How To: Go Pro Without An Academy
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2020
- How many of us have a mate who had trials for a professional club as a teenager, only not to make it? It's not an uncommon tale with the odds of making it to the very top stacked against you.
Being let go from the academy system can leave youngsters with nothing after gambling it all on making it in the game. But many of Europe's talented young ballers are finding out that it doesn't have to be the end of the road...
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I wanted this video since I was born
Me too
I see why the academy let you go
6:35
Lol
American League showing its quality
🤣🤣🤣
💀😂
VITAL Entertainment it is the de fender?
LET ME TELL U SOMETHING, U CAN DO IT JUST
1. PRACTICE HARDER THEN EVERYONE ELSE
2.GET AWAY FROM DRUGS
3.NEVER GIVE UP
This is ittttt!!
Ok now I’ll train more than ronaldo does. 3-4 hours.
@@egeisapro ronaldo trains more
I am starting to be serious, I don’t have talent, but I’m putting the work I don’t even smoke, never , and never, I’m going pro
@@shanbatej We will meet one day
Is memeolous doing the voice?!
Michael Madman dude it sounds like him
I play in college and this is not true at all the soccer level here is abysmal and they only care about size. American soccer is never gonna get better until the NCAA is vanished and I will be honest with you that playing soccer in college will rarely get you into the MLS it is only a select few from the big D1 schools other than that you’re not going pro if you’re not above 6 ft. And I will tell you that a lot of D1 colleges do not recruit players under 6 ft and I have experienced it myself. The best way is to play for an academy and I have experienced it myself I have gotten way better playing at academy level abroad than playing in college.
RG6 thanks for the advice my Mann ❤️
RG6 yep the scout at Duke told me I was too short then I asked him if he ever heard of Messi who by the way is shorter than I am .
Yup.
So if Messi was American then he never would've been pro. Crazy
RG6 “not going pro if you’re not over 6ft”. 😂😂😂okay bud
0:05 I am in that shot. Was at the game, and we (Toronto) won 5-3. 8 different names on the scoresheet. Zlatan's 500th(he is the reason I started playing, changed my life completely). Incredible night.
My friend is a zlatan fan and the backheal shot he too my friend wasn't their to see it he went to the washroom not expecting anything to happen
@@happydimsum8221 haha
Pro now??
@@redwhites3651 nah i think like 15-16 y.o
This would have been a great video in 2008. The MLS teams have been moving away from the draft for over a dozen years. Every team has an academy and the MLS College SuperDraft is almost a non-factor.
The NFL is a league that only gets players thru college draft (you must play 4yrs) since the sport is only played at scholastic levels.
The NBA right now get players thru college draft (you have to only play 1yr) plus it's finally using the long existing huge international talent pool. Starting next year, players WILL again be allowed to do like Kobe, KG, LeBron and go pro so college will become moot for the best of each generation.
The NHL gets its players thru junior hockey leagues in Canada, 5-6 European Nordic countries and us colleges.
Don't care about baseball 😏
Soccer's college path while laudible because of the education aspect was composed from players who played the expensive travel club system that left out kids from poorer upbringings which is ironic since soccer is the sport of the poor across the globe. Soccer was more tennis and golf.
With a huge native Latino population, there was whole untapped talent that couldn't afford elite soccer. MLS Teams finally started creating academies mid 2000s when they decided to finally copy soccer and sports clubs around the world through their Homegrown Player Rule iniative which allowed clubs exclusive signin rights to players groomed in club’s academy.
Since then, the College Superdraft has lost a lot of importance.
Players like Matt Miazga who played at Chelsea/Reading who plays in US national team came up in NY RedBulls academy. As did Juan Agudelo who also came from NYRB youth and plays on national team.
This isn't to bring down the video because those three things education, life experience while still playing soccer will make the college experience amazing and having a diploma will help make the rest of your life better. I highly encourage it but MLS college draft is not what it was a dozen years. college draft. I like that there's still these two paths.
vlada This was very long cant be bothered to read have my like
In baseball about 10%of players will be drafted, then they will go through a minor league system, if lucky they will get to the top level after 3-4 years. MLB also have a lot of Caribbean players like football have a lot of South Americans, but they have to go through international signings
So should I join an a Academy? Cause I want to play for Atlanta United one day
Nice detailed info 👍👍
This video undermines the level that British university football has to offer with BUCS. Where players play for there uni team and play semi professional football! Which the NCAA doesn’t allow its student-athletes to make money. Plus our university have great sports facilities. With the likes of Cardiff Met, Bath, Marjon, Birmingham, Loughborough and Stirling. Just to name a few.
