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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here, chiming in to make a couple of comments related to this statement: “The odds of playing D1 are notably higher for players from the Mid-Atlantic states, but much lower for players in many other areas.”

I had posted that statement and a link to the source document on the recent thread about soccer scholarships.  It does seem very clear that the odds of a player from our area playing in college are much higher than the national average, and I think it's very fair to say that the DMV is a hot spot for college recruiting.  That is not only because we have so many more colleges in a concentrated area than most parts of the country.  If you look at any of the college commitment sites, you will see that tons of kids from our area end up playing all across the country.

But as others have pointed out, that is not the same as saying we are a hotbed for soccer development.  We could easily become one, though, if we were able to attract a larger number of talented coaches.  We have enough good kids playing, and enough support for the sport, that if you brought in a bunch of Matt Pilkington type coaches (I'm sure there is a parallel example on the girl's side) and gave them the freedom to do their thing, we'd be producing top players and pros at a good clip. [/quote]

I like where this is going and yes thanks for the link that I reused. Thanks. Why do you think we have a dearth of good coaches here? Cost of living and/or other barriers?[/quote]

Plenty of good coaches here. Not a lot of fanatically committed players or families. It is a suburban soccer culture with a lot of academic and extracurricular pursuits competing for the time of players. This is the fundamental challenge for US soccer. Same problem, different area anywhere you go. [/quote]

If your U10 top team player cannot name the usual starters for Man City and Liverpool (up to 14-15 regular starters), I would say your kid is probably already behind the 8 ball in terms of learning the game. Every good baseball, football and basketball player can do equivalents in their sports. When you don’t see it here, you may start to answer why it is very difficult for this country to produce the players it should based on population and athletic talent pool. [/quote]

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