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Anonymous
Straight from the womb into the Academy. |
Anonymous
They all played rec soccer as kids. |
Anonymous
560+ pages about U6 to U8? |
Anonymous
No, a small part of youth soccer is rec and baby soccer. Competitive soccer with older teams is how leagues and clubs get their rankings and status and how they draw in more paying customers at a younger age. But it sounds like if the priority is now going to be on rec playdate soccer then leagues and clubs will watch their competitive teams and players leave. Doesn’t seem like a good business model but at least the kids will all be playing with friends and getting participation trophies. |
Anonymous
What are you even talking about? This isn't going to end "competitive" soccer. |
Anonymous
Why does the BY crowd say a SY registration is “rec” soccer and not competitive? |
Anonymous
Same people that call college soccer rec soccer. |
Anonymous
Say what you will about American's ability to foist marketing onto the population but damn if it never falls to work. |
Anonymous
To be fair, some people’s 8 year olds ARE going to go pro. I get the point people are making when they say things like that. And yes, there are no elite 8 year olds, BUT, some people’s 8 years olds ARE IN FACT going to go pro. And most parents of this 8 year olds know that. Not think that. Not hope that. Not dream that, not even wish it. They KNOW their kid is going pro. |
Anonymous
The people chasing after SY are Rec minded is the sentiment |
Anonymous
Look, nobody cares what anyone “believes.” You can use the same analogy a say the SY increases participation supporters are “new age anti-vaxers”…nobody cares. It’s when the new age antivax crowd starts beating the “it’s in the data” drum that I point out that no…it’s not in fact in the data. The data doesn’t support an age cutoff either way as causative OR correlative to participation for soccer or any other team sport. |
Anonymous
How are they “rec minded?” |
Anonymous
Right?! I agree with the premise that there seems to be a push for broaden the grassroots and that will mean more lower skilled soccer, but I have no idea what PP is talking about with “competitive soccer”…the money is all made sub national leagues. Clubs don’t make money on their top teams. |
Anonymous
I believe the idea is that if you broaden the grassroots soccer, get more kids into soccer, which means yes, more lower skilled soccer, then more little kids who can be good teenagers and excellent adults enter into soccer and stay. A lot of people in this forum have very competitive kids, kids playing in college, or MLS academies, and at one point all those kids were just U-little kids entering into soccer through some random program close to their house and not all of them were born to two soccer playing parents who planned their elite careers for them since they were 7. Many of our kids just started playing because it's a thing to do with kids you know and then over time took it more and more seriously, and leaned into their talent, and worked hard, and we supported them as they grew and here they are. It's not crazy to think that the more kids who start that way, the more competitive the US will become! Changing the ages to make entry to soccer easier in the immediate season after the World Cup comes to america and drives soccer enthusiasm up is a great idea. Forget which kids have an advantage and RAE and team disruption and all the rest. It's good for American soccer for more kids to play soccer, thats true full stop. |
Anonymous
seasonal season is an interesting spin. Separates from prior school year approach. Do you think they will vary by state? I’m not sure leagues will want that extra admin. He seems to suggest a September cutoff. Between US youth soccer and US club soccer, they are making it clear that this is happening. Not sure why anyone is still debating. |