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    Weird to see MF say ‘kids not interested in US Nat team scouts, HS is better’ in one post and then ‘congrats to alumni on getting a call up’ in another post. Is it the same Douche Bag posting?

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      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Weird to see MF say ‘kids not interested in US Nat team scouts, HS is better’ in one post and then ‘congrats to alumni on getting a call up’ in another post. Is it the same Douche Bag posting?
      Why is that weird? HS is important for most players. Virtually no players get call ups for national team service so congrats are in order for any player that accomplished. Although the youth club probably has little to do with it.

      And for a NE player - very very rare - there were zero on the latest U20 roster. Zero.

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        Hard to believe that PDA a strong north east club does not place any players on NT rosters why is that?

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Hard to believe that PDA a strong north east club does not place any players on NT rosters why is that?
          At the older ages no clubs have NT players. They come from pro teams or maybe college

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            And if they are a young freak of nature playing up, they probably have to come from a gda club because us soccer needs to have at least some players come from the gda or what is the point?

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              Shouldn’t they just look to id the best players regardless of where they come from? This whole gda/ECNL or whatever else league should be irrelevant

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Hard to believe that PDA a strong north east club does not place any players on NT rosters why is that?
                When you are NT quality you gravitate towards MF or WC.

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  At the older ages no clubs have NT players. They come from pro teams or maybe college
                  There are a number of structures that lead to that:
                  - GDA Games
                  - US Soccer training center
                  - National Camp
                  - National Team

                  Each is age group appropriate- and generally the net is pretty wide in younger age groups.

                  US Club and ODP program have some alternative structures - PDP, ID2, ODP regional team/camp. Nat team scouts come to those events too.

                  The easiest way to be noticed is through the GDA games - scouts go see these games a lot. The training center invites are also meant for GDA teams. When PDA left GDA the spots reserved to PDA players started to dry out.

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                    That’s a real shame as PDA is the premier club in the USA does not seem fair.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      When you are NT quality you gravitate towards MF or WC.
                      Is this a question or a statement?

                      If it is a statement it is false. NT quality players are not gravitating to MF. Better players are leaving MF. Also NT quality players are extremely few and far between.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        That’s a real shame as PDA is the premier club in the USA does not seem fair.
                        You are looking at a small trade-off here. Extra $200K for Mike to pocket vs exposure for 2 girls each year. Which would you choose?

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          There are a number of structures that lead to that:
                          - GDA Games
                          - US Soccer training center
                          - National Camp
                          - National Team

                          Each is age group appropriate- and generally the net is pretty wide in younger age groups.

                          US Club and ODP program have some alternative structures - PDP, ID2, ODP regional team/camp. Nat team scouts come to those events too.

                          The easiest way to be noticed is through the GDA games - scouts go see these games a lot. The training center invites are also meant for GDA teams. When PDA left GDA the spots reserved to PDA players started to dry out.
                          That is all well and good but none of that seems to forecast playing on the real first team. Those are carrots doled out among the various clubs who each get to promote a few young players. The players are all good but not ultimately headed for NT service. It is just how the system greases the wheels.

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            That is all well and good but none of that seems to forecast playing on the real first team. Those are carrots doled out among the various clubs who each get to promote a few young players. The players are all good but not ultimately headed for NT service. It is just how the system greases the wheels.
                            Absolutely correct. But try going through the system without the grease and you fall out at the first turn.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Absolutely correct. But try going through the system without the grease and you fall out at the first turn.
                              They all fall out eventually. The first team members have to be very real talents. And that has nothing to do with playing in this league or that league. They are born champions.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                They all fall out eventually. The first team members have to be very real talents. And that has nothing to do with playing in this league or that league. They are born champions.
                                Huh....?

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