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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]US world cup champions: Of the 23 players on that roster, 21 played high school soccer. And anyone who thinks that this stat only represents an older generation of players is ignoring the facts.

The U.S.’ current roster is full of young, technical players who played high school soccer—and other sports. The vast majority of those players did not play full-year club soccer and many even played multiple high school sports.

Morgan Brian, who won the Golden Ball at the 2016 CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament, played high school soccer. So did Christen Press, who over the past year has scored some of the most technically impressive goals in U.S. soccer history.

Tobin Heath and Lauren Holiday, widely regarded as the two most technical players in the last World Cup cycle, both played high school soccer. So did Becky Sauerbrunn, who many regard as the best defender in the world.

For good measure, add in American stars Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd (the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year), Ali Krieger, and Kelley O’Hara—all of whom played at the high school level. Mallory Pugh, the 17-year-old phenom who recently broke into the national team, plays high school soccer, as did Emily Sonnett, the No. 1 pick in this year’s NWSL draft.

To produce world-class players, the American system does not need to be a year-round club system. Nor does it need to be a soccer-only system.[/quote]

And this is why the rest of the world has been steadily catching up,  and already begun to pass us by,  on the women's side.

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I hate this mentality that we should be superior in every sport and win the world cup every time. We had a temporary advantage that is disappearing as women's soccer grows up in other countries. Unless USSF completely buggers up the youth training environment, we will always be competitive. [/quote]

Agreed --- so tired of hearing the "US women are no longer dominant" because they didn't win a match, World Cup, Olympic gold.
If it were as simple as creating a structured environment where top players were identified, funneled through extensive training, and forced to focus exclusively on soccer,
the Chinese would never lose.

But that's why they play the games...

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