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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best athletes in this country most certainly do not play soccer. Go to most any high school and ask who are the best athletes and see how many of them play soccer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it's not just about speed and strength in soccer. There are tactics and game IQ. yada, yada. The same could be said about any other sport. But with enough of a player pool, they all have good game IQ and speed and strength. Basketball and football just have a larger player pool. Not at the younger ages but in high school and older.

At the highest levels, national teams and professional ranks, where all have the dedication and time to learn the tactics and skills, the differences of just a few freakishly superior athletes can make a difference. In Europe the very best freakishly good athletes are playing soccer at the professional level. Consider the top athletes in the US. People like Lebron James or Saquon Barkley or Lamar Jackson. These are athletes with 1 in  10 million physical traits. Not saying they would automatically be good at soccer, but imagine if kids with these physical gifts were playing soccer in greater numbers from a young age.[/quote]

+1. If parents have extremely athletic & talented HS age kids and a Nick Saban or a Mike Krzyzewski is recruiting your DS compared to countless unknown US college soccer coaches, it’s a very easy decision to make. When Nick Saban recently came to a local MD HS to recruit a kid (I cant remember the HS), it made the local news. [/quote]

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