining about it, but it's NOT how it works.

I think you are confusing what private schools like MB, Wheeler, Andover, etc can do from their endowment if they need a quarterback, pitcher, or a goalie, etc. So for you to assume that any player is getting "athletic" money at LSA only confirms you are a bafoon. Get over it, and quit whining.

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correct..because giving aid based on athletic ability would violate RIIL rules; however, look at how colleges get around the rule that you can not give "merit" aid to athletes under NCAA rules..you can use non-institutional aid for "need based" (ie. Pell Grants).

Not saying L-S or other parochial schools do the equivalent of steering "merit" aid to need based athletes (or how need is determined), but since RIIL does not require transparency from 3rd party organizations with private schools, the opportunity to do so is there..I think RIIL should require aggregate (no names) reporting of who (athlete/non-athlete) gets "aid" for tuition-based schools as a condition of membership just to see if the proportions are in line with the school's overall population of athlete/non-athletes..

and of course, the obvious point remains -- if you are a lower income family..then having a good athlete is a way to get into the LaSalles which have terrific academic and athletic programs -- nothing wrong with that, except the same "choice" is not afforded to public schools.. that is, I can't send my kid to Barrington or EG and pay tuition (or ask for "aid") - Barrington put the idea up and got shot down by ACLU, etc..

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All State? All American?

You think he will make all american in his sophomore year? Wasn't he 2nd division south or something like that last year? Now that's a stretch! All of this talk about financial aid and academic merit scholarships is moot. The deal goes down with cash in pockets and favors done. Everyone closes their eyes and pretends not to see it. Enoug said.

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You think he will make all american in his sophomore year? Wasn't he 2nd division south or something like that last year? Now that's a stretch! All of this talk about financial aid and academic merit scholarships is moot. The deal goes down with cash in pockets and favors done. Everyone closes their eyes and pretends not to see it. Enoug said.

The riil is run by school admistrators vice principles and principles etc. If the people that guide our school children and cirriculm are also in thick of all these questionable policies..it sport my friends and in RI it who you know

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This hack coach will hand LSA their collective *** in a couple if weeks with or without said dap player. Would not want your kid when you instill values that if you got money or power the rules do not apply. Like I said in the original post. Either all in or all out. Not everyone out except my son. It is a father changing the rules for his sons personal gain plus he weakens LSA competitors for state championship in the process. I enjoy the challenge of putting my boys against LSA every year that is why we moved up when we could have stayed down. Just calling a spade a spade is all. Never complained about anything that MP does because it only makes the victories more sweet.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ool/index.html

Sorry...but the article above would indicate it's not a DA/or Revs rule...the exemption rule was added by US Soccer. I know this article might be a little long for the attention span of the average TS poster, but it is actually a pretty balanced look at the problems and the possible solutions for the MLS Development Academies. I especially liked the paragraph where he described the different reactions of the high school coaches to the change to a 10-month season. Some who said "take him and make him be the best he can be", and others who "felt their resumes and rosters full of All-State players were being threatened", and who didn't care about what is was best for the kids. My son played four years for MP and he was always about what is best for the players. Hmmmm, Mr. Hack coach, where do you fit in? I have a pretty good idea where....

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DA meaning the coach - not Development Academy. Wow it gets confusing...

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...ool/index.html

Sorry...but the article above would indicate it's not a DA/or Revs rule...the exemption rule was added by US Soccer. I know this article might be a little long for the attention span of the average TS poster, but it is actually a pretty balanced look at the problems and the possible solutions for the MLS Development Academies. I especially liked the paragraph where he described the different reactions of the high school coaches to the change to a 10-month season. Some who said "take him and make him be the best he can be", and others who "felt their resumes and rosters full of All-State players were being threatened", and who didn't care about what is was best for the kids. My son played four years for MP and he was always about what is best for the players. Hmmmm, Mr. Hack coach, where do you fit in? I have a pretty good idea where....

You should also mention what the article says about the academies club being able to stay in the academy system they need to meet certain requirements in order to have academy status..this means they will do anything needed to keep their status .who doing what for what is best for the kids??not saying high school is looking out for the kids but the academies are no better