With youth football &#8212; American football &#8212; participation sure to continue its

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Oct 11, 2017
7:38:32am

ataylor All-American

With youth football — American football — participation sure to continue its

decline, this needs to change ASAP.

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ataylor

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Expensive pay to play is killing soccer in the U.S.

Ulysses14

10/11/17 7:30am

I disagree, and I think the article even says it

WhoisJohnGalt

10/11/17 7:32am

I'm not entirely sure what you're saying

Ulysses14

10/11/17 7:56am

Clarification

WhoisJohnGalt

10/11/17 8:05am

Yep, makes sense. Seems like we're getting there with the MLS development

Ulysses14

10/11/17 8:34am

P2P is a Big Problem. System is just like Lacrosse only bigger.

Uncle Bluto

10/11/17 9:06am

I don't think that is accurate anymore for men. The best players don't play in

AFCougK9

10/11/17 9:09am

For Men's soccer title IX is a huge problem.

Napoli

10/11/17 7:36am

No, this is wrong. Elite youth progression in men's soccer in the U.S.

JmThms

10/11/17 8:25am

If scholarships were available and true NCAA competition even many international

Napoli

10/11/17 8:32am

College soccer would have to change radically. Remove the restrictions on length

JmThms

10/11/17 8:43am

So football, baseball, basketball, and hockey etc. all can find players from the

Napoli

10/11/17 9:26am

Well, a Ziggy Ansah could NEVER happen in soccer.

JmThms

10/13/17 10:58pm

With youth football — American football — participation sure to continue its

ataylor

10/11/17 7:38am

It's part of the problem for sure but what we really need are more academies.

Manutd

10/11/17 8:26am

I was talking to my British friend the other day about this

Medute

10/11/17 11:21am

I agree. For US soccer to really compete the net needs to be wider not

Napoli

10/11/17 12:34pm

You're right it has to start with the youth playing on their own in the streets.

Manutd

10/11/17 12:49pm

Compare and contrast soccer to golf in this regard

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