DA, huh, yeah, What is it good for?

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Da vs not da playing in college. It is all about how you market yourself. If you want to play at 1 % soccer school you need to be on a 1% team by the time you are 16. IF you want to see where top schools recruit just look up the USA u15-18 national team player pools.

College coaches get paid to win not develop. In Florida, the 2-year head coach from Stetson let go D1 school 13-16-4. D1 school

http://www.news-journalonline.com/sp...rim-head-coach

You have to be able to add to the team now.

DA get the nod because it shows a player can handle the travel and workload playing college soccer demands. There is no purpose for a college coach to put you his team and have you ineligible because of grades.

Doing homework on the bus, plane or in the hotel is a common thing among academy players.

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Da vs not da playing in college. It is all about how you market yourself. If you want to play at 1 % soccer school you need to be on a 1% team by the time you are 16. IF you want to see where top schools recruit just look up the USA u15-18 national team player pools.

College coaches get paid to win not develop. In Florida, the 2-year head coach from Stetson let go D1 school 13-16-4. D1 school

http://www.news-journalonline.com/sp...rim-head-coach

You have to be able to add to the team now.

DA get the nod because it shows a player can handle the travel and workload playing college soccer demands. There is no purpose for a college coach to put you his team and have you ineligible because of grades.

Doing homework on the bus, plane or in the hotel is a common thing among academy players.

Just stop. DA shows nothing more than a wasted childhood.

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I really don't know why they call it Development Academy because every year they get rid of some players they are supposed to develop and bring in fresh new "currently hot" players only to have them not develop any further once they are in the DA and get tossed out for the newest toy. Every year same thing. That is not what a Development Academy is meant to be. Not overseas for sure. I have seen players who started out really good, sits on the bench, go in and play for like 15 mins of the entire game, don't play most games, quit eventually cause they know they are on the chopping block. If you invite a good player to the DA, the job of the coach is to further develop on the skills that attracted him to this player in the first place. That's Development Academy!!! They need to change the name.

Same at ECNL....same at overseas academy level....same at the pro level....same at the college level....

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Correction: College Coach, Priority One: win

And to do that they recruit foreign players. The fact that many rosters are 8-10 players deep with foreign players tells you all you need to know about what they think of DA players. Plenty of DA players end up at low level D1 or D3 schools where they probably would have ended up without DA and just solid soccer and good grades.

If you're not a top player (start most games) in a top DA club who wants to play top D1 you should carefully weigh all your options. It may not be worth it depending on what other club options you have near by

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Just stop. DA shows nothing more than a wasted childhood.

There is merit in being on a DA team; remember, the goal of DA is not college -- it's the professional route. They are looking for players to feed into the MLS system (or beyond, if they are that good). The ability to get recruited by a D1 college is the bonus, as college coaches are ALWAYS at games. But the ultimate goal of DA is the professional sector.

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Da vs not da playing in college. It is all about how you market yourself. If you want to play at 1 % soccer school you need to be on a 1% team by the time you are 16. IF you want to see where top schools recruit just look up the USA u15-18 national team player pools.

College coaches get paid to win not develop. In Florida, the 2-year head coach from Stetson let go D1 school 13-16-4. D1 school

http://www.news-journalonline.com/sp...rim-head-coach

You have to be able to add to the team now.

DA get the nod because it shows a player can handle the travel and workload playing college soccer demands. There is no purpose for a college coach to put you his team and have you ineligible because of grades.

Doing homework on the bus, plane or in the hotel is a common thing among academy players.

Just stop. All players have tight time demands and it's even worse for hs soccer or multi sport HS athlete, with practices or games 6 days per week. Coaches will take players from any competitive league if the player has the skills the coach is looking for.

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There is merit in being on a DA team; remember, the goal of DA is not college -- it's the professional route. They are looking for players to feed into the MLS system (or beyond, if they are that good). The ability to get recruited by a D1 college is the bonus, as college coaches are ALWAYS at games. But the ultimate goal of DA is the professional sector.

How many DA players do you know personally? Because I can assure you it isn't about a pro path. Kids aren't stupid. They may dream of it, but they realistically know it won't happen. They chose DA because it's competitive and currently provides a good path to college soccer. But it isn't the only path and if EPNL builds plenty of DA players will opt for that - especially if they're not on an mls squad or aiming for a top 50 D1 program

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There is merit in being on a DA team; remember, the goal of DA is not college -- it's the professional route. They are looking for players to feed into the MLS system (or beyond, if they are that good). The ability to get recruited by a D1 college is the bonus, as college coaches are ALWAYS at games. But the ultimate goal of DA is the professional sector.

