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I know everyone's talking about the investment China is making in soccer. But if they train them like they do their gymnasts, with no creativity and passion, they'll just be robots (like DA on steroids). It's not just about dollars and cents but intangibles like the quality of leadership, coaching, national pride, personalities.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI know everyone's talking about the investment China is making in soccer. But if they train them like they do their gymnasts, with no creativity and passion, they'll just be robots (like DA on steroids). It's not just about dollars and cents but intangibles like the quality of leadership, coaching, national pride, personalities.
We値l still be trying to qualify-but we値l have all the intangibles covered
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It's just cultural. If the residents of Massachusetts cared as much about soccer as they do the Patriots, then Massachusetts could be a world power in soccer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's just cultural. If the residents of Massachusetts cared as much about soccer as they do the Patriots, then Massachusetts could be a world power in soccer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's just cultural. If the residents of Massachusetts cared as much about soccer as they do the Patriots, then Massachusetts could be a world power in soccer.
Our best pure athletes play basketball.
In the rest of the world, they play soccer, regardless of color.
Soccer in the US has become a lily-white experience. Not sure why, but I知 sure the pay-to-play model has something to do with it.
Until we see a shift in this paradigm, throwing all the Huddinks in the world at it won稚 change a thing
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere are genetics and ethnicity at play as well.
Our best pure athletes play basketball.
In the rest of the world, they play soccer, regardless of color.
Soccer in the US has become a lily-white experience. Not sure why, but I知 sure the pay-to-play model has something to do with it.
Until we see a shift in this paradigm, throwing all the Huddinks in the world at it won稚 change a thing
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere are genetics and ethnicity at play as well.
Our best pure athletes play basketball.
In the rest of the world, they play soccer, regardless of color.
Soccer in the US has become a lily-white experience. Not sure why, but I知 sure the pay-to-play model has something to do with it.
Until we see a shift in this paradigm, throwing all the Huddinks in the world at it won稚 change a thing
As to tired argument of "our best athletes play other sports", I never hear of kids who make NPL/ECNL/DA who then decide to quit soccer and go play football or basketball and become pro. I see plenty of good athletes at lower levels decide to pursue other sports, especially Lax. The US has always fielded athletic teams. It was technical skill and tactical understanding that was lacking compared to the Europeans. All that is easily explained by our poor grassroots coaching at younger levels when technical skills are taught and our emphasis on college soccer when European teenagers are committed to going pro and making a first team. There also isn't enough money in MLS currently to incentivize more families to forgo college for pro soccer, but that is slowly changing.
Now, change your premise to girl's soccer is a lily-white experience and I'll support that statement, but outside of college, there is no money in women's soccer. There are few free academies and ECNL is about as expensive a league as you'll find in youth sports.
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