DC United Academy

Sep 15, 2020
D.C. United to fully-fund all Academy teams in new youth development model

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/d-c...vtwaVKzjhw0IoJ_4YiyaQz6Oir-FZzGLSzsgg9Mme3UrY

 

Jacob Greene to sign homegrown contract with D.C. United https://t.co/zibHciQTu8 #dcu #mls #usl #terps

— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) November 24, 2020

 

Michael Deshields, wake forest captain, former Baltimore Celtic national Champ, Md All State etc....


Is signing with NE Revs II out of college. He was never affiliated with DCU as far as I know, but another local talent that we cant claim. Add to the list of:

Eryk Williamson
J. Ebobisse
Chase Gasper
St Clair (UMD GK)
Etc


So much talent in this area that DC doesnt seem to get. Losing out to talent vs clubs like Armor, Bethesda, Celtic, etc....

 

The club didn't value youth development until LUFC was announced and Ryan? Martin came in. The academy departing the pay to play model is the first step of many in repairing their relationship with the community.

 

I posted this in another thread, but recently signed Jacob Greene is listed in Google as being 5'10" and 386 pounds!

 

* on Jupiter

 

We need someone like that for our O-Line.

 

It just might work. MLS teams are notoriously poor at defending the Wing T.

 

That formation looks like something Olsen would run.

 

And here -

 

Losada's fitness regime will have him down to playing weight - and injured reserve - in no time.

 

And don't forget: 386 [pounds is more than three Kevin Paredes!

 

Getting more player for your money is a good thing, right?

 

You know that was cool at first but some of our players have been looking famished. Gressel's death face is especially concerning. Atheltism is supposed to top out at around 12 to 15% and some of our players look to be in that 9-10% zone.

 

Patrick Ouckama, formerly the #NERevs' U-17 coach & director of academy coaching, has been brought on board as #DCU's new academy director. (@SoccerInsider reported talks last week.) https://t.co/v017EeDXse

— Pablo Iglesias Maurer (@MLSist) August 9, 2021

 

This morning, the DCU U-16s defeated St. Louis City to go to the U-16 'MLS Next' Championship game in Frisco, TX.



Vamos United!

 

Tomorrow's MLSNext U-16 Championship game is live-streamed here, tomorrow at 6 PM:

https://t.co/W6YeYkCGXx

 

Champions.