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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What in the US is not pay2play? It's how businesses provide services in a capitalist economic system that relies on little to no government subsidy - you pay a fee, it pays for coaches, fields and leagues/management - all out of pocket expenses.

The US is a vast territory with a large population and the sports business on all levels is booming to try and keep up with the demand. [b]There is no way the US/State governments can subsidize the youth soccer expenses of millions of jimmy's and becky's whose parent think they are amazing athletes and must play minimum 3 sports. [/b] I get that you don't like it but calling it a scam or a fraud is just ignorant. [/quote]

IDK how much, if any government subsidies exist in funding youth soccer in England, Germany, the Netherlands or Spain.  What does happen there though is there is a robust club system that subsidies their top academy teams.  If your not playing for these academy teams, you are most likely playing for your local town team which has minimal cost associated with it.  Outside of the MLS Academies, that doesn't exist here in the US.  [b]There is also no college equivalent either in Europe...[/b]

For the most part, the P2P system works for basketball, football is still primarily driven by HS.  Baseball P2P model.  I don't think that the USA will ever get to a point on the men's side where they are consistently competing with the Euro or S. American powers.  This was a women's national team thread and I think, while the European teams and S. American certainly have made great strides and are really good, the USA will still compete due to the large female player pool that exists.

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[b]Because *checks notes* college/universities are for studying and not propping up ignorants and illiterates whose only skill and/or talent is athletics. [/b]Those ‘students’ receive grade inflation among other perks because that’s how the American pipeline is designed. That’s why also HS sports don’t really exist in Europe. Schools are for studying. Sports has outside outlets. Otherwise those college ‘students’ would be flippin’ burgers. If they even get their hs diploma. Which is another convo aside lol everyone gets a diploma in this country NCLB with phony classes like ‘cooking’ or ‘weight-lifting’ lmfao [/quote]
 
Yeah, lots of "clubs" in Europe for sports when in secondary school.  It's a completely different system.  But, plenty of ignorants and illiterates from Europe are certainly anxious then the come and take advantage of the system that you deride.  Good for them I suppose if they are able to continue their "soccer" careers here at a US university.   The US college athletic system and how it's gone completely off the rails is a whole other topic and not the one that was originally being discussed here.  It is pretty ridiculous when Carson Beck from U of Miami said he hadn't attended classes in 2 years and is still playing "college" football.  [/quote]

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