The American rout isn’t always the best one.
Is it possible to get scouted by professional teams from university football in England?
Playing for a university team in the UK your chance of even being in League 2 is so tiny
I mean you could just go to trials at 16 for your local Sunday league team and by the time you are 35 you will be in league 2
Boom easiest way
What Sunday League do you play for that has trials
35
Football mastery is all about deliberate practice and the 10,000 hour rule. And then a little bit of luck.
Well said
My son has been on the pitch since he was 5. My husband and I have felt guilty due to the inability to afford academies. We just couldn’t do it, way too expensive. He got a full scholarship to D2. Got into D1’s but they couldn’t offer him money due to Covid as they offered the money to seniors to do the extra year. So, the D2’s has the money. He was a freshman starter, every game, he’s 6’2. He got recruited to play in Sweden, not the pro team, a lower team but he help to rank them up, the team was undefeated. The coaches keep asking him, “ why are you not playing in a higher level?” He keeps telling them that it’s because my parents could not afford the academies. The coach keeps taking him over to practice with the pro team and he loves it, loves the pace, fit right in. But, now because he’s foreign they have to pay more. Than there’s an Italian academy team that wants him, but you must pay. He’s not sure if he should do Sweden or Italy. Sweden, they pay for everything. I just don’t see the path with either. Your thoughts?
Stay in Sweden and let him become a pro there. Then tell him to try his best to become the best in Sweden so he can move to a better team in the future.
Get him a reputable agent and scout.
He graduated college? I don’t understand
You shouldn’t have to pay an academy. What is the one in Italy. I would only go if it’s a serie A or B team
I dont know whether to try go pro in football or be an architect im so stuck and have no idea what im gonna do in life
You not alone
The two options am also thinking of
I am stuck in the same situation
Well you can do semi professional
what did you decide?
Copa90 this is kinda misleading tbf.. Most of the clips are from MLS youth academies. My school is a D1school (highest level in college sports in the U.S.) in Virginia. But the level of play at acadamies and college is not comparable. Sure we have some European acadamy dropouts and internationals for one of those Caribbean islands. I mean don't get me wrong some of the guys can ball. But for example I was just a regular soccer player in the Netherlands playing in the lower youth leagues for fun and even I am able to cope at that level. But when I play against people for acadamies in Europe I cannot. Though, the friends you make from around the world and the experience you get as a college Athlete is one of a kind. And sure some students do go pro in either the MLS or the second division but those are a select few mostly from the bigger colleges.
omgPoopii bro this video and the players sharing their experience pretty much said exactly what you wrote. Your journey is almost identical to every player that was speaking in this video. They were only showing vids from the academies prob because they don’t have the legal rights to show ncaa game footage but they were talking about college soccer.
No. I actually went to school with Leroy at UNCG. He's right. He came here, was more talented - worked harder. Got the MVP or made the MVP team for the regional league/tournament - then got drafted. He's a cool guy.
Vitu who are you? If you mean you got drafted to the MLS
I'm also from the netherlands and i'm thinking of choosing this route cause i love soccer and i'm working everyday to get better but its do hard to get scouted could you vive me some advise for me
omgPoopii what college in Virginia?
And I'm here, a 16 years old boy from Indonesia that always dreams to play for a pro football club.Never had any experience playing for any academy or something similar. I don't know if i can reach my dream of becoming a footballer, but i hope i will...
Of course you are not too young but just work on yourself........dont let others limit on what u can or cannot do...Find a team be the best there and work your way up
Sama kita bro
Even if you don't go pro what a life you have going around meeting different people enjoying most days of the week being so fit it's unreal you haven't given your youth you have enjoyed it until I got my kids into football they didn't a life it was all about computers with in 2 years they have gained somany friends have gained so much confidence do alot of activities together.without football they would be the complete opposite so if you go pro it's a bonus but if not carry on enjoying what your doing think of becoming a couch when you can no longer play take the pressure of yourself trying to make it as you already have and enjoy the game you love
There are lots of pros to American College soccer before turning pro, especially for players who are looking to play abroad. The facilities are incredible in some college soccer programs, a lot better than some professional teams!
