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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are plenty of theories about why youth soccer is what it is in US, but it all boils down to soccer is not a mainstream sport in America. Kids watch, talk about, and casually play other sports. Their parents did the same. It’s what they know. Nothing wrong with it, it’s just the culture. Sure, there are small pockets of communities with large Latino populations where there is a soccer culture because that’s what they grew up with. Soccer is not mainstream just like lacrosse, swimming, volleyball, hockey. [/quote]

There are lots of communities around the country where soccer is hugely popular, and they are not limited to those with large Latino populations—immigrants from African and most European countries are usually very into soccer, and there are many primarily white soccer hot beds as well. Most of the parents on my kids’ MoCo soccer teams grew up playing soccer, and that’s true for the kids we have met from the Tri-State area, Florida, CA, and TX.

We have lots of young American players doing really well in the Bundesliga youth and senior teams, and others playing in other leagues around the world. If you don’t follow closely, you may not be aware of the shift over the last few years. You can’t make NBA or NFL level money with lacrosse, swimming (outside of Olympians with endorsement deals) or volleyball (same), but you can with men’s soccer. Hockey is a different animal, but like soccer, lots of kids are obsessed with it and watch and talk about it constantly. [/quote]

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