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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would think that a top notch coach should be put together an elite level team in NOVA area by both developing and recruiting players. The problem with dilution is not that there is lack of talent but most DA and ECNL coaches in our area have no clue about how ot develop talent and depend on recruitment too heavily.

How about we cast a big net and let the cream rise naturally and stop trying to pick winners prior to 17-18 years old.

Yep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are wrong. I have been at this for a long time with multiple players and I see very clearly the market being served. There are a few....a few.....exceptions.

Me too. So what’s wrong champ

[Anonymous]

Nothing is wrong. The high travel leagues are for affluent talent with a few others. No kid is fundamentally deprived just because they can't play fancy youth soccer but it is what it is. I don't pretend it is anything else.

All this talk of making this change or that change just misses the point IMO. This is a business. Buy what it offer or don't. No one cares about any changes unless they affect the dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is wrong. The high travel leagues are for affluent talent with a few others. No kid is fundamentally deprived just because they can't play fancy youth soccer but it is what it is. I don't pretend it is anything else.

All this talk of making this change or that change just misses the point IMO. This is a business. Buy what it offer or don't. No one cares about any changes unless they affect the dollars.

3000 dollars doesn’t make you affluent.

[Anonymous]

I am not talking about leagues that cost $3000. There is a whole different level that will cost more than that in travel alone. Go watch some fal or ecnl "national" event if you get the chance and you will see exactly what I mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is wrong. The high travel leagues are for affluent talent with a few others. No kid is fundamentally deprived just because they can't play fancy youth soccer but it is what it is. I don't pretend it is anything else.

All this talk of making this change or that change just misses the point IMO. This is a business. Buy what it offer or don't. No one cares about any changes unless they affect the dollars.

3000 dollars doesn’t make you affluent.

That’s what I tip my netjets concierge per trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is wrong. The high travel leagues are for affluent talent with a few others. No kid is fundamentally deprived just because they can't play fancy youth soccer but it is what it is. I don't pretend it is anything else.

All this talk of making this change or that change just misses the point IMO. This is a business. Buy what it offer or don't. No one cares about any changes unless they affect the dollars.

3000 dollars doesn’t make you affluent.

That’s what I tip my netjets concierge per trip.

Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is wrong. The high travel leagues are for affluent talent with a few others. No kid is fundamentally deprived just because they can't play fancy youth soccer but it is what it is. I don't pretend it is anything else.

This is just not true. DCU is free, and Arlington/Baltimore/Pipeline/Richmond all have plenty of kids who are most definitely not from affluent backgrounds.

Below that you might have more of a point - but the top clubs are not the domain of the affluent. That's not the same as saying that there are no affluent kids who make those rosters - there are. But there are plenty of kids who are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is wrong. The high travel leagues are for affluent talent with a few others. No kid is fundamentally deprived just because they can't play fancy youth soccer but it is what it is. I don't pretend it is anything else.

This is just not true. DCU is free, and Arlington/Baltimore/Pipeline/Richmond all have plenty of kids who are most definitely not from affluent backgrounds.

Below that you might have more of a point - but the top clubs are not the domain of the affluent. That's not the same as saying that there are no affluent kids who make those rosters - there are. But there are plenty of kids who are not.

What is affluent vs non-affluent?

[Anonymous]

Low-income female players are excluded from high level youth soccer and plenty of other high level youth sports with few exceptions. The travel is a total deal breaker and anyone arguing otherwise is full of nonsense or is not paying attention at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Low-income female players are excluded from high level youth soccer and plenty of other high level youth sports with few exceptions. The travel is a total deal breaker and anyone arguing otherwise is full of nonsense or is not paying attention at all.

What are you going to do about it?

[Anonymous]

I am not going to run around saying I play with the greatest players in the greatest league when a third or more are excluded from the get go. High end youth soccer is great and my players love it but the marketing BS should go in one ear and out the other. It is a youth sports country club regardless of the spin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to run around saying I play with the greatest players in the greatest league when a third or more are excluded from the get go. High end youth soccer is great and my players love it but the marketing BS should go in one ear and out the other. It is a youth sports country club regardless of the spin.

So you’re not going to do anything about it. Got it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to run around saying I play with the greatest players in the greatest league when a third or more are excluded from the get go. High end youth soccer is great and my players love it but the marketing BS should go in one ear and out the other. It is a youth sports country club regardless of the spin.

So you’re not going to do anything about it. Got it

Why does anything need to be done about it? Anyone is capable of separating marketing fantasy from reality. Try it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not going to run around saying I play with the greatest players in the greatest league when a third or more are excluded from the get go. High end youth soccer is great and my players love it but the marketing BS should go in one ear and out the other. It is a youth sports country club regardless of the spin.

So you’re not going to do anything about it. Got it

Why does anything need to be done about it? Anyone is capable of separating marketing fantasy from reality. Try it.

So, you don’t particularly care about the “1/3”. You just don’t like people claiming to be the best when 1/3 is excluded. It that correct?

Because if that’s the case, the vast majority of the worlds population is excluded from organized sports. So Jordan and the rest are fake super stars.