the fix for us soccer, thoughts

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Abort DA asap! Remove USSF! Reboot the with another organization asap! Start from scratch! Learn from the mistakes and make critical changes. Ya'll stupid!

DA won't be scrapped as it's a magnet to attract players to the Clubs that have it.A huge Scam run by good old boys.

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I can give you the real problem with our soccer system. From the roots, our sytem is corrupted. At young ages all the kids are just going to play for their local club, no real problem there. Then, you get to the real problem. At age 11 or 12, you can break up these kids into two groups; the talented and the athletic (strong, fast) kids. Naturally these kids tryout for the DA team for their area. This is where the stronger faster kids are taken and the natural/raw talent is put to the side. The DA develops these stronger players and gives them ball skills, more strength, soccer IQ, etc. This is where our sytem is flawed. We have no clue what makes a good soccer player. Im not talking MLS, im talking good european soccer player. RAW TALENT is what makes every great European footballer. Europe is so much more advanced at this game than us because we have no talent identification nor talent development sytem in this country. We have to have a system that can identify talent, and develop it. If we keep kidding ourselves with this DA system we will eventually be the next San Marino. European footballers are made by talent and devlopment, and this is what we must learn to start giving a name for our national teams. For all the DA enthusiasts out there, lemme tell you something. Since the implementation of this DA system, we have had less recruits go off to Europe, and our national team has sucked even more. And the worst part is, thats just the beggining of the pain that is going to keep coming as a result of this flawed system. Dont tell me DA will make our national team better, because at the moment where worse than we where before DA came into play.

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I can give you the real problem with our soccer system. From the roots, our sytem is corrupted. At young ages all the kids are just going to play for their local club, no real problem there. Then, you get to the real problem. At age 11 or 12, you can break up these kids into two groups; the talented and the athletic (strong, fast) kids. Naturally these kids tryout for the DA team for their area. This is where the stronger faster kids are taken and the natural/raw talent is put to the side. The DA develops these stronger players and gives them ball skills, more strength, soccer IQ, etc. This is where our sytem is flawed. We have no clue what makes a good soccer player. Im not talking MLS, im talking good european soccer player. RAW TALENT is what makes every great European footballer. Europe is so much more advanced at this game than us because we have no talent identification nor talent development sytem in this country. We have to have a system that can identify talent, and develop it. If we keep kidding ourselves with this DA system we will eventually be the next San Marino. European footballers are made by talent and devlopment, and this is what we must learn to start giving a name for our national teams. For all the DA enthusiasts out there, lemme tell you something. Since the implementation of this DA system, we have had less recruits go off to Europe, and our national team has sucked even more. And the worst part is, thats just the beggining of the pain that is going to keep coming as a result of this flawed system. Dont tell me DA will make our national team better, because at the moment where worse than we where before DA came into play.

We sure are worse off. This DA System is run by a bunch of Clowns. Total Disaster for US Soccer.

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We sure are worse off. This DA System is run by a bunch of Clowns. Total Disaster for US Soccer.

I grew up in Europe, and its really just an atmosphere that we just lived futbol day in and day out. We played all day every day. For the talented kids here in the US who really have a passion for the game its difficult because there is not alot of places to just go play whenever wherever. I think thats a big reason why our country is not up to European and South American standards.

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DA won't be scrapped as it's a magnet to attract players to the Clubs that have it.A huge Scam run by good old boys.

If MLS clubs pull out that takes away one the draw to non MLS clubs, that being you get to play pro clubs. It's getting to the point where there's enough scale for MSL to go it alone and use USL as their feeder system. Some MLS clubs are even setting up their own residency programs so that they can recruit from all over the US. Take the pro clubs out and the rest is just another league with more restrictions.

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I grew up in Europe, and its really just an atmosphere that we just lived futbol day in and day out. We played all day every day. For the talented kids here in the US who really have a passion for the game its difficult because there is not alot of places to just go play whenever wherever. I think thats a big reason why our country is not up to European and South American standards.

