Now I know before I write this it's ambitious and has a lot of moving parts. Now I don't exactly know how the NCAA rules work. I played sports in college but how they might rule on my current thought I have no idea. I have been reading a couple of articles especially the one from ESPNFC about Klingsmann and his staff basically encouraging youth national team kids to sign with European teams.
http://www.espnfc.com/team/united-s...-young-player-advice-as-mls-frustration-grows
This particular article and many like it go on to speak about how the owners of MLS teams are getting angry because they're investing a lot in these kids and losing them for nothing.
Now I began to think about this and wondering if it was possible to set up some type of deferred compensation for academy players. Basically the issue is that most of the academy players won't play professional soccer. So training and gaining college scholarships are the way to earn for most of them. Now for the good ones I would like them to set up some type of deferred comp. Based on how long they've been with the academy and after college or whenever they're ready to sign they get "x amount" of money plus and applicable signing bonus the club seems fit. Also these signing bonuses are exempt from MLS salary caps. Now I also know the NCAA will have issue but who cares it won't be guaranteed unless they sign with an MLS team and of course change the name from what it actually is "deferred comp" to something new and edgy like "generation next contract".
http://www.espnfc.com/team/united-s...-young-player-advice-as-mls-frustration-grows
This particular article and many like it go on to speak about how the owners of MLS teams are getting angry because they're investing a lot in these kids and losing them for nothing.
Now I began to think about this and wondering if it was possible to set up some type of deferred compensation for academy players. Basically the issue is that most of the academy players won't play professional soccer. So training and gaining college scholarships are the way to earn for most of them. Now for the good ones I would like them to set up some type of deferred comp. Based on how long they've been with the academy and after college or whenever they're ready to sign they get "x amount" of money plus and applicable signing bonus the club seems fit. Also these signing bonuses are exempt from MLS salary caps. Now I also know the NCAA will have issue but who cares it won't be guaranteed unless they sign with an MLS team and of course change the name from what it actually is "deferred comp" to something new and edgy like "generation next contract".