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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I agree, other sports are no better, with a caveat. Let’s take one example. AAU b-ball is just as bad, but many poorer kids are able to play. Why?  Because there is lucrative pro money and apparel sponsorships to be had and that money flows down to help the poor kids afford those programs. Soccer in the US does not have that luxury. All uber-competitive sports in the USA are pay to play today, but with the more popular sports someone else is there to pay more often.

And no, parents will never be less competitive with their kids. If there is a way to get ahead, it will be taken. Our kids are not here to serve the USNT’s or to make the US a soccer super power. Our kids are here to compete, have fun, go to school, and get a job outside of soccer. If you want to help a poor kid, then pay for them to play on one of these teams or start a community program to help underserved kids, but don’t force your agenda onto others. Let the free market do its job. [/quote]

Alex’s agenda?

Watch HBO’s Real Sports segment on travel sports and kid leagues.  It is sickening.  Delusional parents.  It used to not be like this.  More drop out in all sports before HS for many of these reasons.

Kids play not parents.  But now elitist parents wield checkbooks and influence instead of leaving the competing to the kids.  Kids will always compete, parents used to let that happen and not have their nose in everything.  Other sports allow for kids without those advantages to genetically and athletically dominate and compete, unlike soccer.

The vicarious living is at an all time high in this snowplow generation.[/quote]

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