I see why the academy let you go 6:35

I wanted this video since I was born

LET ME TELL U SOMETHING, U CAN DO IT JUST 1. PRACTICE HARDER THEN EVERYONE ELSE 2.GET AWAY FROM DRUGS 3.NEVER GIVE UP

I play in college and this is not true at all the soccer level here is abysmal and they only care about size. American soccer is never gonna get better until the NCAA is vanished and I will be honest with you that playing soccer in college will rarely get you into the MLS it is only a select few from the big D1 schools other than that you’re not going pro if you’re not above 6 ft. And I will tell you that a lot of D1 colleges do not recruit players under 6 ft and I have experienced it myself. The best way is to play for an academy and I have experienced it myself I have gotten way better playing at academy level abroad than playing in college.

0:05 I am in that shot. Was at the game, and we (Toronto) won 5-3. 8 different names on the scoresheet. Zlatan's 500th(he is the reason I started playing, changed my life completely). Incredible night.

Is memeolous doing the voice?!

This would have been a great video in 2008. The MLS teams have been moving away from the draft for over a dozen years. Every team has an academy and the MLS College SuperDraft is almost a non-factor. The NFL is a league that only gets players thru college draft (you must play 4yrs) since the sport is only played at scholastic levels. The NBA right now get players thru college draft (you have to only play 1yr) plus it's finally using the long existing huge international talent pool. Starting next year, players WILL again be allowed to do like Kobe, KG, LeBron and go pro so college will become moot for the best of each generation. The NHL gets its players thru junior hockey leagues in Canada, 5-6 European Nordic countries and us colleges. Don't care about baseball 😏 Soccer's college path while laudible because of the education aspect was composed from players who played the expensive travel club system that left out kids from poorer upbringings which is ironic since soccer is the sport of the poor across the globe. Soccer was more tennis and golf. With a huge native Latino population, there was whole untapped talent that couldn't afford elite soccer. MLS Teams finally started creating academies mid 2000s when they decided to finally copy soccer and sports clubs around the world through their Homegrown Player Rule iniative which allowed clubs exclusive signin rights to players groomed in club’s academy. Since then, the College Superdraft has lost a lot of importance. Players like Matt Miazga who played at Chelsea/Reading who plays in US national team came up in NY RedBulls academy. As did Juan Agudelo who also came from NYRB youth and plays on national team. This isn't to bring down the video because those three things education, life experience while still playing soccer will make the college experience amazing and having a diploma will help make the rest of your life better. I highly encourage it but MLS college draft is not what it was a dozen years. college draft. I like that there's still these two paths.

I mean you could just go to trials at 16 for your local Sunday league team and by the time you are 35 you will be in league 2 Boom easiest way

This video undermines the level that British university football has to offer with BUCS. Where players play for there uni team and play semi professional football! Which the NCAA doesn’t allow its student-athletes to make money. Plus our university have great sports facilities. With the likes of Cardiff Met, Bath, Marjon, Birmingham, Loughborough and Stirling. Just to name a few. The American rout isn’t always the best one.

It always takes me a second to figure out if this guy is memeulous or not

Copa90 this is kinda misleading tbf.. Most of the clips are from MLS youth academies. My school is a D1school (highest level in college sports in the U.S.) in Virginia. But the level of play at acadamies and college is not comparable. Sure we have some European acadamy dropouts and internationals for one of those Caribbean islands. I mean don't get me wrong some of the guys can ball. But for example I was just a regular soccer player in the Netherlands playing in the lower youth leagues for fun and even I am able to cope at that level. But when I play against people for acadamies in Europe I cannot. Though, the friends you make from around the world and the experience you get as a college Athlete is one of a kind. And sure some students do go pro in either the MLS or the second division but those are a select few mostly from the bigger colleges.

This video is like England discover college sports 🤣😂🤣

There are lots of pros to American College soccer before turning pro, especially for players who are looking to play abroad. The facilities are incredible in some college soccer programs, a lot better than some professional teams!

This is an excellent path if you want to use your skills to pursue something other than soccer (hence the NCAA motto), but I'm not quite sure using college as a jumping off point for the pros is true in 2020. The problem is, that here you're not just competing against Americans. You could be competing against some of the best from Central America and the Caribbean. So its no cake walk.

