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Agreed. And maybe it does help the development pathway. I think I read where USL is putting more kids into European clubs than MLS...
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Playing with u19's on our local MLS academy team. If he steadily progresses, they are telling him he could get a few minutes with 2nd team this summer...
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Supposedly, they are going to invite a ton of universities into this mix. Several college scouts have told me this. The universities dont believe the NCAA has any legs to stop them...
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Great advice here...thanks!! Lots to consider for sure. Most notably that the track record here has been abysmal for home growns. Not a single home grown player has made the first team in over a decade. Two years ago, wholesale changes in the academy were made and the new academy director seems to really have his stuff together. So that will be changing as several kids under 18 are playing and excelling with the 2nd team. Update, HE chose the MLS Academy. Came up with a pros and cons list, talked to the academy directors from both clubs and made, what seems to me, a very informed decision. Gotta say, I'm pretty proud of his maturity for a kid that just turned 15. He is a number 10 though since we have made the move, he has been playing primarily as a "false 9" or out on the left wing. First two games, he played with his age group, but the next three has been with the u19's...starting and playing the full 90. Has picked up one goal and two assists so far... He is practicing in the AM sessions with the an integrated 2nd team/u19 workout. They tell him if he keeps progressing, he could get a few minutes with the the 2 by summertime... Fingers crossed...
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Question for those with futbol knowledge as mine is very limited... My son just turned 15. He plays for a non-academy team that plays its games in MLS Next. This non academy team is new (<3 years old) but they have serious money backing them and they have international alliances (mostly in Spain and Mexico). My son is now starting to play with the u19 team, which is a very good team, and discussions are being had for him to start working out twice a week with the USL2 team... All of this sounds great, however, the local MLS academy team is also recruiting my son heavily. They say he would practice with u18s and get some game minutes + play games with his proper age group (u16) in the MLS Next league. My question to the group is, what do you think is the better pathway? USL2 and then possible international clubs? Or local MLS academy and their pro pathway?
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
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Interestingly, you almost never hear of a pro soccer player who "didnt pick up the game" of soccer until he was 15-16. That athletic trait does seem to flow that way very often. Maybe because the eye to foot trait has to be learned from an early age? And before you get all get pissed for "derailing" the thread, I'm doing my part to get us to a 1000. -
Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out
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8 fricking days for me. I have a small generator and a window unit so that saved me, but the five of us (wife, MIL, myself and two teenage boys) and my two dogs in the master bedroom for eight days... I was seriously contemplating a drano cocktail. -
Texas Baseball 2025 - The Schwining tradition starts here...
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to petscii's topic in Baseball
Holy shit. That dude died? Man, he was a lunatic poster that perfectly embodied every stereotype of Aggy. Sux the he's dead but man, he was "off the charts" insane with his rants... -
2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk
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My dad almost killed me when I said I was going into the oilfield. He was a Drilling Fluids guy for 42 years. -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Churros are proof that God exists and he loves us... -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Pics 1, 2, and 3 are the cathedral of Segovia. Pics 4, 5, and 6 are the Castle Manzanares el Real. Pic 7 is Catherdral of Segovia. Pic 8 is Castle Manzanares. Pic 9 is a dish called Iberico Secreto at La Mi Venta restaurant in Madrid. Pics 10 and 11 are wide city views close to the Cathedral of Madrid. If you go to Segovia, it's definitely amazing but make sure to drive to Castle de Manzanares. Old castle, semi restored, beautiful museum and amazing views from the turrets... https://www.spain.info/en/places-of-interest/manzanares-el-real-castle/ The drive to La Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. Mountain views, probably still snow at the summit, and widlife... https://www.spain.info/en/nature/sierra-guadarrama-national-park/ Also, after leaving the park, and on the way to Segovia, visit the Royal Palace of La Granja of San Ildefonso. Its a beautiful palace and chapel with some amazingly landscaped grounds...and the small city has many shops and restaurants on cobblestone streets... https://www.spain.info/en/places-of-interest/royal-palace-granja-san-ildefonso/ Segovia speaks for itself. https://www.spain.info/en/destination/segovia/ This could be done in a day, but it would be a looong day. I suggest at least two-three days. All of this is within an hour and a half, by car, from Madrid. HAVE FUN and post pics of the trip... -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Hahahaha. Not hardly. -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
It was really cool. Especially considering that, because I never played soccer (just American sports), he tends to completely disregard anything I might say about soccer that is any way tactical...😒 -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Thanks. I mentioned to him at breakfast, to play close attention to the goalies line. I was flabbergasted that he actually listened to me and caught this one playing up too high... -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Many thanks! -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Update. Madrid and surrounding area was great. Didnt get to venture out as much as I wanted because of the non-stop soccer itinerary. But it was a blast. Got to see Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo and also Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid. And yes, I am a shameless dad and posted a video of my son (IDGAF)... Goal was first of four he scored vs Rayo Vallecano... c605f086c2d543499cd4843fc5bc668b.mp4 -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Wow. looks like Toledo, El Escorial and Segovia are on the docket... -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Definitely going to see this... thx! -
In and around Madrid, Spain...things to do?
