Because then Sigma would have to do TFC way and that would just screw up their program.Originally Posted by DoubleUp
Other MLS teams don't treat the Sum Cup seriously these daysthe way TFC does since they play in the USSDA. Many bring trialists to play in it. Other academies are hmore highly regarded than TFC ie FC Dallas. Signing a bunch of prospects that arent ready for the 1st team and then cutting them after two years of riding the bench doesn't make a strong academy. One can argue TFC are in the "top tier" of academies, but it's hard to classify how many other clubs are in that group and what the qualifications are.
I believe it would be in their best interest to join the USSDA.
I don't think he was referring to the Sum Cup but the rather the Generation Adidas cup. Unless they are the same thing. I don't really see a reason to go the USSDA route. But one things I would LOVE is a youth Voyageurs Cup. You could get the four teams together in one location and play it over a week and a half.
I think the academy will be better off in L1O, when it eventually gets sanctioned that is.
the academy has bigger problems than just what league they play in...the difference between academy level and first team is massive; it is a hard jump to make; tfc and the academy is in desperate need of having something in between to make the jumps softer and so young players don't sit on the bench while not getting the playing minutes they need to develop
FIXED,played soccer last night with Stefan's father,2 days ago Stefan signed professional contract in Poland with their last year champions Slask Wroclaw,he is with 1st team,and boy is very happy to get the chance to play pro.
http://ekstraklasa.net/ekstraklasa/s...aedddb16010000
According to the link, Vukovic was called up to the first team due to a regulation about not being an EU citizen, but will actually train with the youth team. He left on a free transfer and has a contract until the end of the season.
He joins a couple other Canadians at the club: Patryk Misik, Patryk Majcher and Michał Krzemiński.
TFC is in pool A with Ajax, Tottenham, and Sao Paulo for the AEGON Future Cup
http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwsarch...Future-Cup.htm
u12 team (playing u13 division), u14 team (playing u15 division), and u16 team (playing u16 division against teams with u17 players though for some odd reason) all played at the Annandale Premier Cup in Washington DC this past weekend.
u12 and u14 teams won all there games winning their division's tournament.
u16 team struggled to last in there group with a 2-2 draw with DC United's 96/97 academy team and a pair of 2-1 losses
http://canadiansoccerleague.com/news...tes/?a=690&z=5
TFC Academy confirmed not playing in CSL this year
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
u19 team that is going to play at the dallas cup in April beat Notre Dame 'B' team I guess you could call them 2-1 yesterday
article
http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/03/tfc-academy-update
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
Provisional TFCA roster for the Dallas Cup. Playing Aalborg BK, Tigres, and Fluminense in their group.
1 Quillan Roberts
2 Alain Sargeant
3 Adam Polakewicz
4 Michael Wagenknecht
5 Nikola Paunic
6 Eli Roubos
7 Omari Morris
8 Manuel Aparicio
9 Jordan Hamilton
10 Sergio Camargo
11 Mark-Anthony Kaye
14 Duran Lee
15 Dylan Sacramento
16 Mark Wadid
17 Daniel Jodah
18 Alex Pothemont
20 Mathew Stowell
20 Chris Mannella
21 Jevon Gayle
Interesting that Morris, who redshirted at Akron is on the squad as well as Polakewicz who was previously with the Whitecaps academy for a few years.
The senior academy lost there first game today at the dallas cup
AALBORG BK (DEN) 2 TORONTO FC ACADEMY (CND) 0
back on the field tommrow
2:00 PM TIGRES (MEX) TORONTO FC ACADEMY (CND) Richland #10
Offical website of the dallas cup
http://events.gotsport.com/events/sc...3474&action=Go
TFCA ties Tigres 2-2 in their second group match. Goals from Wadid and Aparicio.
Final group match against Fluminense, who beat Tigres 3-0.
Nice. Really hope playing in the NCAA doesn't hinder the development of Wadid. Hopefully he'll be back with TFC each summer.
