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Report card on 10 month clubs represented at DA Finals

July 10 2012 at 1:03 PM
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U18 5 of 8 are from clubs that had a 10 month schedule this year
U16 1 of 8

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/no-high-school-soccer-big-help-for-academies_aid24565

Do these results prove a point for USSF or not?

 
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On another topic, why does Vancouver have a USDA team?

No score for this post		July 10 2012, 1:19 PM 

If the stated goal is development of US National Team talent, then it seems developing Canadian players would be a waste of time, although I can see that Vancouver would otherwise be a good place to have a team in the Pac NW.

Maybe US Soccer has a longer view of eventually flipping these DA academies over to the MLS and letting them manage them like the Europeans so it's not really about the border any longer but a professionally funded youth development program for the MLS and national team players are a by product.

 
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Good competition nearby

No score for this post		July 10 2012, 10:23 PM 

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Good competition nearby

No score for this post		July 10 2012, 10:24 PM 

eom

 
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It sounds like the younger kids need their social time, the older one's are moving on to

No score for this post		July 10 2012, 1:22 PM 

college,so they don't care.

 
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The #'s do not lie. There was no benefit for 15 & 16yr olds to skip high school play.

No score for this post		July 10 2012, 1:41 PM 


 
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The reason is the best 15,16 yr olds are playing against 17 & 18 yr olds in high school.

No score for this post		July 10 2012, 2:08 PM 


 
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ZERO of the 16 Teams ...

No score for this post		July 11 2012, 10:57 AM 

who made the finals this year played High School in the Spring or Winter. If I'm not mistaken, CF's U-18s in 2010 were the only Spring HS team to make the finals since DA started and they went 0-3 by a combined score of 10-2.

It was an obvious disadvantage to face teams that had been together for 7 straight months when your team had broken up for 4-5 months and re-assembled for the playoffs. It will be interesting to see if southeastern teams that have been breaking mid-late season (winter/spring) will now be more competitive with the rest of the country.


 
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