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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In all these discussions here and with parents on the sidelines, the one absolute change I'd like to see is the reduction of a travel. I like the idea of soccer hubs, like the DMV, Atlanta, NY/NJ etc. where there is enough density to provide opportunities across a range of skill levels. [/quote]

This is how it is in the top youth soccer hubs in the world - Catalonia, Paris, England, Rio, Buenos Aires.

My son has played some matches in Barcelona.  The “local” academies have tremendous facilities and coaching talent and are super accessible to players.[/quote]

We HAD/HAVE a local system, the USYS. The problem becomes when you play the same clubs year-in/year-out and stagnate and the club-based pro/reg system ALSO put to much weight on winning.[/quote]

The “elite” clubs and teams travel quite a bit.  That’s not local.

In Catalonia, the elite teams and clubs play their regular season games locally.

There is also a very defined promotion/ relegation system, which we don’t.

MLS gets “gifted” elite status.  ECNL picks and chooses who gets to be in the league and at what level.

This is breeding grounds for mediocrity, which is what we are in terms of football.[/quote]

That's what forces kids to travel more -- the picking/choosing of elite clubs in a closed system.[/quote]

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