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What is the Development Academy? hosted by John Hackworth, Development Academy Technical Director

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  • i play for the Chicago Fire Academy

  • I play for DC United Academy its really cool

  • @Atomboy10 Basketball example, michael jordan the best time to improve your game is in the gym by yourself.

  • @98raza20 no one looks at fifa rankings, they rank slovenia ahead of the usa and mexico and are league is better then the russian league more players that play in the epl came from the mls. you also have to look at tv ratings as they move up the mls will make more money.

  • Also MLS has not improved. Look at the Russian PL, formed in 2001 it is ranked very highly by fifa and eufa. look at mls formed in 1993 one of the worst top tier leagues in the world, and everything says you shouldn't. Americans have money, their sports opsessed and have a large population. Look their are 18 teams in mls, say each one got an average of 20,000 attendence a yr (18 x 20,000=360,000) so for a population of 310 million only 360,000 attended a MLS soccer match on average in a year.

  • @Atomboy10 Well it in European academies. the Ajax academy who produced practicaly the entire Dutch National team, Van Persie, Van Der Sar, Wesley Sneijder, ect use it and if you want players like them you use there techniques. that's the problem with American programs, there more intrested on where the kids team is on the leaderboard/table than they are on the kids development, in england until you turn 16 academy teams don't play competitive matches it's friendly matches w/ other academies

  • i should send a video of myself, haha. naw. i live in a small town in canada. theres not much opportunity...

  • "more training, less games" wow, seriously, how will the kids be good if they don't gain any experiences? they will notice their flaws and try to get better at it

  • i truely wish i could tryout for fire academy (closest academy to me) but even still is far away from my house. if only every one had the chance to tryout for an academy team, then you would actually be able to see who is the best. i'm not saying that teams arn't good enough as it is, but other ppl who truely have what it takes to play at the highest level dont get a chance. def. agree, soccer in the US has improved. wayy more than anybody expected.

  • This is true!USA is not a traditional soccer country but it's not dramatic,he could become it!Don't forget USA was reached the semi-finals in 1930 against 1930,and the 8th of finals against Italy(lost 1-0 anly)in 1990,quarter finals in 2002 against Germany lost 1-0 only!

    USA rise on in soccer,is a certitude!And MLS growed up year after year and compet wiht Mexican teams more larger today!

    USA is on the good way for becoming agreat soccer nation,believe me!

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