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    #31
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    That's what I am saying.
    Sure the ISL teams are weaker than DAP teams, but if you are hoping to have your kids go to a top college (which I assume most of you do) then what to do? Many of the Revs kids are not going to top academic schools. So is the Revs for kids that don't want to go to top college?

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      #32
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Sure the ISL teams are weaker than DAP teams, but if you are hoping to have your kids go to a top college (which I assume most of you do) then what to do? Many of the Revs kids are not going to top academic schools. So is the Revs for kids that don't want to go to top college?
      This is a situation where you have mismatched expectations. It is one of the big problems in youth soccer

      The Revs are trying to develop future pro players. That is not the same goal as trying to set up a pathway to a high quality college education. Not that the education goal isn't important but anyone who is going to the Revs hoping to get themselves into college rather than on a pro team is basically intentionally short changing themselves. They are not focusing on the same goal as the Revs which means that they are in the wrong program. There are plenty of clubs and high schools that will do a much better job of meeting the educational goal than the Revs so if that is the goal they should be with one of them instead.

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        #33
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        This is a situation where you have mismatched expectations. It is one of the big problems in youth soccer

        The Revs are trying to develop future pro players. That is not the same goal as trying to set up a pathway to a high quality college education. Not that the education goal isn't important but anyone who is going to the Revs hoping to get themselves into college rather than on a pro team is basically intentionally short changing themselves. They are not focusing on the same goal as the Revs which means that they are in the wrong program. There are plenty of clubs and high schools that will do a much better job of meeting the educational goal than the Revs so if that is the goal they should be with one of them instead.
        So why do the Revs tell their players that the goal is to get them into college???
        And why do they allow players with waivers? A few players who go to private schools are clearly more focused on academics and are using Revs as an additional push to get into good colleges.

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          #34
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          So why do the Revs tell their players that the goal is to get them into college???
          And why do they allow players with waivers? A few players who go to private schools are clearly more focused on academics and are using Revs as an additional push to get into good colleges.
          Because they are filling out the roster. Wake up. The kids that they (meaning the Rev's organization) are truly interested long term are on a completely different path. Those kids are basically on a vocational education path. Yes they will go to school some place but the real goal is the soccer, not the education. If you are really pursuing the education there is nothing wrong with that just realize that there are actually better situations out there to do that in than the Revs.

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            #35
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            ...They are not focusing on the same goal as the Revs which means that they are in the wrong program. There are plenty of clubs and high schools that will do a much better job of meeting the educational goal than the Revs so if that is the goal they should be with one of them instead.
            The fallacies here are embarrassing.

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              #36
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              The fallacies here are embarrassing.
              What do the Revs do for kids that are more focused on college that is so special? The combination of an ISL education along with a top club will get a kid further along than just committing to a DAP program 10 months out of the year. You do that only if you see your kid as a potential pro.

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                #37
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                What do the Revs do for kids that are more focused on college that is so special? The combination of an ISL education along with a top club will get a kid further along than just committing to a DAP program 10 months out of the year. You do that only if you see your kid as a potential pro.
                A couple of much better question are:

                why would you join the Revs unless you are pretty sure your son has at least shot of going pro some place?

                why would you join the Revs and then seek a waiver when you know that cuts out roughly 30% of the program?

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                  #38
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  A couple of much better question are:

                  why would you join the Revs unless you are pretty sure your son has at least shot of going pro some place?

                  why would you join the Revs and then seek a waiver when you know that cuts out roughly 30% of the program?
                  The Rev's don't give that many waivers anymore (just for the select few especially if you were arrested and had a GPS bracelet). Most of the Rev's coaches come from more blue collar backgrounds and are more sensitive to those type people.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    A couple of much better question are:

                    why would you join the Revs unless you are pretty sure your son has at least shot of going pro some place?

                    why would you join the Revs and then seek a waiver when you know that cuts out roughly 30% of the program?
                    How about college exposure, not pro!

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                      #40
                      The Revs don't do much for kids looking at schools. That isn't their focus. Don't know about the Bolts but they have at least one very obvious college connection

                      Signed - someone who has been there and done that but isn't you-know-who

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                        #41
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        The Revs don't do much for kids looking at schools. That isn't their focus. Don't know about the Bolts but they have at least one very obvious college connection

                        Signed - someone who has been there and done that but isn't you-know-who
                        So then how would you explain CS now playing for Harvard?
                        Several times in the national team etc etc. Is he going pro, and that's why he went to play soccer to Harvard?
                        Please, most of the kids in the academy use the system to get some advantage for college admission. Yes, they love the game and will continue playing while in college, but not thinking about soccer as their top priority. And while there is nothing wrong with that, I thought the academy program was designed to focus seriously on a different goal. Waivers should not be allowed at this point. Some who still get them (both in Revs and Bolts) are not outstanding players in most cases. So why?

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          So then how would you explain CS now playing for Harvard?
                          Several times in the national team etc etc. Is he going pro, and that's why he went to play soccer to Harvard?
                          Please, most of the kids in the academy use the system to get some advantage for college admission. Yes, they love the game and will continue playing while in college, but not thinking about soccer as their top priority. And while there is nothing wrong with that, I thought the academy program was designed to focus seriously on a different goal. Waivers should not be allowed at this point. Some who still get them (both in Revs and Bolts) are not outstanding players in most cases. So why?
                          This is not what DAP is intended for though.

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