Hello pls which American colleges are these? Please explain
This is an excellent path if you want to use your skills to pursue something other than soccer (hence the NCAA motto), but I'm not quite sure using college as a jumping off point for the pros is true in 2020. The problem is, that here you're not just competing against Americans. You could be competing against some of the best from Central America and the Caribbean. So its no cake walk.
But playing against or with them will only make you better.
I agree, the Univ route is hard, but the point of the video isn’t to say it’s a better path, just that it’s a 2nd-ary path if you get rejected by the academy.
I would not expect to go to MLS after college, but USL is doable.
It always takes me a second to figure out if this guy is memeulous or not
American college soccer is full of these guys. Great opportunity for them but its killing the development of young American soccer players. Since these guys are so available, american soccer coaches would rather recruit these lads since they are foreigners and are presumed to have played at a higher level. Less chance for the local American kid.
Adan Velasquez exactly, my college team is full of Europeans and the coach will never select an American because of bs politics, decided to go abroad for a better chance.
Adan Velasquez I heard in America you have to pay to enter a clubs academy, is that bs true?????
Also heard American coaches say if u not 6ft and over you’re not gonna make it in football and if that’s the case then is there even any “local” players waiting in the wings?
Yes it’s true. I’m under 6 foot but my coach told me that it wasn’t my talent but my size that was holding me back from play D1 soccer. It’s possible to play D2 or D3 like i am in the process of doing that but if you’re under 6 ft it’s a awfully small chance if you’re under 6 ft. Also yes you have to pay to get into an academy. Here in North Carolina i would have to pay 3-5k to get into an academy and it’s crazy. Some D1 schools even only look at academies when theyre is so much talent elsewhere as well. It’s sad. I recommend trying to play overseas at some point
Esteban Barillas if they think size matters show them the video when ngolo Kante pushes werner down easily despite the obvious size difference
There are a lot of big guys in college soccer who are all brawn but no brain which is why the US level of soccer/football isn’t as high as other countries. It really sucks that a lot of college coaches think that size is everything smh
This video is like England discover college sports 🤣😂🤣
No in America it is how do you go pro without money
I play in an American Prep School league. A whole lot of kids go on to play college and a lot of those kids who do end up playing in the MLS. I played against a kid who is playing pro for Toronto FC when I was a freshman. I aim to make it into a top university and see what happens from there.
It's extremely difficult to actually get to play professionally in Asia, especially if the local league isn't as developed as that of its European counterparts and you haven't enrolled in an academy.
That's my case. I learned football from my friends in Europe, which I stayed at for 3 years. I managed to learn the basics and some semi-pro level skills via my friends and younger brother's teammates. I even got the chance to join them in a tournament and some matches due to the lack of players.
Up to this day, I still miss the quick pace and flow of an average European football game. I haven't encountered anything like it here in Asia.
Your nationality?
@@healrelax-musictherapy
Philippines.
@@demigodgamezcome to aitchison habibi
This isn’t very modern. In the US we have pro academy’s and DA that are very promising for the upcoming players, we also have lower youth divisions that also are stuck with talent. The main problem in the US is the money we are to focused on money and we don’t realize the talent that doesn’t have lot of money, what I am saying is in the younger youth teams it is pay to play, you are born into it. We also make to many cuts at a young age that destroys kids, they haven’t even reached there full potential. But the US has loads of talent we just have to overcome the money. We also have great coaches, just go to the best states for soccer
Ex Georgia, Texas, and many others.🥇🇺🇸
4:51 is literally15 mins from where i live
I didn't ask
XsdJames zz_ lol
and still ... ur not a pro SHAME ON U BOB SHAME ON U
Bruh.... If I had that opportunity, I would thrive. But oh well its a fcking disgrace
@@A7Rayz create your own luck and don't dwell on things you can't control
I'm going the college route and i know player who play there and they say the football and the experience is something else.
