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Rocket Robin
05-17-2016, 07:43 PM
May 17, 2016 @USLPDL (https://twitter.com/USLPDL) @tfcacademy (https://twitter.com/tfcacademy) 0 @KWUnitedFC (https://twitter.com/KWUnitedFC) 7

my take on game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc01.htm … (https://t.co/9gzPzOlBsp)

Lennon
05-17-2016, 08:19 PM
Yikes.

Initial B
05-18-2016, 06:45 AM
Well, K-W were last year's champions, after all. But it sounds like there were some chemistry issues with the TFCA players. Hopefully they'll get that sorted out before the season is a write-off.

SoccMan2
05-26-2016, 08:47 PM
What a fucking disgrace! This is beyond fucking embarrassing who the fuck is the academy director what a fucking joke. Could you imagine Man United's senior academy team getting destroyed by a 3rd division club organization which in effect is what Kitchener is heads would roll for bringing embarrassment to the club in such a defeat it's shit like this that makes you wonder if this organization as a whole has a fucking clue!

Red CB Toronto
05-26-2016, 09:31 PM
What a fucking disgrace! This is beyond fucking embarrassing who the fuck is the academy director what a fucking joke. Could you imagine Man United's senior academy team getting destroyed by a 3rd division club organization which in effect is what Kitchener is heads would roll for bringing embarrassment to the club in such a defeat it's shit like this that makes you wonder if this organization as a whole has a fucking clue!

Take a chill pill, it's just some kids !!!

Afra
05-27-2016, 07:50 AM
Tough one. I think they select all of their players through scouting more than tryouts which may stretch them a little thin over all of the age groups.... but not sure on the older kids. I took my lad to the open tryouts they had last year and it was a gong show. There is no way they could get a look at the 200 player there in the 90 minute session, especially how they had the session formatted. I figure that the tryouts look more like a PR thing so the average kid thinks they have a shot.

One of my lad's old team mates was approached after a tournament and he has been out to train with the Academy team and he is actually not that interested in joining because the squad is not very good. I am not sure how they base their selections but I went out to see a game last summer and there was nothing special about the squad. Average touch, average athleticism, etc... I am convinced that my lad's club team would have torn them apart (at that point - I cannot say that about this year as I have not seen them). At the U10 stage, it looks like they are plucking kids from strong clubs such as Woodbridge etc.

From what I saw on the pitch last summer and knowing some of the other kids that went to the open tryouts, they do not have the best individual players on that squad that they could have.

Pint
05-27-2016, 08:09 AM
It seams like last year they got streched pretty thin with USL, PDL, L1O and all the academy teams but I'm not sure what is going on this year with a little bit of an older look at USL and no PDL team they should have players slotted in the right place.

Also appears they have lost a few talented kids in Borges, Godinho, Boyake with the 1st making a move to Europe.

Red CB Toronto
05-27-2016, 10:17 AM
It seams like last year they got streched pretty thin with USL, PDL, L1O and all the academy teams but I'm not sure what is going on this year with a little bit of an older look at USL and no PDL team they should have players slotted in the right place.

Also appears they have lost a few talented kids in Borges, Godinho, Boyake with the 1st making a move to Europe.

There is PDL team this year, which plays a much shorter schedule than L10.

http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2353343-tfc-academy

Pint
05-27-2016, 10:26 AM
There is PDL team this year, which plays a much shorter schedule than L10.

http://www.uslpdl.com/page/show/2353343-tfc-academy

That's interesting i thought the CSA only sanctioned them for 1 year and after that they had to leave, i see K-W United is also in the PDL still.

Red CB Toronto
05-27-2016, 11:05 AM
That's interesting i thought the CSA only sanctioned them for 1 year and after that they had to leave, i see K-W United is also in the PDL still.

I believe because TFC also fields a squad in L1O that it gave them some flexabilty. It not a case of it taking away from L1O as they are doing both.

FC_Hali
05-27-2016, 07:23 PM
Does anyone know what the age range is for this PDL group? Are they using this group as a feeder for the Ontario League 1 team?

Rocket Robin
05-27-2016, 08:06 PM
Does anyone know what the age range is for this PDL group? Are they using this group as a feeder for the Ontario League 1 team?

No it's the other way around. The League 1 team is Under 17s. None of last year's L1O roster is on the 2016 L1O team. Some of last year's L1O
I recognize on this year's PDL team and some draw time on TFC II.

Rocket Robin
06-03-2016, 08:33 PM
Friday June 3, 2016 Toronto FC Academy 3 Cincinnati Dutch Lions 2
my take on the game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc02.htm

Rocket Robin
06-06-2016, 09:15 PM
Monday June 6, 2016 Toronto FC Academy 1 Derby City Rovers 1
my take on game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc03.htm

Rocket Robin
06-08-2016, 08:42 PM
Wednesday June 8, 2016 USL Toronto FC Academy 1 Derby City Rovers 1

same score as Monday's match...

my take on the game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc04.htm … (https://t.co/3JPd4PJLFZ)

Rocket Robin
06-17-2016, 09:02 PM
Friday June 17, 2016 USL Toronto FC Academy 1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds U23s 1

my take on game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc06.htm

Rocket Robin
07-12-2016, 10:39 PM
Tuesday July 12, 2016 PDL Toronto FC Academy 0 Michigan Bucks 3

my take on the game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc07.htm

Initial B
07-13-2016, 12:00 PM
Hmm, I wonder why there is overlap in the player pool for this team. Is it to provide the L1O players a higher quality of opponent and/or to give the TFCII players more reps?

Rocket Robin
07-15-2016, 09:47 PM
July 15, 2016 Toronto FC Academy 4 Dayton Dutch Lions 1
my take on the game at: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc08.htm

Rocket Robin
07-15-2016, 10:36 PM
What Toronto FC Academy PDL players will do for the rest of 2016.
http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports16/16ptfc09.htm