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Post by soccermaxx72 on Mar 2, 2020 13:12:55 GMT -5
Since it’s Dr Seuss Birthday:
American soccer players
You are off to great places
Today is your day.
Your scholarship is waiting
So get on your way.
You’ve survived Rec then academy
And “developed” skills and learned how to play.
Your next stop is Athena, SCCL, NL, ECNL or DA.
You will travel far and near for state cups and regionals
Then off to college showcases and nationals.
Yes all these league are designed to confuse you
And take all your parents cash.
But please enjoy the journey, the wins and the losses
Because before you know it will be over in a flash.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Mar 3, 2020 5:06:48 GMT -5
Find it interesting he failed to mention cashing in the checks from the additional monies he gets for creating more watered down leagues... Cause n Effect maybe...Just sayin  |
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Post by atv on Mar 3, 2020 8:29:16 GMT -5
It’s funny. I didn’t know this until I listened to the interview but Kevin Payne was chairman of the committee that founded DA when he worked for US Soccer. I personally didn’t align in principle with all his views in the interview but was not surprised to learn DA has evolved into something that wasn’t the vision of the founding members. In particular there are some conflicting views in my opinion. He is critical of the USMNT and DA’s method of developing players. However, later in the interview he is a big advocate of MLS and USL academies.
“There’s been too much focus on process and environment and in some ways not enough focus on developing individual players. I think to some extent our men’s players are almost overcoached now. We don’t seem to be producing players with any kind of personality or creativity.”
“Unfortunately, since the advent of the boys [Development] Academy, I think that there’s been a more rigid approach advocated by U.S. Soccer and I don’t think it has produced results,” he said. “They consistently justify the academy program by saying ‘look at the percentage of [Development] Academy products where there are national teams.’ Well yeah, that’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. But the real question is how are those teams doing internationally? And I don’t think anybody is satisfied with that.
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Post by atlfutboldad on Mar 3, 2020 11:03:49 GMT -5
FG, thanks for that! atv : Of course he's a fan of USL and MLS academies, they largely mimic the best systems in the world for creating/developing high-level soccer players. It may be the rigid DA structure and the fact they've only half bought-in to the idea of the professional academy that is their major detractor/downfall here in the US. I like the bit about the self-fulfilling prophecy, so true. As a counter, congrats to the 2 Concorde girls on the U15 GNT who AREN'T part of the philosophy! In an effort to create the best players they (USSF) have applied rigid procedure and process, which I don't think anyone would say is the best way to create great creative athletes (or creative anything really).
Interesting at 21-21:30 that he mentions the lawsuits that could really threaten the USSF solvency, including the USWNT lawsuit where they are suing to get more money than they themselves agreed to (I agree with this take).
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Post by atv on Mar 3, 2020 12:11:31 GMT -5
I don’t like the system for boys youth to pro. Would rather see a system youth to college to pro. Just my opinion.
KM (Concord Fire) is one of my favorite players to watch. Absolute phenom skill wise and big time playmaker. Will go on to do great things.
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Post by atlfutboldad on Mar 3, 2020 12:41:47 GMT -5
That interview (just finished) is fascinating and very rational and reasonable.
His take on pro/rel is very interesting. At the professional level he calls it a "stupid idea", "profoundly destabilizing" and "relic from a day when soccer was not really professional".
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