Penn State is a good soccer school (at least I know for women's soccer it is); hopefully he can go away; develop, then come back in a year or two and sign and have a DeAndre Yedin effect
2:00 pm tigres (mex) 2 toronto fc academy (cnd) 2
does anyone know Dichio is actually at the tournament coaching the team? I saw he was on Soccer Central tonight which is filmed in Toronto.
Yes, he's there.
But not for much longer as TFCA lost 1-0 to Fluminense today, eliminating them from the tournament.
Concacaf U17 tourney call ups
GK- Marco Carducci | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
GK- Daniel Milton | CAN / Ajax Thunder
GK- James Pantemis | CAN / Lakeshore SC
D- Alex Comsia | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
D- Mathieu Laurent | CAN / Mississauga Falcons
D- Elias Roubos | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
D- Kevon Black | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
D- Ian Fernandes | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
D- Aron Mkungilwa | CAN / Académie Impact Montréal
D- Samuel Vinson | USA / West Pine Strikers
M- Mikaël Cantave | FRA / Orvault Sport Football
M- Marco-Leonel Dominguez | CAN / Braves d'Ahuntsic
M- Kianz Gonzales-Froese | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
M- Jordan Haynes | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
M- Derick Sequeira | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
M/F- Hanson Boakai | CAN / FC Edmonton Reserve
F- Jordan Hamilton | CAN / Toronto FC Academy
F- El Mehdi Ibn Brahim | CAN / Braves d'Ahuntsic
F- Derek Cornelius | CAN / Unionville U-21
M- Ali Musse | CAN / WSA . Winnipeg
M- Marco Bustos | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
M- Andrew Gordon | CAN / Woodbridge Strikers
M- Matthew Chow | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
4 kids from GTA clubs made it. Interesting that TFCA didn't have more kids picked for U-17 tournament while those 4 GTA kids who don't play for TFCA made the squad.
You can't expect every kid from the GTA who gets called up to these teams to be from the TFCA. It's not a knock on the TFCA, or there ability to identify talent. Having 5 kids called up is fantastic.
You're right, but given resources that TFC have (or should have), it should be a place all best talented kids from GTA want to go and develop their game. TFCA should be face of GTA soccer. I am happy other clubs/leagues in GTA are developing players for NT programs, but in TFCA POV, this isn't good news for them. Having 4 non-TFCA kids from GTA making it national squad while only having 5 players from your academy picked shows they're improvements to be made.
I agree with you. But in a market the size of Toronto it's going to be tough always identifying the best players, especially when there's only 30 spaces or so per age group. Even a team like Ajax doesn't get every top prospect in Amsterdam. To your point too, I think TFCA is the overwhelming face of GTA soccer, and having some diversity of options for places these kids can develop is always good. It would be scarier if TFCA was the only place where a kid could develop.
Although its possible TFCA isn't the best program in Toronto I think people are over thinking the fact that not all players from Toronto on the U17 Canada team play for TFCA.
There could be a variety of reasons for this, the kids don't fit into the way TFCA wants to play, they're happy playing on a team with their friends. Who knows, but I think 5 players from one team is pretty substantial.
I also think that having more players chosen from the TFCA than all of the rest of the GTA is actually good news for the team, not bad news as was pointed out above.
There's only 4 professional Canadian clubs in this country with academies (one professional team in Ontario). Given size of Ontario and huge supply of soccer players in this province, only having 5 players on NT while Vancouver Whitecaps have 6 players despite lack of population in BC is actually underwhelming. Add to fact, we got kids from GTA who play for non-professional clubs making to NT as well shows TFCA isn't what it's made out to be and they're underperforming despite resources they have to success and be a face of GTA and rest of Canada in terms of developing the best players.
Last edited by TFC07; 03-29-2013 at 03:51 PM.
Daniel Milton has signed with Blackpool of the English Championship. He goes in July.
Derek Cornelius is looking at going to Europe, therefore did not trial with TFCA.
Andrew Gordon is looking at his options, doesn't appear that TFCA is on the top of the list.
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