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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And these observations undercut those who argue, on the men's side, that the US would dominate in soccer if our best athletes played soccer instead of other sports. There's much more to the game than athleticism.[/quote]

Of course not dominate but competitive, yes. All the other countries are starting with their best athletes as the player pool, then among those best athletes the process finds those with the best non-athletic attributes. The result is great athletes + other attributes. In the US, the starting pool is missing many of the best athletes because they play other sports, so when you take the ones with the best other attributes, it's some good athletes but not the best + other attributes.[/quote]

No, you have it backwards. They start with the best soccer players. From those, the ones with the necessary athletic attributes progress.

You don't know at 15 who the best athlete is, that is what our problem is. We think we can pick soccer players like we can football or basketball. You can't wait until they grow in soccer before you pick them. You have to develop all who show promise and then let nature take its course. [/quote]

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