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Kyle Martino wants to help bring US soccer from 'country club suburbs and into cities
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Won't happen because all the old white men will cry foul when their kid gets beat by a better brown skinned kid...
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Not that it should matter but
Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWon't happen because all the old white men will cry foul when their kid gets beat by a better brown skinned kid...
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There are a lot of wealthy and middle class people living in the cities, and soccer can be big business in those areas too. Everyone is tired of hearing about skin color and first generation kids. Heck, in America all the students are equal if you give them the coaches and teachers to find their passions and develop their skills.
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It would help
I think the real solution is to make soccer a sport that kids like to play all over the place after school, etc.... It isn't about inner city kids being better athletes. It is about showing kids that might not have the right body types for football, basketball, or other sports that they might actually make great soccer players. Think about all those kids that are great at basketball but simply aren't tall enough. Well soccer could be the sport for them.
If local leagues got large enough. Then Travel and large expenses will not be required for development. This means even more training time for the kids at much much lower prices.
It is a win win for US soccer. Right now we have too few quality coaches, too expensive, too much time consuming travel, etc...
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI think the real solution is to make soccer a sport that kids like to play all over the place after school, etc.... It isn't about inner city kids being better athletes. It is about showing kids that might not have the right body types for football, basketball, or other sports that they might actually make great soccer players. Think about all those kids that are great at basketball but simply aren't tall enough. Well soccer could be the sport for them.
If local leagues got large enough. Then Travel and large expenses will not be required for development. This means even more training time for the kids at much much lower prices.
It is a win win for US soccer. Right now we have too few quality coaches, too expensive, too much time consuming travel, etc...
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI agree, and eventually more players will be developed and discovered who have the total package to star on the national team.
Also, there's the very real issue of cost. Who is going to fund all these inner-city programs?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere are a lot of wealthy and middle class people living in the cities, and soccer can be big business in those areas too. Everyone is tired of hearing about skin color and first generation kids. Heck, in America all the students are equal if you give them the coaches and teachers to find their passions and develop their skills.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostKids have to want to play. Soccer is not a part of our culture. Kids are drawn to sports their friends play or their families follow. They admire LeBron. Culture can be built but it takes time.
Also, there's the very real issue of cost. Who is going to fund all these inner-city programs?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI actually believe soccer is a big part of our culture. Fans are attending soccer games. We have enough players and followers of soccer in our country to turn out a better men's National team. We have to be on the cusp of producing a winning men's National team. The competition is so high level in so many countries. The best of the best are on every country's National team. It is even getting this way in college soccer. Every college soccer team is excellent in D1 and the gap is narrowing of finding that one power house team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo doubt we have enough soccer players to eek out a better NT, but we do a crap job identifying, nurturing and developing them. I also don't agree that we have a soccer culture. Is it bigger than 20 years ago? Absolutely. But it still pales in comparison to the big 3 sports in terms of fans, swag, ad and marketing $. If we were doing a better job developing players there wouldn't be such big increases in international layers taking college spots. Those rejected from international clubs are better than our players.
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