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We haven’t convinced enough of our urban/poor population to

Posted on: July 15, 2024 at 08:23:06 CT
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prioritize soccer over other athletic options they see as a path to fame and fortune. This was discussed at length by one of the iconic English club managers some years ago and, I believe, it’s still true today. We develop and promote US soccer players from wealthier suburban clubs while European and South American teams look to poor, urban areas where soccer is the only sporting activity, kids have access to.

In England, for instance, suburban kids are more likely to choose rugby, or cricket over soccer. Since rugby is an interscholastic sport in England it becomes much more akin to the organization and operation of US soccer programs.

Bottom line, our very best athletes are not, typically, directed toward soccer as a sport, but rather basketball football. This is especially true for the kids who are just starting to participate
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These teams are light years ahead of the US. Not sure how - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:11:12
     We don't play soccer like we play BBall or used - Mizzou Lou KC - 7/15 08:52:46
          Referencing to my post below, one of the fundamental points - jumbo73 MU - 7/15 10:28:35
               This is the problem with all youth sports on this country. - sprintcar STL - 7/15 11:10:18
     We haven’t convinced enough of our urban/poor population to - jumbo73 MU - 7/15 08:23:06
     Because we have the NFL and NBA. - tgr MU - 7/15 07:56:55
     The US is a cricket country now (nm) - Sal CMSU - 7/15 07:37:04
          South Johnson County certainly is nm - Mizzou Lou KC - 7/15 08:57:50
     soccer is a different beast..... - SEC-BIG-GAMEHUNTER MU - 7/15 02:26:47
          "free balling it from birth with neighborhood kids" - kaw(nm) - TigerA MU - 7/15 08:21:12
     In a lot of these countries, it is soccer first - Eggs MU - 7/14 22:17:28
          I get that but I played very competitive soccer in the - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:26:29
               Mexico is soccer crazy, has talent and a lot of people - XRob MU - 7/15 00:44:40
               When I was last in Uruguay - meatiger MU - 7/14 22:35:34
                    it has changed recently..MLS teams have acadamies - tigerinhogtown STL - 7/15 00:08:08
                    Neighbor kid plays for the Chicago Fire and my kids - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:39:03
               But how many of those 10% are the best of the best? - Eggs MU - 7/14 22:29:56
                    Maybe 0.05% would be world class soccer players, but that - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:36:55
                    I quit soccer in 6th grade as frankly I was too tall and - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:33:04
     They play soccer, we practice soccer. So their skill level - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:14:37
          Our best athletes don't dream of hitting a pk after doing - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:21:08
               We aren't being "out-athleted", we are out-skilled and out- - Mizzou Lou KC - 7/15 08:57:01
               Our best soccer players do play soccer - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:25:05
                    Soccer is basically for boys too scared of football - El-ahrairah BAMA - 7/15 07:47:23
                    You are saying, in a less concise way, exactly what I said - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:32:35
                         No, my point contained portions of the correct answer(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:44:46
                    If the best athletes from other sports were doing that - Eggs MU - 7/14 22:31:21
                         There aren’t any NFL, NBA, MLB players that if they - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:33:28
                              RE: agree maybe a fraction. Point Guards, and DBs and some - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:35:38
                                   They might have the athleticism and build, but elite soccer - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:41:40
                                   And also you are discounting the 1000s of players that didnt - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:40:16
                                        true. This tells me a lot in this graph. need 10 percent - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:43:07
                                             Kaw has been scaring them away(nm) - meatiger MU - 7/14 22:46:14
                                                  does soccer attract diddlers?(nm) - TigerFan92 STL - 7/14 22:46:56
                                                       I think kids attract diddlers(nm) - meatiger MU - 7/14 22:48:25
                                   BWJ is the exact build of a soccer player(nm) - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:37:57
                              Laughably wrong(nm) - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:35:25
                                   I am picturing guys like Tyreek Hill - Eggs MU - 7/14 22:42:14
                                        Exactly but we are actually being too biased because - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:50:23
                                        They wouldn’t make the US national team(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:43:07
                                             How do you know? - Eggs MU - 7/14 22:45:06
                                                  Because my original answer is still the correct one - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:49:03
                                                       If only America had travelling youth soccer teams - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:53:25
                                                            They do, none of those kids play soccer - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:56:29
                                                                 Also I don't think your theory holds up because the great - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:01:10
                                                                      I defer to your soccer expertise, bet you are right(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:04:38
                                                                           Usually a solid choice to do so. But I like your world of - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:11:51
                                                                                You need a lot of practice. You just need to also - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:21:12
                                                                 I'm pretty sure they play games against each other - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:57:47
                                                                      See original post question - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:02:46
                                                                           I agree having the third or fourth best athletes play soccer - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:08:24
                                                                                I suppose to extend your argument, you could - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:10:53
                                                                                     I'll also say that if LeBron spent the same amount of time - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:20:49
                                                                                          Never mind I guess you don’t understand baseball either - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:27:21
                                                                                               What if he didn't practice at it and just played could he - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:34:47
                                                                                                    No(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:57:31
                                                                                                    for some dumb reason - meatiger MU - 7/14 23:49:21
                                                                                     I'm not saying LeBron specifically would be a world class - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:16:42
                                                                                          There is no reason to believe any player in another - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:25:17
                                                                                               Coordination and reflexes and fast twitch.muscle - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:33:11
                                                       omg - meatiger MU - 7/14 22:50:21
                                                            Tyreek is playing the correct sport. His athleticism and - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:51:53
                                                                 So if football /NFL did not exist - meatiger MU - 7/14 22:54:42
                                                                      If he focused on soccer - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:58:06
                                                                      Prison(nm) - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:55:15
                                                                           Better way of phrasing it would have been if tyreek - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 22:56:27
                                                                                That is totally different, see my original point(nm) - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 22:59:11
                                                                                     His athleticism would have gotten funnele into an affiliated - lqf2b8 MU - 7/14 23:03:25
                                                                                          If he stuck with it and worked hard - FIJItiger MU - 7/14 23:06:06
                                   yeah - meatiger MU - 7/14 22:38:11




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