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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I said in the post that it was a simplistic example used to make the point.  Read it again.  Just forget it and move on to the other example of not reviewing the written information and diagrams before practice.  [/quote]

We know your kid is super special and super dedicated. Oh, dear, where can she ever play with kids worthy of her acumen?[/quote]

Yo can argue till kingdom come that lots of these "elite"  teams in these "elite" leagues have the roster depth to successfully appreciate, learn and execute higher level strategies but that wont make it true.  Anyone with a teen out here in the trenches can see the dilution for themselves.  You can continue this dumb argument solo.  [/quote]

I'm not arguing that there is talent depth. What I am saying is that there are a lot of very average soccer players out there currently and that it is possible that your kid is simply just above average. I don't mean this as an insult just that we have a perspective of what "elite" is supposed to mean. And even though you are simply providing simple examples to make your point frankly, any example you can give just about any player at nearly any level in Europe or South America can execute as a bare minimum. the only real difference is the general pace of play.

Culturally we just don't really know how to play the game. We have lots of kids who can demonstrate the moves but we have very few multi generational players who just simply understand the game.

My point is, this is why our nets need to be cast as wide as possible to keep as many kids as possible playing the game as long as possible. If your kid is truly elite, yes, she may be held back some but in a relative sense it won't really matter.

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Why would you compare youth soccer here to other places..it is fundamentally different.  Show me a place where the families fork over  thousands of dollars er year for soccer instruction, hotels, rental cars, plane tickets, etc and then we can make a comparison.

Never said my kid was going pro.  I said that half the team does not even bother to come to practice prepared to learn.  Problem has gotten worse with the complete over saturation of "elite" youth soccer options.  I have a girl so this is just a total mess.  At least  boy in some areas in the right talent and location could play for a funded BDA.  For girls the market was always for kids with some talent and the budgets to spend on developing  it. There are no options is for girls that just have talent.  They are of no value at all in this system.

I would go to a more inclusive, low travel cheaper option in  a heart beat if it existed.  Does not exist and not a thing I can do about it.  We all have to look around and pick our poison and try to find an acceptable  spot for our players.  It is not like the choices are good.

What is good is the sport of soccer.  Good thing for the soccer industrial complex that the game is so great or everyone would quit this crap tomorrow.

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This sounds more like a B/C-D level team issue. [/quote]

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