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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBut we could play at WFF close by where the coaches and GDA will be better!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSeriously? WFF teams IMO have not shown continuous growth in either their NPL or ECNL teams; compare w/ IMG's GU18/19 teams championships and 1st place rankings in leagues and tournaments over the past few years. Coaching IMO, is better [at IMG] and the facilities provide the players w/excellent resources at their fingertips. The school's program provides challenging programs; these kids go on to graduate and play at a variety of colleges and institutions - hopefully suiting to their specific needs and desires - that's one of the goals of IMG. Look at the lists over the past several years of graduates; I'm pretty sure they are worthy of calling them a top 20 FL program/club. If there are other ways of ranking the club, Id be interested in seeing.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIf you look at a map of Central Florida power clubs then WFF is basically in the middle of a triangle that is formed by IMG, OCYS and TBU. They are in the middle of the donut hole if you will. WFF has the least to offer of all those clubs going forward.... they better get very creative very fast.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSo attend local schools and live locally. Problems solved. its what we did and what several do. Its not rocket science; its sports.
I'm not sure how they will run the GDA but I think there is a chance you will have to attend the school as well. The only reason the girls side doesn't have to attend the school now is because the boys train I the a m and the girls train in the pm so traditional school hours work out. The school itself is sub par. Some boys end up doing FLVS in order to fulfill grad. requirements. Can't imagine paying 78k and then taking free online classes. The facilities are pretty spectacular though. And they keep building and building. I see why kids want to go there. Outside of the awesome facilities there is no reason for IMG to have a DA. It truly is "if you can afford 78k you can be a DA player". When you call to talk to the coach the first thing he asks is if you are prepared for the tuition because if you are not you are just wasting everyone's time. That was the very first thing he said to us at least.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostJust curious, not bashing. I know IMG has produced some great athletes, especially golf and tennis. Has any National Team player ever come out of their program?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOn the boys DA side there is no option- you must attend the school and pay the full tuition- if you are not a residential student and live locally then the cost is still about 60k. The biggest scholarship we know of was 15% per year- that was ltwo years ago so a four year program was still over $200k.. I live in the area and looked into it prior to my child starting high school because IMG had got in trouble with its DA program because the majority of its players were foreign and thus they were not developing for the US national team. In order to keep the DA they had to bring in US citizens and we knew three families who worked at IMG who got massive discounts at the time for their kids who were average soccer players. One player that was on that years DA didn't even start on our local team. But they attended basically free because they were employees there and the had to fill rosters.
I'm not sure how they will run the GDA but I think there is a chance you will have to attend the school as well. The only reason the girls side doesn't have to attend the school now is because the boys train I the a m and the girls train in the pm so traditional school hours work out. The school itself is sub par. Some boys end up doing FLVS in order to fulfill grad. requirements. Can't imagine paying 78k and then taking free online classes. The facilities are pretty spectacular though. And they keep building and building. I see why kids want to go there. Outside of the awesome facilities there is no reason for IMG to have a DA. It truly is "if you can afford 78k you can be a DA player". When you call to talk to the coach the first thing he asks is if you are prepared for the tuition because if you are not you are just wasting everyone's time. That was the very first thing he said to us at least.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWe are within driving distance of IMG but cannot/will not pay those fees. We reached out to them and were told that they are not necessarily going to implement Girls DA as the Boys side is currently structured. They said they are considering some alternative models. I get the sense that they are cognizant that WFF represents a much cheaper alternative route to GDA nearby - granted, a much lesser of an experience. They basically said to stay in touch while they sort it out.
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