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Any opinions (other than my own) on how BS took a VERY good Revs pre-academy U14 team from last year and turned it into a very average (almost below average) Revs U15/16 team ???

Easy: It's a 2 age group jump!

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Easy: It's a 2 age group jump!

He isn't a very good coach, has no rapport with children and should probably stay in the front office and off the field. He is a horrible judge of character and plays favorites. He makes leaders of kids who probably should not be in that role. He punishes the ones he dislikes harshly and lauds his favorites regardless of what they do!

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That seems pretty spot on !

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He isn't a very good coach, has no rapport with children and should probably stay in the front office and off the field. He is a horrible judge of character and plays favorites. He makes leaders of kids who probably should not be in that role. He punishes the ones he dislikes harshly and lauds his favorites regardless of what they do!

Wish you would give some details....

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Easy: It's a 2 age group jump!

No it's not. In the Fall of 2013, 7 or 8 '98's from the previous year's U14 group moved up to the U16's, the rest of whom were '97's. Those '98's are playing up one year, not two, but the Revs have always had mixed age teams so that's business as usual. Some 99's saw time in the Fall, a number of whom are now rostered on the U16's.
That U16 group has underperformed this year, but the '16's and '18's have done that consistently over the past several years. Yes, the '18's went to the playoffs but they really should be better in the standings than they are, and their style of play is not pretty to watch. On the development side not much has happened to deliver first team players. Fagundez and Caldwell each only played one year with the U18's so the Revs did not develop them they recruited them. The best prospect on the '18's left this winter to join a pro team out west. Had he seen enough at Foxboro to want no part of it?
Other posters wrote that Scales is a poor coach and anyone who's seen him up close might agree. He's a terrible man manager, which is critical for working with younger players, and he likes to pretend that these kids operate with a lot more maturity than they do.
Bad results, bad development record, and poor coaching, why does this guy have a job? Only in the MLS's most indifferently run club could you get away with this.

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No it's not. In the Fall of 2013, 7 or 8 '98's from the previous year's U14 group moved up to the U16's, the rest of whom were '97's. Those '98's are playing up one year, not two, but the Revs have always had mixed age teams so that's business as usual. Some 99's saw time in the Fall, a number of whom are now rostered on the U16's.
That U16 group has underperformed this year, but the '16's and '18's have done that consistently over the past several years. Yes, the '18's went to the playoffs but they really should be better in the standings than they are, and their style of play is not pretty to watch. On the development side not much has happened to deliver first team players. Fagundez and Caldwell each only played one year with the U18's so the Revs did not develop them they recruited them. The best prospect on the '18's left this winter to join a pro team out west. Had he seen enough at Foxboro to want no part of it?
Other posters wrote that Scales is a poor coach and anyone who's seen him up close might agree. He's a terrible man manager, which is critical for working with younger players, and he likes to pretend that these kids operate with a lot more maturity than they do.
Bad results, bad development record, and poor coaching, why does this guy have a job? Only in the MLS's most indifferently run club could you get away with this.

With five 97 starters, four 98 starters, and two 99 starters, the Revs U16s are young, even by their standards.

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No it's not. In the Fall of 2013, 7 or 8 '98's from the previous year's U14 group moved up to the U16's, the rest of whom were '97's. Those '98's are playing up one year, not two, but the Revs have always had mixed age teams so that's business as usual. Some 99's saw time in the Fall, a number of whom are now rostered on the U16's.
That U16 group has underperformed this year, but the '16's and '18's have done that consistently over the past several years. Yes, the '18's went to the playoffs but they really should be better in the standings than they are, and their style of play is not pretty to watch. On the development side not much has happened to deliver first team players. Fagundez and Caldwell each only played one year with the U18's so the Revs did not develop them they recruited them. The best prospect on the '18's left this winter to join a pro team out west. Had he seen enough at Foxboro to want no part of it?
Other posters wrote that Scales is a poor coach and anyone who's seen him up close might agree. He's a terrible man manager, which is critical for working with younger players, and he likes to pretend that these kids operate with a lot more maturity than they do.
Bad results, bad development record, and poor coaching, why does this guy have a job? Only in the MLS's most indifferently run club could you get away with this.

that best prospect who left to play semi pro was not going to be returning next year. he did not leave because he had enough of foxboro, he had been there for 3 years. he left because he was choosing a pro path rather than college

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that best prospect who left to play semi pro was not going to be returning next year. he did not leave because he had enough of foxboro, he had been there for 3 years. he left because he was choosing a pro path rather than college

Why not pursue a pro path with the Revs? Still haven't answered bigger question about success of the program and Scales.

