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Post by harvey19 on May 18, 2024 18:46:08 GMT -5
I have an Elite U9 SSA boy. Trying to widen his training away from academy. We tried out for RDS, but curious if anyone has any positive or negative to share about RDS summer camps. Let me know if you did overnight one.
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Post by cluelessparents on May 18, 2024 21:19:49 GMT -5
An elite 8 yo?
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Post by harvey19 on May 19, 2024 11:54:26 GMT -5
Elite is SSA designation for top group.
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Post by soccermama on May 19, 2024 16:10:06 GMT -5
RDS training is good supplemental training for your child, if he's interested in it. The other players are usually pretty high level (and they will put your child in a a group based on his level after the RDS tryout) and it's a great way to meet players from other clubs. Also the per session cost is relatively low when compared to other small group training. Our son did it for a few years before he aged out. I'd say it's best for kids U11 and under.
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Post by harvey19 on May 19, 2024 19:22:53 GMT -5
RDS training is good supplemental training for your child, if he's interested in it. The other players are usually pretty high level (and they will put your child in a a group based on his level after the RDS tryout) and it's a great way to meet players from other clubs. Also the per session cost is relatively low when compared to other small group training. Our son did it for a few years before he aged out. I'd say it's best for kids U11 and under. Great feedback. Thank you. |
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Post by randomparent on May 20, 2024 8:11:30 GMT -5
I have an Elite U9 SSA boy. Trying to widen his training away from academy. We tried out for RDS, but curious if anyone has any positive or negative to share about RDS summer camps. Let me know if you did overnight one. My take, one of my boys did it, what parents say versus what they "say." We were at big club on top team at u-little when we noticed a couple kids from our team were doing it. Talked to those parents, and other parents and read online and such, in my opinion the primary reasons were in order. 1 Felt like it gave a better chance to make ATL UTD at u12 2 Thought the trainers were high level 3 Sounded cool to tell other parents 4 Got to meet good players from other teams This is an impossible bet, but if ATL UTD got rid of all youth teams below U-15 (no showcase team, futures, U12, U13, etc.) then the number of kids signed up for RDS would drop by more than 50%. We stopped RDS because for us the cost per hour / benefit of training was higher with a private coach, which to me is the biggest bang for the buck. |
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Post by atlantagray on May 20, 2024 8:29:17 GMT -5
I have an Elite U9 SSA boy. Trying to widen his training away from academy. We tried out for RDS, but curious if anyone has any positive or negative to share about RDS summer camps. Let me know if you did overnight one. My take, one of my boys did it, what parents say versus what they "say." We were at big club on top team at u-little when we noticed a couple kids from our team were doing it. Talked to those parents, and other parents and read online and such, in my opinion the primary reasons were in order. 1 Felt like it gave a better chance to make ATL UTD at u12 2 Thought the trainers were high level 3 Sounded cool to tell other parents 4 Got to meet good players from other teams This is an impossible bet, but if ATL UTD got rid of all youth teams below U-15 (no showcase team, futures, U12, U13, etc.) then the number of kids signed up for RDS would drop by more than 50%. We stopped RDS because for us the cost per hour / benefit of training was higher with a private coach, which to me is the biggest bang for the buck. We did RDS at a younger age for very similar reasons- mainly #1 and #2 (ngl #3 was on there too) But ultimately thought we didn't get any higher chance of ATL UTD slot than if we did focused privates/group privates with good trainer, and then came back out at an older age group |
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rotgg
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Post by rotgg on May 20, 2024 9:23:05 GMT -5
We did it one session that was it.
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Post by harvey19 on May 20, 2024 10:47:27 GMT -5
My take, one of my boys did it, what parents say versus what they "say." We were at big club on top team at u-little when we noticed a couple kids from our team were doing it. Talked to those parents, and other parents and read online and such, in my opinion the primary reasons were in order. 1 Felt like it gave a better chance to make ATL UTD at u12 2 Thought the trainers were high level 3 Sounded cool to tell other parents 4 Got to meet good players from other teams This is an impossible bet, but if ATL UTD got rid of all youth teams below U-15 (no showcase team, futures, U12, U13, etc.) then the number of kids signed up for RDS would drop by more than 50%. We stopped RDS because for us the cost per hour / benefit of training was higher with a private coach, which to me is the biggest bang for the buck. We did RDS at a younger age for very similar reasons- mainly #1 and #2 (ngl #3 was on there too) But ultimately thought we didn't get any higher chance of ATL UTD slot than if we did focused privates/group privates with good trainer, and then came back out at an older age group Thanks for that feedback. I am honestly was doing it only for experience as I want my kid to be in a more competitive environment. Sounds like it's more hype than actual benefit. |
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Post by socks on May 20, 2024 12:14:34 GMT -5
The answers in this thread area perfect. I agree with it all.
One additional reason that my sons like to participate is to attend the residential camp in the summers which they enjoy. Isn't enough reason to justify the RDS program alone, but definitely influenced my kids' desire to participate.
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Post by weloveunitedwedo on May 21, 2024 16:50:31 GMT -5
If you have the money and it’s relatively convenient- there’s no downside of participating in RDS sessions.
I’ll emphasize what many have said; 1) more touches on the ball, 2) quality training sessions, 3) fun for the kids, 4) get access to the summer camps (more touches!).
It’s certainly not an exposure event anymore and some of the quality has been watered down but that can happen with any similar program.
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