My son has been on the pitch since he was 5. My husband and I have felt guilty due to the inability to afford academies. We just couldn’t do it, way too expensive. He got a full scholarship to D2. Got into D1’s but they couldn’t offer him money due to Covid as they offered the money to seniors to do the extra year. So, the D2’s has the money. He was a freshman starter, every game, he’s 6’2. He got recruited to play in Sweden, not the pro team, a lower team but he help to rank them up, the team was undefeated. The coaches keep asking him, “ why are you not playing in a higher level?” He keeps telling them that it’s because my parents could not afford the academies. The coach keeps taking him over to practice with the pro team and he loves it, loves the pace, fit right in. But, now because he’s foreign they have to pay more. Than there’s an Italian academy team that wants him, but you must pay. He’s not sure if he should do Sweden or Italy. Sweden, they pay for everything. I just don’t see the path with either. Your thoughts?

Football mastery is all about deliberate practice and the 10,000 hour rule. And then a little bit of luck.

American college soccer is full of these guys. Great opportunity for them but its killing the development of young American soccer players. Since these guys are so available, american soccer coaches would rather recruit these lads since they are foreigners and are presumed to have played at a higher level. Less chance for the local American kid.

I dont know whether to try go pro in football or be an architect im so stuck and have no idea what im gonna do in life

I play in an American Prep School league. A whole lot of kids go on to play college and a lot of those kids who do end up playing in the MLS. I played against a kid who is playing pro for Toronto FC when I was a freshman. I aim to make it into a top university and see what happens from there.

Even if you don't go pro what a life you have going around meeting different people enjoying most days of the week being so fit it's unreal you haven't given your youth you have enjoyed it until I got my kids into football they didn't a life it was all about computers with in 2 years they have gained somany friends have gained so much confidence do alot of activities together.without football they would be the complete opposite so if you go pro it's a bonus but if not carry on enjoying what your doing think of becoming a couch when you can no longer play take the pressure of yourself trying to make it as you already have and enjoy the game you love

No in America it is how do you go pro without money

And I'm here, a 16 years old boy from Indonesia that always dreams to play for a pro football club.Never had any experience playing for any academy or something similar. I don't know if i can reach my dream of becoming a footballer, but i hope i will...

It's extremely difficult to actually get to play professionally in Asia, especially if the local league isn't as developed as that of its European counterparts and you haven't enrolled in an academy. That's my case. I learned football from my friends in Europe, which I stayed at for 3 years. I managed to learn the basics and some semi-pro level skills via my friends and younger brother's teammates. I even got the chance to join them in a tournament and some matches due to the lack of players. Up to this day, I still miss the quick pace and flow of an average European football game. I haven't encountered anything like it here in Asia.

Love how you miss the point that it costs thousands to pay for

This isn’t very modern. In the US we have pro academy’s and DA that are very promising for the upcoming players, we also have lower youth divisions that also are stuck with talent. The main problem in the US is the money we are to focused on money and we don’t realize the talent that doesn’t have lot of money, what I am saying is in the younger youth teams it is pay to play, you are born into it. We also make to many cuts at a young age that destroys kids, they haven’t even reached there full potential. But the US has loads of talent we just have to overcome the money. We also have great coaches, just go to the best states for soccer Ex Georgia, Texas, and many others.🥇🇺🇸

I'm going the college route and i know player who play there and they say the football and the experience is something else.

nice academy tips

4:51 is literally15 mins from where i live

I could be wrong but i believe that a lot of players that get drafted get an invitation to go to the trials. they don’t actually go to the team who picked them. ( correct me if i’m wrong because i’m pretty it isn’t that easy to become a pro in the usa )

That is one of best video

In America if you can pay you can play

Is soccer assist available for us high school kids it would help a lot of kids not in academy

What happens if your in academy in the US for the second division

Jack Harrison 💛💙

When you join can you get a pro contract like Chelsea Barcelona

I'm currently in University, in Nigeria. Just lost hope of one day making it pro, the odds of making it pro is getting slimmer as I age. I have thought of the Us as a set back, but right now after watching this it just might be my best chance.

young as 9 years prefectly fits me

Jack Harrison is class I have known him in his NYCFC years.

