younothat
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I guess I am more realistic that I thought because I would say 10 per age group 03 and 04 and 1-2 who have a shot and are CLEARLY special.
At least the DA will remove any sphere of influence that clown SH has at Cal South with his "scouts"
Sorry but I will take the bozo brigade and US SOCCER any day over that man and his merry band of idiots.
Big difference between impact player and special qualities. Parents don't want to hear that though.
There are national training pools for the those age groups, 90% of the players come from DA. 48-60 or so players get bi-monthly or quarterly invites; 36 get into a camp, 18-20 are invited back and a new group rolls in. Eventually at the end of the season the YNT teams are picked. For SC players there might be a couple that make it to the end, handful to camp. and a dozen in the quarterly pools. That's it for SC, kids come around from the other US clubs to participate but lucky for us most of that takes place @ the US training center at Stub Hub. There is a army of scouts but director's and coached have some influence so don't think connections don't play a part.
DA is going to be different for players; the level of play and the skill of the players will be likely greater consistently game in and game out, play by play than most are used to. Some will adjust quickly, others will rise or fall, takes time for some players to get in a groove, only time will team. Try not to make assumptions with your player(s), just because they where a great scorer or the faster kid around in there previous league things and positions can change. Adapting, changing, improving in the face of competition and training is what you would like to see longer term.