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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because we don’t have a lucrative pro league at the top to fund it. [/quote]

Yes we do.

They just want to keep their money and let parents fund it instead.[/quote]

I'll put the greed of NFL, MLB and NBA owners up against anyone. But they reluctantly recognize that paying for talent maximizes their profitability, so those are big-money sports. A youth coach in one of those sports who can identify and develop talent, and steer it to the next stage, can live a very comfortable life indeed.  A kid who shows talent will have no problem finding someone to cover their bills.

In soccer, the money flows the other way, up from the bottom. In youth soccer, not only are families expected to pay all the costs but their also expected to kick some up to the higher levels. DC United used to come to our club all the time talking about "partnership" opportunities, which to them meant one and only one thing: us giving them money.

Incidentally, it's the same for soccer referees. That nice guy who refs your kid's game has to pay an annual registration fee to US Soccer. About a quarter of that fee goes to subsidize the pay of MLS referees. [/quote]

Wait, are you claiming that NFL, MLB, and NBA actually fund youth coaches?   I've never heard that before.  Do you have a source?

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