I could be wrong but i believe that a lot of players that get drafted get an invitation to go to the trials. they don’t actually go to the team who picked them. ( correct me if i’m wrong because i’m pretty it isn’t that easy to become a pro in the usa )
that's how it is in Canada so I think the same in the U.S
Love how you miss the point that it costs thousands to pay for
They literally just talked about the scholarships they offer to play sports
James DeArman been to uni showcases the first they tell u is the misconception of how much scholarships they have to offer especially for soccer
Alexander Zaka my brother is D1 and he only pays 8,000
@@Iliketrainsandsyainfls not all people are rich yk
El Buki yeah but they give you aid etc if you’re hood enough trust me you won’t have to worry
nice academy tips
That is one of best video
I'm currently in University, in Nigeria. Just lost hope of one day making it pro, the odds of making it pro is getting slimmer as I age. I have thought of the Us as a set back, but right now after watching this it just might be my best chance.
Danilo Hernandez go my man I believe in you
How are you doing now? Cheers.
5:28 Gio Reyna
In America if you can pay you can play
Is soccer assist available for us high school kids it would help a lot of kids not in academy
A scholarship wouldn’t be needed to play at the high school level
Richard I think they mean a scholarship plan to go to colllege
Why would it be available? US high school kids get scouted by US colleges already. What additional purpose would it serve?
young as 9 years prefectly fits me
What happens if your in academy in the US for the second division
Most lower league American clubs have no academy but there are exceptions, and some have gone from the lower league to the MLS, but none of them have made the jump to the National Team or Europe.
I was picked to go to america but the problem was the amount of money
Friction how was you picked an how much did it cost
how much bro
How much bet its more then my life
@@theboy-rq6xf roughly around £6000
Jack Harrison 💛💙
I'm a Venezuelan 19 year old guy with extremely limited possibilities to even go out of the country and tryout for a team. For that reason I'm always trying my best to improve my skills to show at the moment when I finally have the chance. So Is it really the only way? 'Couse I live in Venezuela and I'm really consurned about that being only way besides "Academy" at my age.
if u graduated #1 on ur collage ! they will send u to usa or germany to finish ur education there ?
i think this work every where in the world
"scholarships"
?
now u will need to train and study ...
did`t work ?
now u will need to train and study and save money to fly to other country to get the test over there then fly back home !
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u c easy !
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how did Antonio Valencia sign a contract with man utd ?
How to be a professional without a gym, summed up in this video: faith and perseverance
Super 👌
1:33 OSEI-TUTU
level*
not
lvel
why u so ivel ?
karimkopra not level lol?
Jack Harrison is class I have known him in his NYCFC years.
He played for the high school that my team tied last season.
I moved to the Netherlands from Canada when I turned 18 ( I'm still 18) to get the real training I need to play proper football and understanding. The plan is to record my games here and send them to clubs but I wanted to ask anyone in the comments about scouts and how I can find them and contact and any tips thank you. School is not an option
No idea bro. Am sorry
Search up soccer scouts in Canada. Theres a site where scouts from Toronto are willing to watch you play. One of the scouts contacted me back and even tried to watch my game during high school. Unfortunately he couldn't make it tho
@@rohanjoshi2796 "he couldn't make it thought doesn't sound very professional but again it's Canada so it's okay thanks anyways
@@happydimsum8221 Which club do you play?
@@bombgames1579 spartaan'20 Rotterdam
great
my mate was in the Bradford academy but he lived to far
What about China? Would it be hard or would it be easy enough if you are half-decent?
Chinese Super League teams are only allowed to start 3 foreigners at once. I don't think you'd get a chance there when they all start famous attackers.
Try UAE, SA, Australia and NZ
When you join can you get a pro contract like Chelsea Barcelona
To everyone who is thinking of starting their own business, believe in yourself and never give up.Your future self will be thankful.
Forex/Bitcoin trading is more profitable and a big chance to make more money nowadays.
Yes sure, forex is a more profitable online busines.
Forex? I had interest in forex trading and crypto stocks investments but was discouraged by friends and family, I was being ignorant though
You gotta see investors scared and loose funds due to ignorance
I have been in such situation before and it wasn’t an easy one
Bro reyna is in this vid at 5:30
this is so interesting
go pro 4ever
Who is a world class player that started football late? Late like 17-21
It’s easier to make it pro in Mexico, many Americans move to Mexico to play in the league there
2:23 is that mckenie from juventus
Hi,am ready to join the Academy.
I am doing this
Can you do this as an American?
I was scouted for an academy at 10 but I wasn’t allowed to go cause my parents thought i was to young Im now 15 and I don’t think I’ll get another chance 😔
@Neymars Stunt Double really?
