re: NYT- U.S. Soccer has a new vision for youth development.

Ever since he got off the MLS payroll he’s been scorched earth

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Also until youth clubs primary focus is on developing professional footballers even travel here is essentially rec that cost more money. Clubs primary source of income is off the players parents not revenue from developing top level talent that can be sold down the line which they get money for on every transfer.

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To me, this is the main reason that individual development is sacrificed by clubs. Transfer fees trickle down all the way to every stop in a player’s club development. It incentivizes the club to mold and develop the best players possible. If they are able to do that, then it is to the club’s benefit as the more and better players they can make, the more money they get, and the financial stress can be taken from parents. They are also able to take more kids who wouldn’t otherwise have those opportunities, but sometimes develop better than ones who can afford
Unfortunately, the USSF, which is basically run by the MLS, only allows those transfer fees to go to the MLS academies, thus relegating the other clubs as nothing other than somewhere from which they can poach players. What incentive is there for a smaller club or a club outside of their system to develop players with an eye for down the road? What benefits? They already get their money from the parents and as long as they can get the money that way without any other means to support themselves, the system will remain as it is

Get mls away from USA involvement.

Build academies, not private ones, or we get same pay for play shite. Ones where kids are invited, picked by board who runs the academy.

I thought img could be a change but it's the same shite

99% of kids who played in club set ups while growing up , were from private and Catholic schools who's parents had cash and could afford the tourneys, leagues and equipment. Was 100% for hockey, for majority of my lifetime. Hockey has changed, soccer should also, 1000 times cheaper, so it can be done

In that case, Crocker is hamstrung from the get go

Just looking at the history of US Soccer from their own website paints a corrupt picture. It would take a major disruption in leadership with an actual eye towards the good of soccer in the US. As long as it is fueled by cronyism and politics, it stays stagnant

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