Daniel Miller
SILVER ELITE
From what I have seen, SCDSL teams are playing with the restriction line. CSL teams don't seem to have changed anything. The smart folks at USSF have a theory that this will finally help teach the American men's team how to build out of the back. (Really, though, the folks at USSF are trying to blame youth soccer coaches for USSF's own inability to field quality teams.) From what I have seen, young keepers don't have the strength to throw a ball more than 5 or 10 yards, so the defending team has no incentive to protect the midfield. They all crowd the restriction line and as soon as the ball leaves the keepers hand the swarm is on. Most goals are scored off the "build out." The team with the most effective swarmers scores the most goals.