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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May not be the original source, but I'll give this a try:

smithsoniansoccer.com/patience-is-the-most-important-attribute-in-developing-soccer-players/[/quote]

I think patience is what youth soccer misses the most in the US.  We want wins and championships from the U12 and under set.  We judge quality on this alone no matter at what cost.   The average US soccer player stops playing soccer in HS/by HS---when other countries are just starting to evaluate their players --17/18/19, we see ours as done.  There are many famous FIFA players that were not top players in the early-mid teens, but blossomed later.  We just don't keep to the same timetable.  There are many FIFA scouts that say they won't even seriously look at a kid until he's at least 17.  Before that, you can't tell how they are going to end up.  There is at trend of taking young African kids to Europe, but then throwing them out when they don't materialize.  Many articles have been written about how hard it is to get right which players will be the best in early adulthood.  Barring the few soccer genetic freaks like Messi and Pele and Ronaldo, etc., for most players it's a journey.  There are so many players in Academies around the World that will never make it to a first team.

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