How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA?

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How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA? Jul 31, 2016 19:32:39 GMT -5 via mobile footy likes this

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How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA?

Makes no sense. Surely 75% of each roster can play DA. I know there are many that u16 team that should be playing DA but didn't make Atlanta United.

Doesn't make a lot of sense --- hence the problem. It's not a team sport anymore at the youth level for player identification and development.

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How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA? Jul 31, 2016 19:40:47 GMT -5 via mobile footy likes this

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Post by soccerfan30 on Jul 31, 2016 19:40:47 GMT -5

Could be by choice or family reasons. There is a boy on the ODP team I work with that could easily make a DA team and probably play for Atlanta FC's DA team but he is on scholarship at a very good private school and he wants to play HS soccer, playing DA would not allow him that opportunity.

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How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA? Aug 1, 2016 6:14:52 GMT -5 via mobile footy likes this

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Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2016 6:14:52 GMT -5

Coaches look for different things. We know GU and CF had success in DA, to varying degrees. Time will tell if AU's Academy teams succeed.

Personally, I like to see teams earn it like UFA has been doing every year, moreso than teams who are declared 'superior' by anything other than competitive merit.

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How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA? Aug 3, 2016 7:21:10 GMT -5

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Post by infoguy on Aug 3, 2016 7:21:10 GMT -5

Great question, and a rhetorical one in my opinion. That is because either of the current UFA top teams in those age categories, IMO, would beat the corresponding AU DA team at this time. And not to take away from the boys that made AU and their achievement, I suspect some selections included marketing considerations.

Futsal Gawdess All World Posts: 3,432	How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA? Aug 13, 2016 17:31:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 13, 2016 17:31:19 GMT -5 Infoguy - do you mean like Andrew Carleton's brother being selected to the AU U12 DA team lol

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How does UFA have 2 teams make semis yet very few made DA?

Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2016 19:32:39 GMT -5

Post by soccerfan30 on Jul 31, 2016 19:40:47 GMT -5

Post by rifle on Aug 1, 2016 6:14:52 GMT -5

Post by infoguy on Aug 3, 2016 7:21:10 GMT -5

Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 13, 2016 17:31:19 GMT -5

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