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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If we had a system where a youth program would make millions for discovering top talent we would have free DA and the best athletes would play soccer. The difference between us and Spain is not just Pro/Rel - it’s La Liga.[/quote]

Exactly right, it's cultural which has been discussed ad nauseum on these boards.  We simply don't have the money to do everything the same way it's done in Germany, Spain, etc.

We do have a centralized federation who has the interests of the sport in this nation at heart and they want to control the way training is administered.  I don't see why that's an issue given the main challenge we have here with the type of system these other folks are proposing.  One size fits all won't fit here until the culture changes.[/quote]

You are drinking the cool-aid if you think USSF has the best interest of the sport at heart.   They are too cosy with SUM/MLS, have huge conflicts of interest.  Closed system may benefit some MLS owners, but it is horrible for soccer in general. [/quote]

And now we are getting very far away from the topic of DC area girls soccer.  This argument has been discussed many times before in many threads, somehow I don't think anyone is going to make any headway on it.  Feel free to start yet another topic on it so we can see all the usual suspects come out of the woodwork again, but I wouldn't expect any answers there either.

Back to topic, parents and girls in ECNL/DA, chin up and keep trying your hardest to be the best player you can be.  Quitting because you aren't a starter now is a very bad answer, for soccer or life.  Quit if you have soured on soccer, or just want to play for fun, not because there are 10 girls on the team who are currently ahead of you on the depth chart.   You were selected because your coaches saw something in you and thought you could compete.   Hard work, repetition, and maybe a little luck is all that separates you from your goal.  Once you crack that lineup, you will have the same chances to keep improving and to make an impression, for whatever your goal may be.

It's not pre-ordained, it hasn't already been determined.  You only fail when you follow the awful advice of people like some in this thread and quit. [/quote]

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