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[quote=Anonymous]Whoops, "quote" code typo above

"I am the OP. The person who posted about Spain is correct. Our boys look "pretty damn good" based on our standards and the skill level we have here. But it is all relative. Once we get out to the real world of soccer our boys have no chance and while they may look "damn pretty good" here, overseas they are mediocre players.

Most parents who influence the system (and thereby ruining it) just want their kid to play college and that is all. So they hinder or close the door of opportunity of a talented soccer player (with perhaps no financial means to pay club soccer) and hence he is not seen by coaches and/or scouts.

Plus, many club directors are mostly made up of former college players who have not seen what or how a professional team on an international level club is run or plays.

Please refrain from making silly comments about my post and thanks to those who have replied with a cool head and good info. My post is meant to help us produce better soccer players who can make us look good."

If you don't want silly comments, you should avoid opinions like being anti-college soccer because of X,Y and Z without references to facts and studies.  Everybody has silly opinions if they don't match yours.

Also, your comment illustrates that you are trying to maximize the number of high level of soccer players while saying that parents/kids don't have this same maximization problem (i.e. they merely want to play in college and then have a life unrelated to soccer).  So you have to address this by making your Max problem their Max problem (essentially making their sole goal in life to play pro soccer while ignoring the opportunity costs associated with this (aka missed careers).

Maybe you should look into the research of youth sports topics like attrition, value of multiple sports, youth injury issues, etc. (see Gould) to learn more.  Seems you would enjoy learning about the topic. Google is your friend. Good luck![/quote]

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