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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^it can’t if we can’t change the way Americans play soccer.  That is the crux.  College, pro, soccer in the US is not pretty and we stick to the same manner of training/playing.  If we cant quit lionizimg 9-12 year old travel players and focus on developing them all equally instead, I have no hope for the future.  There is a lot of $ in youth sports and those reaping the rewards do not want change.  Many would be out of a job.[/quote]

Oh my god. Just take your kid to a MLS game if you can. Tune in to the occasional game on TV. Support a local USL team if that is all you have or take your kid to a major College soccer game.

Expose your little 9-12 to the live game in person and on TV. Kick the ball around with them. Emphasize their technical game at a young age in fun ways and let them fall in love with the game.

If YOU do all of the above and convince a friend with a soccer playing kid to do the same all will be just fine.[/quote]

Thanks, but I think you are confusing me with somebody else.  My kids have seen 6 games played live abroad in major stadiums (Spain, Germany, England, Italy) in  their short lifetimes.  They also regularly watch Georgetown soccer.  They grew up with a ball at their feet as soon as they were standing since many of their relatives have played at the highest levels.  None of those things are my problem.  My problem is now that they are immersed in the youth programs in the area---it is so hard to find quality training/playing in the travel club world.  And, by that, I mean not just 'winning', but 'developing'.  We've been to the top clubs and I have been underwhelmed.  I don't see it getting better up the system by the soccer we see at the US college and pro level.

You can call it 'snobbery' if you must, but I prefer to call it 'honesty'.  I have a very hard time reading a lot of what is written on this board and listening to parents on the sidelines.  So--with that I bid adieu.[/quote]

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