re: Can someone explain to me why our youth system is bad?

some guy actually just built a training center behind his house in hattiesburg a stones throw from me. "southern states soccer-the Oakes training center"

They've got what amounts to, at least what I can see from the highway, two full size artificial turf fields. The video on their Facebook page suggests that central/South Americans are teaching them how to play instead of billy's dad.

if every Hattiesburg or Birmingham or Baton Rouge had one of these then we would be in business

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Southern States Soccer was founded in 2015 by former collegiate and professional soccer coach Nigel Boulton who later joined with a group of committed investors eager to bring elite, high level soccer opportunities to the local area and region.

In 2016 Nigel linked up again with his former All-American player and assistant coach Carl Reynolds who had been coaching in Spain at La Liga club Sporting Gijon and at the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. Along with Paul Roblin an experienced administrator and former youth soccer club President, they together spearhead this progressive organization providing a full range of soccer services. Their belief that local clubs and associations were under serving parents and players by not providing the level of training and development necessary was the catalyst for this amazing project.


“The objective is to provide local youth the opportunity to pursue the game they love at an elite level.” Announced President Paul Roblin at the 2016 player signing banquet.

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I can not, however, find anything related to costs on their Facebook page or website