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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First, the article is obvious. Clearly, if kids played more pickup soccer, like they play pickup basketball, we’d have a lot more creative and skilled players to choose from. Duh. But today’s society is very structured for middle and upper class and the poorer class kids with more free unsupervised time aren’t kicking a ball in the streets. They are shooting hoops, playing two-hand touch, or stickball. Well, except for the illegals, but they aren’t going to get recognized due to mainstream sports league avoidance.

Second the article is male-oriented. We’ve produced plenty of world class female players. Why females but not males?  Motivation. Lack of financially compelling alternatives for the best female competitors and atheletes (unlike males). Title IX (motivation for females).

So the answer is more basic for males in the US: culture and money. Soccer is not engrained in our culture and it doesn’t pay enough. [/quote]

No. Travel soccer is very structured. The term “play” should be thought of as experimental. There is no to little unstructured play in travel soccer. It’s not about playing pickup, it’s about training to push kids to think under pressure and solve the box with something beside running fast. Tight spaces play and decision making under pressure vs winning at u12. Its the difference between teaching someone color theory vs give them a paint by numbers coloring book.

The US woman’s game is over reliant on athleticism. We are a big country and will always be able to get the athletes. It’s like a big club playing a smaller club. The top 3-4 players for each side are evenly matched but there is a big drop off after 5 or 6 for the small club. The speed of play is not there on the women’s side either. If you watch the recent ICC Future games and Spain-US game you can see it.

I have no idea what you are talking about with illegals or motivation. [/quote]

Yes, you do. Culture and money. [/quote]

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