Is the Youth Soccer model under threat?

[Anonymous]

That is sad to read. Sports can contribute greatly to the physical and mental well-being of children and to their development with regard to skills like teamwork and handling outcomes gracefully. Sports take hard work, dedication and time management. I’d say these are important things.

[Anonymous]

Sports will return as will life. Just be patient. Humans got thru the Spanish Flu, we’ll get thru this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:pay to play is under threat for sure

so you want it to be free? Can you share some ideas on how that would work and what that league would look like? or share whatever you envision? Thanks

Back when the US could actually compete in the World Cup, the core of the team did not come from fancy, high-price travel leagues but kids coached by parents, streetball and HS. Quote of the movie: "There were no soccer moms driving you around." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havPy5C2XIU

Do you actually think this would work? I mean honestly. Hoe many times did you personally or some of your closer friends with kids take their kids to free pick up around the area last year? I'm area free, advertised pick up alot and usually there are maybe 6-8 kids there. How much do you see kids playing in the street last year on their own? When was the last time you heard of a kid riding their bike a few miles to join in a pick up game? Your idea is great, but it's just not practical whatsoever. I wish it was, but it's not. It's fantasy land.

[Anonymous]

Outdoor futsal courts instead of tennis or b-ball courts in the 'hood like Brazil. That might eventually work - but probably not.

[Anonymous]

Youth sports will be fine, short term numbers may drop but they will come back

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sports will return as will life. Just be patient. Humans got thru the Spanish Flu, we’ll get thru this.

There was no travel soccer for almost 80 years after the Spanish Flu.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sports will return as will life. Just be patient. Humans got thru the Spanish Flu, we’ll get thru this.

There was no travel soccer for almost 80 years after the Spanish Flu.

This is true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pay to play is under threat for sure

so you want it to be free? Can you share some ideas on how that would work and what that league would look like? or share whatever you envision? Thanks

Back when the US could actually compete in the World Cup, the core of the team did not come from fancy, high-price travel leagues but kids coached by parents, streetball and HS. Quote of the movie: "There were no soccer moms driving you around." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havPy5C2XIU

Do you actually think this would work? I mean honestly. Hoe many times did you personally or some of your closer friends with kids take their kids to free pick up around the area last year? I'm area free, advertised pick up alot and usually there are maybe 6-8 kids there. How much do you see kids playing in the street last year on their own? When was the last time you heard of a kid riding their bike a few miles to join in a pick up game? Your idea is great, but it's just not practical whatsoever. I wish it was, but it's not. It's fantasy land.

Need to get rid of the pay to play non-sense. Money is corrupting the sport. Street ball is where the best develop their craft. Practicing under a paid coach at Bethesda has done little to help progress soccer in this country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pay to play is under threat for sure

so you want it to be free? Can you share some ideas on how that would work and what that league would look like? or share whatever you envision? Thanks

Back when the US could actually compete in the World Cup, the core of the team did not come from fancy, high-price travel leagues but kids coached by parents, streetball and HS. Quote of the movie: "There were no soccer moms driving you around." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havPy5C2XIU

Do you actually think this would work? I mean honestly. Hoe many times did you personally or some of your closer friends with kids take their kids to free pick up around the area last year? I'm area free, advertised pick up alot and usually there are maybe 6-8 kids there. How much do you see kids playing in the street last year on their own? When was the last time you heard of a kid riding their bike a few miles to join in a pick up game? Your idea is great, but it's just not practical whatsoever. I wish it was, but it's not. It's fantasy land.

Need to get rid of the pay to play non-sense. Money is corrupting the sport. Street ball is where the best develop their craft. Practicing under a paid coach at Bethesda has done little to help progress soccer in this country.

Too late for that

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pay to play is under threat for sure

so you want it to be free? Can you share some ideas on how that would work and what that league would look like? or share whatever you envision? Thanks

Back when the US could actually compete in the World Cup, the core of the team did not come from fancy, high-price travel leagues but kids coached by parents, streetball and HS. Quote of the movie: "There were no soccer moms driving you around." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havPy5C2XIU

Do you actually think this would work? I mean honestly. Hoe many times did you personally or some of your closer friends with kids take their kids to free pick up around the area last year? I'm area free, advertised pick up alot and usually there are maybe 6-8 kids there. How much do you see kids playing in the street last year on their own? When was the last time you heard of a kid riding their bike a few miles to join in a pick up game? Your idea is great, but it's just not practical whatsoever. I wish it was, but it's not. It's fantasy land.

Need to get rid of the pay to play non-sense. Money is corrupting the sport. Street ball is where the best develop their craft. Practicing under a paid coach at Bethesda has done little to help progress soccer in this country.

Too late for that

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Youth sports will survive, but our model sucks and it’s good that it’s under threat.

To the jackass posting about people being insecure and “my children will pass you on the lane”, nobody cares, but I hope you can get the attention and sense of superiority you crave from gloating about your superiority on an anonymous forum. You are a cancer.

Our model was supposed to get better when DA disappeared.... It did not. More leagues, more travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:pay to play is under threat for sure

so you want it to be free? Can you share some ideas on how that would work and what that league would look like? or share whatever you envision? Thanks

Back when the US could actually compete in the World Cup, the core of the team did not come from fancy, high-price travel leagues but kids coached by parents, streetball and HS. Quote of the movie: "There were no soccer moms driving you around." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=havPy5C2XIU

Do you actually think this would work? I mean honestly. Hoe many times did you personally or some of your closer friends with kids take their kids to free pick up around the area last year? I'm area free, advertised pick up alot and usually there are maybe 6-8 kids there. How much do you see kids playing in the street last year on their own? When was the last time you heard of a kid riding their bike a few miles to join in a pick up game? Your idea is great, but it's just not practical whatsoever. I wish it was, but it's not. It's fantasy land.

Need to get rid of the pay to play non-sense. Money is corrupting the sport. Street ball is where the best develop their craft. Practicing under a paid coach at Bethesda has done little to help progress soccer in this country.

Just a question...how many times did you take your kid to free pick up soccer last year? I ask because it's probably zero. Everyone wants some sort of regular street soccer, but noone ever takes their kid. How about after all this is lifted, people should actually take their kids to free pick up soccer so we at least can start building that culture.

[Anonymous]

Is the youth model under threat? I don't think so.

Are some clubs under threat due to how they run things - sure.

Fact of the matter is the pay-to-play model isn't going anywhere. The model evolves sure, but either way people are going to want to be paid for their time and fields.