Super 👌

I'm a Venezuelan 19 year old guy with extremely limited possibilities to even go out of the country and tryout for a team. For that reason I'm always trying my best to improve my skills to show at the moment when I finally have the chance. So Is it really the only way? 'Couse I live in Venezuela and I'm really consurned about that being only way besides "Academy" at my age.

great

Can I get Any link about the video

1:33 OSEI-TUTU

I was picked to go to america but the problem was the amount of money

5:28 Gio Reyna

I moved to the Netherlands from Canada when I turned 18 ( I'm still 18) to get the real training I need to play proper football and understanding. The plan is to record my games here and send them to clubs but I wanted to ask anyone in the comments about scouts and how I can find them and contact and any tips thank you. School is not an option

my mate was in the Bradford academy but he lived to far

What about China? Would it be hard or would it be easy enough if you are half-decent?

this is so interesting go pro 4ever

Who is a world class player that started football late? Late like 17-21

2:23 is that mckenie from juventus

I am doing this

Bro reyna is in this vid at 5:30

Can you do this as an American?

i play for a club but not an academy how do i get in an academy in America?

Ayyy Jack Harrison MOT

Hi,am ready to join the Academy.

How to be a professional without a gym, summed up in this video: faith and perseverance

nice

So how do we get a scholarships

Who is he talking about at 5:53 - MLS player from Norwich - cant make his name out though

I was scouted for an academy at 10 but I wasn’t allowed to go cause my parents thought i was to young Im now 15 and I don’t think I’ll get another chance 😔

Cmon Stoke!

It’s easier to make it pro in Mexico, many Americans move to Mexico to play in the league there

I’m 18 and I want to go pro

So is there any hope for a 25 years old guy to start a career ? Who will come to America with a MBA program (foreign student)

mad

Ncaa is dying I’ve been trynna go to Europe from Canada cuz it’s not worth it

Hi

Is it just me watching this because I’m failing school...

MOT. Jack Harrison.

And football is my talent

EVERYONE. I tried these guys. They charge you 2 and a half grand just to contact the colleges for you. Sorry but I don’t have that kinda money I ain’t pro yet mate

is it too late to try at the age of 26? I miss it so much and i never really tried playing since I was 13.

Come to south america and play in the streets with the ppl

Players coming to the US need to understand how Title IX affects the NCAA when it comes to soccer. Since women’s sports require equal representation and gridiron football is king, many of the men’s scholarships are non-existent. Think 1 or 2 per team if even that many. Most of the scholarships are partial and these students are still graduating with large amounts of student loan debt. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows over here. Beware universities giving you a $1000 scholarship then turning around and charging you much more per year to actually take classes.

If you have money you can be pro.

I wish football in singapore improves 😔

0:33 British mexican

This is memeoulus

Ayyyy JACK HARRISON MOT

the guy sounds like memulos

Go to Mexico and look for second division teams

Guess I’m moving to America 😂

To everyone who is thinking of starting their own business, believe in yourself and never give up.Your future self will be thankful.

i want to get pro but my country no chance.

This happens to my uncle but he did not make it pro

We know that we'll walk into american teams but the American league is smaller less paid and less competitive so...

I don't think people understand if your an international player your gonna find it hard to make it professional especially in Europe, you need a passport from the country you want to play in, if you don't have that you need to play a certain amount on games for a national team in the top 100. It's easy to make it pro so don't go wasting money on trials because they'll look at you and not pick you. if you think I'm lying I have emails that I got from a manager for a team over in the J-league as well :D

Less than 2% of D1 collegiate players go pro. Less than 1% stay pro after their first year

What's caleb McLaughlin doing here??

No bruh stay in England it’s hard enough to make it here 😂

The problem is mls doesn't do promotion and relegation. Otherwise things would be alot better. There's alot of small cities with poor people who can be in mls

i want to be football player i want creat my football carier.. how i can join?

All because America never had an academy system up until like 10 years ago lol

No just no I wanna go pro and I live in America it’s close to impossible because even if you’re in a D1 college you probably won’t even be in the MLS it’s not like football or basketball you need to be in a club and stay with that club till you’re 18

Education in the US is actually terrible and many european countries have a much higher standard of education

I want to be a manager tbh

America is the worst place from what I’ve heard because they only pick rich and tall players so academy is probably better

What happened to Jack harrison? Haven't heard anything about him since he moved to city