an answer.
What if there was created a college conference, possibly with regional focus, that catered specifically to the top flight soccer players in the country. They would offer the best coaching and development with national team intent or professional possibility a focus, much like the basketball and football powerhouses, which are not much more than pathways, but still offer education to those interested.
Say 15-20 schools, for example. Duke, Louisville, USC, Alabama and others, including a range of academic standard. Instead of diffusing the talent throughout the country on differing levels of play, the elite player would choose or be chosen (recruited) to play at one of these institutions, with summer training for nat'l team opportunity and truly professional coaching.
Try to run them like the football and basketball programs that make no excuses for being anything other than minor league professional systems.
Maybe leave Pitino out of it, though...
What if there was created a college conference, possibly with regional focus, that catered specifically to the top flight soccer players in the country. They would offer the best coaching and development with national team intent or professional possibility a focus, much like the basketball and football powerhouses, which are not much more than pathways, but still offer education to those interested.
Say 15-20 schools, for example. Duke, Louisville, USC, Alabama and others, including a range of academic standard. Instead of diffusing the talent throughout the country on differing levels of play, the elite player would choose or be chosen (recruited) to play at one of these institutions, with summer training for nat'l team opportunity and truly professional coaching.
Try to run them like the football and basketball programs that make no excuses for being anything other than minor league professional systems.
Maybe leave Pitino out of it, though...
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