http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-youth-soccer-sondheimer-20171119-story,amp.html
Marvin Mires, the boys’ soccer coach at Downey, offered this opinion:
Marvin Mires, the boys’ soccer coach at Downey, offered this opinion:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-youth-soccer-sondheimer-20171119-story,amp.html
Marvin Mires, the boys’ soccer coach at Downey, offered this opinion:
Also the digital age isn’t helping... our kids aren’t bored enough these days...too many fun distractions...the best players are playin when they’re “bored”...not watchin Netflix or on some lame and addictive app on their phone...Interesting...but as usual they bring up HS...what a farce...HS in 2017 is NOT developing any players !!! It has a social aspect and that’s it...these journalists that mention that lose credibility in my eyes...it’s like goin back to the 80’s...
It’s about identification at the young ages and then developing that talent...our identification sucks !!! And let’s be honest regular club soccer is becoming recreational as the lower teams pay the bills... meanwhile the top teams are trainin in a shit area cause all teams get equal access...at some point Flight 2 and 3 teams need to pay less and then get less of a field...the top teams/players need to be developed...
The main problem is our country's greatest athletes are not playing soccer. Pick any running back in the NFL, or or just about any NBA player and teach them good fundamental soccer from the same age they learned their current sport, and we would be a force to be reckoned with, if not the absolute #1 team in the world.
I don't know..but seeing men that are 6'7" and have the quickness they do plus their jumping ability.. I am pretty sure they could at least be great defenders or holding mids. They have cardio for days too. But I agree about Hockey or any non lineman in the NFL, and I would even say most MLB player's except for pitchers, first basemen and Albert Pujols would great too. Haha.Mr. Mac - it is pretty much that simple. Not sure about those NBA dorks (maybe for headers or goalie) but any NHL player or NFL player not on the line.
The biggest problem is that the chances for a big pay day is bad.
You are off on the club basketball thing. ALL the top basketball players in the country play club ball and travel all over the country doing so. Most of the top players play in EYBL, a club basketball league sponsored by Nike that is/was equivalent to ECNL for girls soccer. The attendence list of college coaches at EYBL events is a who's who of college basketball. ALL the top coaches go to these events to recruit.It is always interesting to see all the same silly arguments about "our best athletes" not playing soccer. Or how H.S. soccer screws up our players....wait, no...it is college that screws up our players. Yeah, that's it.
Consider this...all those "Super Star" athletes (almost every single one of them) that are playing in the NFL or the NBA have a few things in common.
1. They played High School Ball
2. They played College Ball
3. They DID NOT play Club Ball
4. They DID NOT play in the Basketball Development Academy
5. They DID NOT play in the American Football Development Academy
Most played the same way we played as kids growing up down south. After school, we went outside and played until it got dark, we got yelled at or we got dragged off the dirt, gravel or asphalt patch by our ear. There was no instruction or coaches just like there are no coaches on the courts when you drive through south LA neighborhoods and see the kids playing pick up basketball games to teach them "good fundamental" basketball. I have seen great volunteer coaches at the various local Boys & Girls Club so don't want to take anything away from them but I think my point is clear.
Yes, I realize that opportunist with dollar signs in their eyes are starting "club" basketball leagues all over the place but that is a relatively new event and mostly driven by Asian money. Took my player to one last year for the benefits of cross training and footwork and I was blown away by the number of Asian parents that drop, cut a check and go. Easy money for those coaches and like club soccer, they really don't have to develop anyone. However, I didn't see any pure ballers.
To suggest that you any of the above mentioned pro players would be great soccer players demonstrates one of the biggest problems we have in this country with soccer development. It is a real lack of understanding of the game of soccer. Plain and simple. It will be better in 25 to 30 years.
It is always interesting to see all the same silly arguments about "our best athletes" not playing soccer. Or how H.S. soccer screws up our players....wait, no...it is college that screws up our players. Yeah, that's it.
Consider this...all those "Super Star" athletes (almost every single one of them) that are playing in the NFL or the NBA have a few things in common.
