"Drop Listen you are barking up the wrong tree. Keep trying though.
50 mile rule does not apply to the Academy because its under US SOCCER."
Oh, now I see. Because the Academy is "under US SOCCER" the NCAA rules do not apply. WOW!
But I understood that the Academy is under the USSF. And isn't USYS affiliated with US SOCCER. So why the "special" treatment for the Academy? All the organizations and affiliations are enough to make your head explode. Hard to figure out who's on first. Maybe it is planned that way. Hmmmm.
Don't get me wrong. I think the 50 mile rule stinks.
1. Why does Div 1 have a 50 mile rule and I believe Div II is 100 miles and Div III it is 50?
2. If the concern is with unfair recruiting, then there should be zero tolerance for coaching/training prospective student athletes. Not some arbitrary 50 or 100 miles. Why should a player who lives within a fixed distance (50 miles) from an institution get an unfair advantage in being trained by that institutions coach than a player who lives 51 miles away.
3. All youth soccer organizations should comply with the same rules: USYS, USSF, US Soccer, US Club Soccer, Super Y, ODP, etc. It should not make any difference who your affiliation is.
If I'm barking up the wrong tree, why is there a raccoon staring down at me? (old lowcountry saying)