It is not. And it is also whiy GDA will not live up to USSF expectations. For 99% of players it'a about college.

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Same at ECNL....same at overseas academy level....same at the pro level....same at the college level....

That is the life of an athlete. Your future on any team is not guaranteed. Unless you are the Elite 1%, you are always on the fringe of the chopping block!!

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How many DA players do you know personally? Because I can assure you it isn't about a pro path. Kids aren't stupid. They may dream of it, but they realistically know it won't happen. They chose DA because it's competitive and currently provides a good path to college soccer. But it isn't the only path and if EPNL builds plenty of DA players will opt for that - especially if they're not on an mls squad or aiming for a top 50 D1 program

I didn't say they become pros. Read carefully. I said that is the ultimate goal of DA. And the bonus is college. So, yes, most of them do realize they are not going to be professionals, but they get the benefit of getting to play in college. If they are not what the DA deems professional route capable, they don't want them on DA or they will let them go to pick up players that are more capable.

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It is not. And it is also whiy GDA will not live up to USSF expectations. For 99% of players it'a about college.

One more time, for the slow folks. DA's goal (not the PLAYER, but DA as an entity) is about the professional route. 99% of the players may be all about college, but 100% of DA is about who is potentially a professional level player. They may get 1 player out of 100 who makes it to that professional level, but the players they take in are those they feel have the ability to go that route. DA is about DA and professional. Players who join are about college, with a small percentage desiring a professional career over college.

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Just stop. All players have tight time demands and it's even worse for hs soccer or multi sport HS athlete, with practices or games 6 days per week. Coaches will take players from any competitive league if the player has the skills the coach is looking for.

Coaches are lazy. The DA program markets itself well. All the players go through the same curriculum. A college coach knows what they are getting when they recruit a DA player.

It is like a college degree. Is it about the degree or the student.

For example, you get a marketing degree from xyz university. All students that earned the degree have the same core knowledge base. Selection is easy based on GPA. (DA )

Or you have Digital art major. Each student has an individual portfolio. How their portfolio of work is received is what matters. (Club).

Get it Robots vs Artist.

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One more time, for the slow folks. DA's goal (not the PLAYER, but DA as an entity) is about the professional route. 99% of the players may be all about college, but 100% of DA is about who is potentially a professional level player. They may get 1 player out of 100 who makes it to that professional level, but the players they take in are those they feel have the ability to go that route. DA is about DA and professional. Players who join are about college, with a small percentage desiring a professional career over college.

The U.S. Soccer Development Academy program provides education, resources, and support to impact everyday club environments in order to develop world-class players.

The Academy Program focuses on positively impacting everyday club environments to assist in maximizing youth player development across the country. The Academy values individual development of elite players over winning trophies and titles. The Academy sets the standard for elite environments for youth soccer clubs nationwide and is a part of U.S. Soccer's global leadership position in youth soccer that will impact thousands of players.

No mention of professional, college, or national team players.

Like anything else soccer it will soon be all about the money

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The U.S. Soccer Development Academy program provides education, resources, and support to impact everyday club environments in order to develop world-class players.

The Academy Program focuses on positively impacting everyday club environments to assist in maximizing youth player development across the country. The Academy values individual development of elite players over winning trophies and titles. The Academy sets the standard for elite environments for youth soccer clubs nationwide and is a part of U.S. Soccer's global leadership position in youth soccer that will impact thousands of players.

No mention of professional, college, or national team players.

Like anything else soccer it will soon be all about the money

Surely you know the difference between what is written and what ACTUALLY happens. Let's get those critical thinking skills in motion. What do you think world-class players means? They are not going to tell you the inner workings of DA until you become a member of that inner circle.

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Surely you know the difference between what is written and what ACTUALLY happens. Let's get those critical thinking skills in motion. What do you think world-class players means? They are not going to tell you the inner workings of DA until you become a member of that inner circle.

Club develops player, player signs to EPL club EPL club pays the development fee to FIFA. FIFA gives to US soccer.

Club gets 0.0

All about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$