1. They played High School Ball
2. They played College Ball
3. They DID NOT play Club Ball
4. They DID NOT play in the Basketball Development Academy
5. They DID NOT play in the American Football Development Academy
Most played the same way we played as kids growing up down south. After school, we went outside and played until it got dark, we got yelled at or we got dragged off the dirt, gravel or asphalt patch by our ear. There was no instruction or coaches just like there are no coaches on the courts when you drive through south LA neighborhoods and see the kids playing pick up basketball games to teach them "good fundamental" basketball. I have seen great volunteer coaches at the various local Boys & Girls Club so don't want to take anything away from them but I think my point is clear.
Yes, I realize that opportunist with dollar signs in their eyes are starting "club" basketball leagues all over the place but that is a relatively new event and mostly driven by Asian money. Took my player to one last year for the benefits of cross training and footwork and I was blown away by the number of Asian parents that drop, cut a check and go. Easy money for those coaches and like club soccer, they really don't have to develop anyone. However, I didn't see any pure ballers.
To suggest that you any of the above mentioned pro players would be great soccer players demonstrates one of the biggest problems we have in this country with soccer development. It is a real lack of understanding of the game of soccer. Plain and simple. It will be better in 25 to 30 years.
It is always interesting to see all the same silly arguments about "our best athletes" not playing soccer. Or how H.S. soccer screws up our players....wait, no...it is college that screws up our players. Yeah, that's it.
Consider this...all those "Super Star" athletes (almost every single one of them) that are playing in the NFL or the NBA have a few things in common.
1. They played High School Ball
2. They played College Ball
3. They DID NOT play Club Ball
4. They DID NOT play in the Basketball Development Academy
5. They DID NOT play in the American Football Development Academy
Most played the same way we played as kids growing up down south. After school, we went outside and played until it got dark, we got yelled at or we got dragged off the dirt, gravel or asphalt patch by our ear. There was no instruction or coaches just like there are no coaches on the courts when you drive through south LA neighborhoods and see the kids playing pick up basketball games to teach them "good fundamental" basketball. I have seen great volunteer coaches at the various local Boys & Girls Club so don't want to take anything away from them but I think my point is clear.
Yes, I realize that opportunist with dollar signs in their eyes are starting "club" basketball leagues all over the place but that is a relatively new event and mostly driven by Asian money. Took my player to one last year for the benefits of cross training and footwork and I was blown away by the number of Asian parents that drop, cut a check and go. Easy money for those coaches and like club soccer, they really don't have to develop anyone. However, I didn't see any pure ballers.
To suggest that you any of the above mentioned pro players would be great soccer players demonstrates one of the biggest problems we have in this country with soccer development. It is a real lack of understanding of the game of soccer. Plain and simple. It will be better in 25 to 30 years.
I think that shoe contracts pay most of the way for these kids to play. So the cost is relatively low to play. Yet coaches are making good money. And are steering kids to the "right" college. My understanding is that it's a pretty shady world. Not sure we want to open this up to soccer in the US.You are off on the club basketball thing. ALL the top basketball players in the country play club ball and travel all over the country doing so. Most of the top players play in EYBL, a club basketball league sponsored by Nike that is/was equivalent to ECNL for girls soccer. The attendence list of college coaches at EYBL events is a who's who of college basketball. ALL the top coaches go to these events to recruit.
http://www.nikeeyb.com
Our main problem? Not even close. This a massive over-simplification. Iceland, a country with a population of 332k, qualified in Europe. The US, a country with a population of 323M, failed to qualify in CONCACAF. This has very little do to with the “best” athletes picking other sports. It has to do with the lack of a soccer culture and identity in this country. It has to do with the poor identification and development of talent in this country. There are so many shortfalls in the system, from culture to league structure. Not enough time to get neck deep here, but you should know that you are way off base.The main problem is our country's greatest athletes are not playing soccer. Pick any running back in the NFL, or or just about any NBA player and teach them good fundamental soccer from the same age they learned their current sport, and we would be a force to be reckoned with, if not the absolute #1 team in the world.