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Clubs don't "join" the Development Academy. They apply for admission and are evaluated on the basis of the criteria mentioned in the article linked above. The scuttlebutt was that CESA was going to apply this year. Whether they did or not, I can't say. If they did, they weren't accepted. If they didn't, I wouldn't know why.



If CESA wanted to join, they would have applied. And had they applied they would have gotten in. To assume otherwise is absurd. Great club, with great facilities, strong leadership, and an enviable track record on the field.

3 Academy progams in Atlanta....1 of them good, 1 of them ok, one of them.....uh, not so good. Perhaps thats the answer....