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The result was article was deleted by Ymblanter. (non-admin closure) — Jkudlick • t • c • s 11:38, 19 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Indiana Fire Academy[edit]

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Unremarkable youth sports organization, fails WP:GNG and WP:BRANCH as youth leagues are generally non-notable. SanAnMan (talk) 19:05, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge to Chicago Fire Academy or delete – WP:BRANCH clearly states that "[a]s a general rule, the individual chapters of national and international organizations are usually not considered notable enough to warrant a separate article - unless they are substantially discussed by reliable independent sources that extend beyond the chapter's local area." Based on this sentence alone, the article should be deleted as coverage does not significantly expand beyond the state of Indiana. However, it might fit well into an article about the Chicago Fire academy system, preferably to be created at Chicago Fire Academy (see also Category:American reserve soccer teams for similar articles). – Soccer-holic^{I hear voices in my head...} 19:45, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Merge to Chicago Fire Academy, which should be written to cover all teams in the MLS club's academy system. The league may be notable, but youth clubs, as a general rule, are not without meeting WP:GNG. — Jkudlick • t • c • s 19:51, 11 August 2016 (UTC) In light of SanAnMan's comment below, I am changing my !vote to delete. Youth clubs must meet WP:GNG, and this one does not. — Jkudlick • t • c • s 21:24, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Comment -- Chicago Fire Academy (not to be confused with Chicago Fire Soccer Club) is a non-existent article, and not even related to this article; this club is not the same club. The league this youth club belongs to is the U.S. Soccer Development Academy which has its own article as it should, although it is full of redlinks to its individual youth clubs and in need of major clean-up itself. Chicago Fire Academy is another youth club that is also a member of the same Development Academy, so merging this article to Chicago Fire Academy doesn't make sense. Also, a youth club is completely separate from and not even in the same level of play as a reserve soccer league, so that comparison doesn't stand up either. The fact that they are sponsored by notable professional clubs does not make the youth clubs notable, as notability is not inherited. Getting off the soapbox now, thanks. - SanAnMan (talk) 20:14, 11 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - non-notable junior team. Were Chicago Fire Academy created, perhaps some content could be moved there, but that article does not exist. Fenix down (talk) 07:50, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 18:13, 12 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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