Rip. Big oof.
YOU WILL!! Stay determined and work harder than anyone else and you will give yourself the best chance! Adam Webster from Brighton says all about this in our latest podcast
Ayyy Jack Harrison MOT
nice
Ncaa is dying I’ve been trynna go to Europe from Canada cuz it’s not worth it
alphonso davies !
Is it just me watching this because I’m failing school...
You have to do well in school
To do this
Cmon Stoke!
I’m 18 and I want to go pro
And football is my talent
0:33 British mexican
Who is he talking about at 5:53 - MLS player from Norwich - cant make his name out though
Come to south america and play in the streets with the ppl
Yea that's what im talking about
Can I get Any link about the video
EVERYONE. I tried these guys. They charge you 2 and a half grand just to contact the colleges for you. Sorry but I don’t have that kinda money I ain’t pro yet mate
mad
i play for a club but not an academy how do i get in an academy in America?
I wish football in singapore improves 😔
@Jack Simons ikr it’s so unfair
We know that we'll walk into american teams but the American league is smaller less paid and less competitive so...
Abraham Chinye it’s not that’s easy to just walk onto a team, there’s a lot of competition everywhere you go.
@@timmochylo9814 I went to Canada and walked into the uni first team age 18 played lw but at UK I was in the 5th team playing rb.
Just saying its way easier over there, ofc theres competition.
If the money in football is what you care about, please find another sport.
@@Kezz9825 thats such a dumb comment, all im saying is ull rather do the same thing and earn 100x as much in Europe.
money and status is the main reasons people do sports or anything in general
never said it was the only reason
@@ABESW0RLD CSA < USSF talent wise
If you have money you can be pro.
Hi
Go to Mexico and look for second division teams
MOT. Jack Harrison.
So is there any hope for a 25 years old guy to start a career ? Who will come to America with a MBA program (foreign student)
No
@@mirzaahmed6589 cold
So how do we get a scholarships
Less than 2% of D1 collegiate players go pro. Less than 1% stay pro after their first year
Players coming to the US need to understand how Title IX affects the NCAA when it comes to soccer. Since women’s sports require equal representation and gridiron football is king, many of the men’s scholarships are non-existent. Think 1 or 2 per team if even that many. Most of the scholarships are partial and these students are still graduating with large amounts of student loan debt. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows over here. Beware universities giving you a $1000 scholarship then turning around and charging you much more per year to actually take classes.
This happens to my uncle but he did not make it pro
No just no I wanna go pro and I live in America it’s close to impossible because even if you’re in a D1 college you probably won’t even be in the MLS it’s not like football or basketball you need to be in a club and stay with that club till you’re 18
The problem is mls doesn't do promotion and relegation. Otherwise things would be alot better. There's alot of small cities with poor people who can be in mls
I don't think people understand if your an international player your gonna find it hard to make it professional especially in Europe, you need a passport from the country you want to play in, if you don't have that you need to play a certain amount on games for a national team in the top 100. It's easy to make it pro so don't go wasting money on trials because they'll look at you and not pick you. if you think I'm lying I have emails that I got from a manager for a team over in the J-league as well :D
How were you able to get a spot in the J-league?
@@heaveno7692 Most people either become a Citizen where you live in the country for a year I believe or they bring you in which they are allowed 3 international players. I know this because my dad is an ex professional player.
I want to be a manager tbh
learn to translate
cong
ur the next : jose mourinho
What happened to Jack harrison?
Haven't heard anything about him since he moved to city
Hes moved to a bigger club mate 🙂
All because America never had an academy system up until like 10 years ago lol
its working
is it too late to try at the age of 26? I miss it so much and i never really tried playing since I was 13.
Way too late
What about 20 😂
Education in the US is actually terrible and many european countries have a much higher standard of education
Where’s Poet & Vuj 😤
They have their own CZcams channel called poet and vuj
They were fired, at least Poet was, and he ended up with having a CZcams channel with Vuj
No bruh stay in England it’s hard enough to make it here 😂
Guess I’m moving to America 😂
the guy sounds like memulos
Who’s the narrator?
Sounds like memeulous
i want to get pro but my country no chance.
This is memeoulus
Ayyyy JACK HARRISON MOT
What's caleb McLaughlin doing here??