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Yet those same boys grow up to come on here and talk about a sport they know nothing about imbecile

It's not a difficult sport to figure out, especially if you have played basketball or hockey.

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We have plenty of athletic talented players - we just do a crap job of identifying and developing them. Many athletes gravitate to those sports because they're much more popular (you tend to play sports your friends an family play and follow), those sports have infinitely more well known super stars that kids admire, and they are much more lucrative sports.

Why do you think that is?

Personally, I think it's the gourmet leagues that make it their mission to not market to a major portion of the population, and ensure that not everyone gets the same opportunities. I get that they are all private enterprises and can do what they want, but we can also admit that this is the result.

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It's not a difficult sport to figure out, especially if you have played basketball or hockey.

Quite the contrary, I played hockey through the minors, and to truly understand the tactics in soccer is way more involved than hockey.

Basketball? Can't stand the sport so I will decline to address that one.

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Why do you think that is?

Personally, I think it's the gourmet leagues that make it their mission to not market to a major portion of the population, and ensure that not everyone gets the same opportunities. I get that they are all private enterprises and can do what they want, but we can also admit that this is the result.

Not the poster but there's so many reasons: Lack of leadership at the national level is the #1 issue. USSF is a hot mess; look at the debacle with GDA and now BDA was blown up also. Elite clubs have too much say in the process. We used to a better job finding talent when ODP actually was "a thing" but that's been many years ago now. ECNL and DA intentionally discouraged players from participating. Obviously soccer is too pricey for many families to participate over the long run. Plenty of kids drop out as the costs ramp up.

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Not the poster but there's so many reasons: Lack of leadership at the national level is the #1 issue. USSF is a hot mess; look at the debacle with GDA and now BDA was blown up also. Elite clubs have too much say in the process. We used to a better job finding talent when ODP actually was "a thing" but that's been many years ago now. ECNL and DA intentionally discouraged players from participating. Obviously soccer is too pricey for many families to participate over the long run. Plenty of kids drop out as the costs ramp up.

Absolutely disgusting what is happening in youth soccer. All about the $$$.

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Absolutely disgusting what is happening in youth soccer. All about the $$$.

Welcome to America

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Absolutely disgusting what is happening in youth soccer. All about the $$$.

All youth sports have been turned into their own industries. Soccer isn't the only one

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Is the GAL still a league? Now that is a true money grab. Clubs that nobody ever heard of are in that league and all the best clubs are begging out.

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Is the GAL still a league? Now that is a true money grab. Clubs that nobody ever heard of are in that league and all the best clubs are begging out.

Ok hater any league is a money grab jackass as they are run by board members who are from Clubs

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Is the GAL still a league? Now that is a true money grab. Clubs that nobody ever heard of are in that league and all the best clubs are begging out.

Too big too quick, subpar additions, teams not showing up to game’s/tourneys, schedule is a mess, Tx showcase disaster, every team on the edge of its seat with a chance to bolt to ECNL, big travel issues in SE, plus more. It’s been a tough go.

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Too big too quick, subpar additions, teams not showing up to game’s/tourneys, schedule is a mess, Tx showcase disaster, every team on the edge of its seat with a chance to bolt to ECNL, big travel issues in SE, plus more. It’s been a tough go.

You were warned

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Too big too quick, subpar additions, teams not showing up to game’s/tourneys, schedule is a mess, Tx showcase disaster, every team on the edge of its seat with a chance to bolt to ECNL, big travel issues in SE, plus more. It’s been a tough go.

Here in NE: Not too big too quick, same as before.

Here in NE: No subpar additions

Here in NE: No teams not showing up to games/tourneys

Here in NE: Covid impacted schedule mess, as with every league

Here in NE: No team on edge of seat with chance to bolt to ECNL

Here in NE: Umm....travel issues in SE have no effect

The league isn't a year old, and you have them dead, buried, and decayed already.

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Here in NE: Not too big too quick, same as before.

Here in NE: No subpar additions

Here in NE: No teams not showing up to games/tourneys

Here in NE: Covid impacted schedule mess, as with every league

Here in NE: No team on edge of seat with chance to bolt to ECNL

Here in NE: Umm....travel issues in SE have no effect

The league isn't a year old, and you have them dead, buried, and decayed already.

Not exactly NE but Penn Fusion ran for the door and they are 3 hours away.

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Here in NE: Not too big too quick, same as before.

Here in NE: No subpar additions

Here in NE: No teams not showing up to games/tourneys

Here in NE: Covid impacted schedule mess, as with every league

Here in NE: No team on edge of seat with chance to bolt to ECNL

Here in NE: Umm....travel issues in SE have no effect

The league isn't a year old, and you have them dead, buried, and decayed already.

Not yet but NEFC will leap at the chance for ECNL. Empire United is so bad they were kicked out of GDA. Players that can land ECNL spots are taking them.

Maybe the league lasts one more year

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Not yet but NEFC will leap at the chance for ECNL. Empire United is so bad they were kicked out of GDA. Players that can land ECNL spots are taking them.

Maybe the league lasts one more year

is Oakwood going to try and get into ECNL..