This should make for an interesting debate.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/11/...itism-problem/
If U.S. Soccer wants to build a sustainable and competitive feeder system for the national teams, it’s time to break away from the pay-to-play clubs and find other ways to identify talent than financial wherewithal. While the AAU certainly has its own set of problems, the organization has been reaching into disadvantaged communities to find the best basketball players for decades, rather than waiting for the players to come to them.
Success at the international level will come when U.S. Soccer includes everyone in its talent-evaluation process, from the most elite suburban club players to the children of immigrants playing pick-up games on weekends. It’s time the pool of potential national-level talent involve everyone in the nation, rather than those with the resources to pay their way into the game.
If U.S. Soccer wants to build a sustainable and competitive feeder system for the national teams, it’s time to break away from the pay-to-play clubs and find other ways to identify talent than financial wherewithal. While the AAU certainly has its own set of problems, the organization has been reaching into disadvantaged communities to find the best basketball players for decades, rather than waiting for the players to come to them.
Success at the international level will come when U.S. Soccer includes everyone in its talent-evaluation process, from the most elite suburban club players to the children of immigrants playing pick-up games on weekends. It’s time the pool of potential national-level talent involve everyone in the nation, rather than those with the resources to pay their way into the game.
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