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
LOL. He is talented but I'm not sure about all that. I just want college paid for. Anything above that is gravy... great ideas! Thx!! -
Will be there for the next 18 days while my sons have soccer tryouts. Since I am not allowed into the facilities with him, my days are open. Besides the local sites, I'd like to travel around during the day. I'll have a car... Looking for day trip recommendations. I am very fond of mountain scenery... Surly help and advice is greatly appreciated.
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Northern Italy recommendations
Soccer Dudes Dad replied to Soccer Dudes Dad's topic in Food and Travel
Thanks texasdago! I will not be skiing (nursing a bad knee) but just want to be in the mountains... Much appreciation for the help! -
I'll be in Rome for a few weeks this January. Looking to go to the Dolomites for a long weekend. Would definitely like some recommendations on places to go and to stay...
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Summer of 94. I'm recently married and have a 10 month old.. Dad had a stroke the previous February. He's feeling his mortality a bit so decides he wants to do a summer "road trip" with his family. Dad rents a 34 foot motor-home and invites my family along and offers to pay, if I'll do the driving. I'm game for this so we pile in the RV and set out from Beeville TX. We drive out west to the Grand Canyon, head north through Utah, farther north to Yellowstone and the Tetons. Farther north thru Glacier in Montana and then into Canada on the Ice Fields Parkway all the way to Jasper...and then back south all the way to TX. NOW, you might say "what a fun and scenic trip!"...and you would be right on the "scenic" part. The "fun" part, not so much. It was fucking miserable. Eight people are not meant to be in that close of a proximity for 8000 miles and three weeks. There were many misadventures on the Griswoldesque road trip. Among these are the time I fell in McDonald Creek and almost drowned. The time a fucking Bighorn Sheep appeared out of nowhere on a scenic overlook and tried to run me down, and when my ex dropped a $1300 video camera off the side of a footbridge in Malign Canyon. However, the real kick in the balls came when, somewhere in Canada, I think on the way to some fucking waterfall (Takawkaw Falls maybe) that my mom desperately wanted to see, I had a "little incident" with the RV. By little, of course, I mean fucking monumental. You see, as a 20 year old young man with extensive driving experience in Texas, I paid little attention to road warning signs such as "No vehicles over 24 ft allowed on mountain pass roads." This had worked well for me on the other roads, especially in the US. In Canada, not so much. About a half a mile before the top of this pass, I tried to turn the 34 foot RV left on an especially tight switchback, and found that the vehicle was too long. So now what? Well, as you can imagine, there are not any places where I could simply turn around. At least not without risking a 1000 foot fall off the mountain. SO, I had to REVERSE that fucking RV down the mountain, thru switchbacks, about 12 miles, and over three hours before I found a turnout that I could use. Talk about "ass puckering adventure... Needless to say, oncoming, and descending, traffic was not happy with the idiot from Texas. I received many single finger waves and much verbal "encouragement" on my way down. But i did make it. Probably the worst three hours I ever spent on the road... Ex old lady was so scared and carsick, she actually got out and walked...
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Texas Recruiting Notes 2023: Strippers, Monkeys, and 5-Stars
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St Story of my life...day late and a dollar short...
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