That's $3,600 per player, not per team. By my calculations, it's comparbale to playing club ball during the Fall, Spring and Summer inclusive of camps, tournaments, uniforms, registration fee, etc.
Training requirements are for there to be a minimum of three practices per week with limits placed on the number of games per day at one.
When the program was introduced in early June it was presented to coaches in attendance as a "Free Play" program, but now seems to have morphed into a "pay to play" program. Clubs such as CASL certainly have earned the right to be classified as one of the top clubs in the country. The reason many leading clubs have decided to take a wait and see posiition is simply becasue the standard of acceptance appears to be very broad as of today.
Time and participating club performance will determine how beneficial the program is to the participating player and in achieving what is supposed to be a program that will broaden the "net" to reach players who may otherwise be overlooked through current Premier level play.
Clubs participating that do not live up to the standards of the Academy will be rejected and/or passed over during the annual renewal of clubs to participate as I understand it.
Last edited by Manchester; 08/17/07 01:39 AM.
