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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe watch a high level (college or professional) game with him on TV and explain what the players are doing and why.  [/quote]
Yes, have him watch a lot of soccer on TV and in person. This is a big problem in this country. Few kids actually know the intricacies of the game. You can learn a lot by watching and listening to the commentators. Most kids here get this deep understanding of basketball and football because that's what they watch on TV, Youtube highlights, and play on the playground.[/quote]

This.  In other countries the world stops when soccer is on, especially the big cups.  It is many kid’s earliest memory,the great games they watched with their families!  
As a former immigrant to the U.S.my impression is  there is a huge disconnect here between the passion youth have for soccer - would say it’s easily THE most popular sport throughout school  (perhaps regional differences?) - but  the adult teams are niche at best. Nobody hardly knows or pays attention to what’s going on with US soccer, still now, even after all these decades of passionate youths playing all over the country.

Sorry, if that got off topic a bit.

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