For sure there isn't enough free play across the board. It is a tremendous tool for creativity with no pressure to perform. Kids also don't grow up following pro teams or leagues the way they do abroad. They're more likely to watch or attend basketball/football/baseball games with parents or friends. You can learn a lot watching games.

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For sure there isn't enough free play across the board. It is a tremendous tool for creativity with no pressure to perform. Kids also don't grow up following pro teams or leagues the way they do abroad. They're more likely to watch or attend basketball/football/baseball games with parents or friends. You can learn a lot watching games.

Won’t happen here!

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The sport is what it is.

The US offers far too many other athletic options with more prestige in the US. Soccer really does not stand a chance to be anymore then what it is. DA, High School system, ODA...none of that changes the fact that the best potential players are busy with other sports.

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The sport is what it is.

The US offers far too many other athletic options with more prestige in the US. Soccer really does not stand a chance to be anymore then what it is. DA, High School system, ODA...none of that changes the fact that the best potential players are busy with other sports.

Do any of the world's best soccer players look like NFL, MLB or NBA players? Really, c'mon, you're smarter than this. You can rightfully criticize a thousand things about Us soccer, but a lack of quality athletes is not one of them.

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The sport is what it is.

The US offers far too many other athletic options with more prestige in the US. Soccer really does not stand a chance to be anymore then what it is. DA, High School system, ODA...none of that changes the fact that the best potential players are busy with other sports.

Correct 💯

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Do any of the world's best soccer players look like NFL, MLB or NBA players? Really, c'mon, you're smarter than this. You can rightfully criticize a thousand things about Us soccer, but a lack of quality athletes is not one of them.

Wrong. There are little humans that should never step on the field. Embarrassing!

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Do any of the world's best soccer players look like NFL, MLB or NBA players? Really, c'mon, you're smarter than this. You can rightfully criticize a thousand things about Us soccer, but a lack of quality athletes is not one of them.

Every smaller guard in the NBA, Every DB, RB, WR...

On top of that, let's go beyond just the NFL and NBA...how about the 100's of thousands of kids who play these sports and are great athletes, but don't have the size required for the next level in those sports?

Those are the players you are missing out on...the undersize great athletes that wanted to be an NFL or NBA player since they were small children, but never grew into the body for the sport beyond the high school or even college level.

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Every smaller guard in the NBA, Every DB, RB, WR...

On top of that, let's go beyond just the NFL and NBA...how about the 100's of thousands of kids who play these sports and are great athletes, but don't have the size required for the next level in those sports?

Those are the players you are missing out on...the undersize great athletes that wanted to be an NFL or NBA player since they were small children, but never grew into the body for the sport beyond the high school or even college level.

Keep breeding small little kids. The money will flow.

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Every smaller guard in the NBA, Every DB, RB, WR...

On top of that, let's go beyond just the NFL and NBA...how about the 100's of thousands of kids who play these sports and are great athletes, but don't have the size required for the next level in those sports?

Those are the players you are missing out on...the undersize great athletes that wanted to be an NFL or NBA player since they were small children, but never grew into the body for the sport beyond the high school or even college level.

USA would love to have players like Chucky Lozano, Andres Guardado. I don’t think either can dunk a basketball or play much WR or RB. We have thousands of future Lozanos or Guardados playing youth soccer today. The problem is what happens to them, not that elite athletes like Barry Sanders become running backs and not an attacking midfielders.

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USA would love to have players like Chucky Lozano, Andres Guardado. I don’t think either can dunk a basketball or play much WR or RB. We have thousands of future Lozanos or Guardados playing youth soccer today. The problem is what happens to them, not that elite athletes like Barry Sanders become running backs and not an attacking midfielders.

WHAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS THE BEST ATHLETIC DO NOT PLAY SOCCER IN aMERICA END OF STORY