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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Douchebags have taken over the sport in this country.

I grew up in this area and it used to be only the very, very best kids played travel soccer.  There used to be one team per town.  If you weren't one of the 15 kids you played "house league".  Now there are "B", "C", "D" and so-on and if your parents are willing to take the time and $ you will be able to get your child on a traveling soccer team.  Then- the rest of us get to hear you drone on and on about your 'superstar'.

I have a sibling that played professional and I played on a National team.  The fact these traveling coaches get paid a salary is IMO ridiculous.  My dad used to do it for free and was more knowledgable than what passes for coaches nowadays.[/quote]

I am really surprised that you are saying that as a former player.  It seems like soccer has advanced a ton in the US in the last 2 decades and I think that is great.  The growth of youth soccer has been the base of this advancement.  With more kids playing there need to be good competitive opportunities for them.  The whole structure has changed, especially with the introduction of the Development Academies.  That is where the top kids are.  But why not let the next tier of players be well coached too?  In our experience the professional coaches have been excellent, parent coaches not so much.[/quote]

i believe 17:25's point was, at $3K a pop, [b]current travel soccer is more about money than talent/passion. other than the A teams the rest is just a bunch of rich wannabe kids who should just compete in rec leagues.[/b][/quote]

Yup.  If you're willing to pay, your kid can play "travel" soccer somewhere.  It's helps subsidize the good coaches for the A-team kids.   It's such a joke[/quote]

I'll never understand why people are so offended by the idea of letting more kids play travel. At younger ages, puberty has not yet sorted out the early bloomers from the actual talents. At older ages, why not let everyone have the experience?

No argument from me about the cost -- too many tournaments, too much travel, too many b.s. "elite" leagues, etc.[/quote]

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