Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 23, 2021 8:05:12 GMT -5
So your Eales/Boca, you have to make a huge hire in an academy director --
what are you looking for experience wise and who are you hiring? Do they go across the pond or to South America for the hire.
Does it matter now a days if someone is tied to the local Atlanta market? A little bit of an exaggeration, but Tony knew every coach in this city - is that important?
is the knowledge of the local landscape important any more?
I think the academy is in an interesting position. If Heinze is extremely successful, I wouldn't think he would be here long.
The club needs stability in the front office with an individual who emphasized the value of the academy to the club and the transition of these kids to professionals.
If your getting new coaches every 2-3 years and turning over staff, nobody will give a crap about playing the young players -- the expectations of Heinze are steep, he'll play the best 14 players on the roster week in and week out (might be 5 subs still, but you get it).
Their was an interesting tweet yesterday about one big issue with the MLS and the fact that academy players can't just "play" on the first team, i think the MLS players cbs specifies, a minimum salary of ~$60K or something like that. A lot of this I think has to do with child labor laws in the US vs the rest of the world. USL does NOT have these same rules.
I think my first look would be towards another professional team either the MLS or across the pond to steal an experienced academy director. I personally don't have any names to drop, i'm not that knowledgeable of the youth game globally.
But -- i'll be honest, given the resources the individual has at their finger tips, I don't think it would be a difficult job - surround yourself with excellent coaches and continue to attract top talent from around the Country. The difficulty of the job is probably more the hours, but that is life in sports -- working during the days and coaching at nights etc. coaching every weekend, that his part of being a coach.
what are you looking for experience wise and who are you hiring? Do they go across the pond or to South America for the hire.
Does it matter now a days if someone is tied to the local Atlanta market? A little bit of an exaggeration, but Tony knew every coach in this city - is that important?
is the knowledge of the local landscape important any more?
I think the academy is in an interesting position. If Heinze is extremely successful, I wouldn't think he would be here long.
The club needs stability in the front office with an individual who emphasized the value of the academy to the club and the transition of these kids to professionals.
If your getting new coaches every 2-3 years and turning over staff, nobody will give a crap about playing the young players -- the expectations of Heinze are steep, he'll play the best 14 players on the roster week in and week out (might be 5 subs still, but you get it).
Their was an interesting tweet yesterday about one big issue with the MLS and the fact that academy players can't just "play" on the first team, i think the MLS players cbs specifies, a minimum salary of ~$60K or something like that. A lot of this I think has to do with child labor laws in the US vs the rest of the world. USL does NOT have these same rules.
I think my first look would be towards another professional team either the MLS or across the pond to steal an experienced academy director. I personally don't have any names to drop, i'm not that knowledgeable of the youth game globally.
But -- i'll be honest, given the resources the individual has at their finger tips, I don't think it would be a difficult job - surround yourself with excellent coaches and continue to attract top talent from around the Country. The difficulty of the job is probably more the hours, but that is life in sports -- working during the days and coaching at nights etc. coaching every weekend, that his part of being a coach.