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So......you have no data and there is no data to support your opinion.....just what you call 'common sense'

Common sense?
There are too many variables for you to apply what you consider common sense to others that consider their own personal reality. One thing you have to clarify is whether or not the non DAP player is also playing a high school sport. If they are only playing club soccer then I would agree that they probably have the access to more study time. That being said, the better non-DAP teams will travel to three tournaments between December and May, in addition to playing region 1. That is as much travel to and from games as the DAP will play.
Travel to practices varies tremendously, some being as much or more than an hour. Therefore these are equivalent.

For the nonDAP player that is also playing a high school sport then they are, with regard to studying, at a disadvantage than the DAP player.

One question for you..........how many kids are realistically studying for 11 hours????
One consideration for you.....There are many who are more efficient when they are busiest.
Given the variables that are present, it is difficult to conclude that joining a DAP team will result in a decrement in academics.

Finally, the DAP teams could take a responsible step forward to have a mandatory study period for each trip.

My freshman son has previously played 3 sports throughout the year. He gave up basketball this year. We let him make the decision of course but one thing that I was looking forward to was that he would have so much more time to commit to studies and extra curriculars. What I found was the opposite. Instead of getting home earlier and studying more, etc. he found other things to do and would end up starting to do his schoolwork around the same time he would have had he had practice or a game. Some kids really do focus better when they are busier.

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that best prospect who left to play semi pro was not going to be returning next year. he did not leave because he had enough of foxboro, he had been there for 3 years. he left because he was choosing a pro path rather than college

He was class og 2015 so he had another year of high school. Not decision time yet.

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Any opinions (other than my own) on how BS took a VERY good Revs pre-academy U14 team from last year and turned it into a very average (almost below average) Revs U15/16 team ???

And what is your opinion?

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Wish you would give some details....

My best example is this: Last year, the teams were going to Montreal via bus. They were going to leave Foxboro at a specific time and were going to make a scheduled stop in NH to pick up the kids that lived farther north. A player (not one of Scales favs) was 2 minutes late for the bus in Foxboro. Scales proceeded to berate this player about his unprofessionalism and said that he was "lucky" that they didn't just leave him Told him that he was responsible to his teammates and should be ashamed of his lack of punctuality. Fast forward to the stop in NH....a player (one of Scales favorites) FORGOT his passport, after being told on seven different occasions prior not to forget to bring passports. The entire team sat on the bus for several hour in a snow storm while waiting for this kid to go home and get his passport. Scales said nothing to him about it because "anybody can make a mistake"!!!

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My best example is this: Last year, the teams were going to Montreal via bus. They were going to leave Foxboro at a specific time and were going to make a scheduled stop in NH to pick up the kids that lived farther north. A player (not one of Scales favs) was 2 minutes late for the bus in Foxboro. Scales proceeded to berate this player about his unprofessionalism and said that he was "lucky" that they didn't just leave him Told him that he was responsible to his teammates and should be ashamed of his lack of punctuality. Fast forward to the stop in NH....a player (one of Scales favorites) FORGOT his passport, after being told on seven different occasions prior not to forget to bring passports. The entire team sat on the bus for several hour in a snow storm while waiting for this kid to go home and get his passport. Scales said nothing to him about it because "anybody can make a mistake"!!!

Wow. It's no wonder no one likes the guy (except for tony lepore and burns who he ***** kisses daily)

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Wow. It's no wonder no one likes the guy (except for tony lepore and burns who he ***** kisses daily)

I wouldn't say nobody likes him (not everyone any way :), but he does have clear favorites. Unfortunately plenty of coaches do the same.

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revs scores posted

6-0 revs u18, 4-1 everton u16, 2-1 revs u14