jpg75 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Not exactly detailed article, but it would appear there have been further changes to the rules regarding MLS Academy players: http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=317214 "NEW YORK -- Major League Soccer has increased the size of rosters from 24 to 26 per team to boost the signing of local "homegrown" players. The league said Thursday it will allow teams to sign homegrown players from their youth programs to Generation Adidas contracts without those players having to go through MLS's annual draft. Before the 2007 season, MLS began requiring each franchise to start at least two youth teams. Players must have been in a team's youth program for at least one year to be eligible to skip the draft, and each team may sign up to four homegrown players each year." So the old requirement that a player be in the system for 2 years is knocked down to one. Apparently in something else i read on BigSoccer a player may be added to the senior roster under the homegrown at any age provided he has put in the 1 year requirement (min. 80 days of training within 12 month period). http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showpost.php?p=20283517&postcount=32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuscan Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Perhaps a bit of the fallout from the ongoing Vancouver negotiations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyam Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Perhaps a bit of the fallout from the ongoing Vancouver negotiations? Do we have anybody in the Academy thats ready? Considering the relaunched MLS Reserve league is still in the rumour phase, it would be much better for a players development to get game time in the CSL, than to sit on the bench in MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 The Vancouver negotiations are changing the system for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devioustrevor Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I don't blame Vancouver for wanting MLS to have changed the system a little. Their academy system blows away anything that any MLS team has. TFC has a lot of catching up to do. Hell, even Montreal a player from TRA that is likely to make their 1st team this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Yeah, Vancouver cannot let the MLS dismatle the Residency program it has been the biggest success in football development that North America has seen in decades. Not sure how many NA teams have as many homegorwn players as the Caps do on their senior roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyam Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I don't blame Vancouver for wanting MLS to have changed the system a little. Their academy system blows away anything that any MLS team has. TFC has a lot of catching up to do. Hell, even Montreal a player from TRA that is likely to make their 1st team this year. Would you consider Gomez or Sanyang a product of our academy? I know they were scouted, but they did spend a bit of time training with the Academy before making their 1st team debute. Obviously, the bulk of their development was in Africa, but many of the TFCA players were selected from local Ontario youth teams and most their development should be credited to the local youth teams as opposed to TFCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Would you consider Gomez or Sanyang a product of our academy? I know they were scouted, but they did spend a bit of time training with the Academy before making their 1st team debute. Obviously, the bulk of their development was in Africa, but many of the TFCA players were selected from local Ontario youth teams and most their development should be credited to the local youth teams as opposed to TFCA. I think Gala is the one player they've brought along the furthest. Gomez and Sanyang would be a distant second. Gala this year is gonna get every chance to be a starter on TFC from LB to LW this kid will be all over the pitch for Preki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 Nana has been with TFC as long as Gala has. Apparently TFC are looking at 4 or 5 players currently with their academy to sign for next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Nana has been with TFC as long as Gala has. Apparently TFC are looking at 4 or 5 players currently with their academy to sign for next year. Nana slipped my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Nana has been with TFC as long as Gala has. Apparently TFC are looking at 4 or 5 players currently with their academy to sign for next year. You mean to sign for the academy or from the academy? From the academy, that would seem pretty optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 You mean to sign for the academy or from the academy? From the academy, that would seem pretty optimistic. Maybe they're progressing nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Maybe they're progressing nicely. It might also be that they can play well in a system together. MLS, as has been noted, isn't a league where you need superstars to succeed. It's a league where hardworking players ply their trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 You mean to sign for the academy or from the academy? From the academy, that would seem pretty optimistic. Well, these players are under consideration, doesn't mean they'll sign all of them. That said, most of these kids are entering their 3rd year of the program and were part of a promising group that started off in the U16 team back in 2008. The group would be even more promising for TFC if Teibert, Cobby and Ferreira had not defected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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