SoDakHawk

Did anybody watch the Landon Donovan video? Right now it's about pricing kids out of the game.

The emphasis should be on access and getting kids to play. Build the base of the pyramid by increasing U8 and U10 numbers with a focus on participation and development over travel and winning.

As the players reach their teen years, have academies (or similar structures) set up to take over the technical development of the best players identified. Where he says is the real issue is when these players hit age 16-20 and getting their development finished off.

Every development issue I've read here are the exact issues that USA Hockey has identified and dealt with over the last 20+ years up to and including playing in small spaces (small area games). USA Hockey overhauled their development program by introducing the Athlete Development Model (ADM) over 20 years ago. The system of developing that the soccer people are talking about has already been created by USA Hockey.

Perhaps USA Soccer should have a meeting with USA Hockey and learn a few things.

I also have the same argument for hockey. American born players would dominate the NHL in talent and numbers if D1 college hockey was more available.

Title 9 holds that sport back too.

That was pretty pathetic. We're not even close to being a premier soccer country.

Announcer just says "the future is bright". I've been hearing that since the 70's.

Elite soccer players are elite athletes and soccer is globally the most popular sport. Many Americans just don't take to it for many reasons, among them being we have our own sports that are hugely engrained into the fabric of our country.

Soccer fans are an interesting bunch. They brow beat American sports fans about their sport and then get all pissy when we don't accept soccer.

Finally got around to watching this PLE. What a freaking joke. Sami sucks.

Like has been said, Sami gets a belt when so many others have not. LA Knight still in the doghouse. Hell, put the strap on Gunther and I would have been fine. But Sami, the Gingerbread Man, fails forward after getting clowned by Trick. Sami is a joke and they gave him a pin over Cody.

This product has fallen so far it's close to unwatchable. With Mania going to Saudi, it may just be a good time to walk away.

A few weeks back I was in a funk where I was really, really bad off the tee. My driver was a mess and scoring is impossible when you are three if the tee, hitting it in water, hitting in the junk, driving it everywhere but in the fairway.

On Father's Day I took my 9 yr old out for 18 and we played the forward tees for him. I decided I wanted to enjoy myself so played up with him and just hit irons off the tee. Just did the math to put the ball out there where a normal drive from the back tees would end up. Being in the fairway all the time I played freaking great and had fun.

Next time out from the back tees hitting driver I just relaxed and started to hit fairways. Things just clicked after not beating myself up anymore.

Maybe try playing forward tees and just enjoy yourself and then work your way back.

I freaking love fireworks, but I get it. California has been dealing with wildfires. Probably not smart to be blowing things up and burning down people's homes.

All of my kids have received Dolly's books. Not sure how they got our info, the books just started showing up after they were born. Probably signed something in the hospital paperwork. Truly impressive program.

I'm old enough to remember when only ranch seasoning was available and mom's made their own ranch dressing, before bottled ranch came out in the early 80s.

Those Canadian cities are the reason the NHL can be bigger than other leagues. The league needs to cover the major American markets with teams in order to maximize exposure and revenue. They need to be in major cities like Houston and Atlanta.