With the United States’ recent losses against Mexico and Costa Rica, outrage has boiled over and people have begun to call for Jurgen Klinsmann’s resignation or flat out dismissal. The problem, however, is that Klinsmann is not THE main problem. The real problem lies much deeper than one man, much deeper than the surface of what the normal observer sees, and certainly much deeper than what the average MLS writer cares to look for. The real problem is that we are not good enough. Before we proceed, let’s understand a couple things. By saying that Klinsmann is not the main problem, this does not absolve him of all faults. Klinsmann isn’t perfect, and his dual-role as Technical Director and Head Coach is a difficult one where I believe he may be best suited as a technical director rather than a head coach. Saying that we aren’t good enough is not unpatriotic or being a “eurosnob.” Rather, it’s admitting that we are not MAXIMIZING our potential on the youth and professional side. We aren’t good enough YET, and the reason behind that is that we aren’t maximizing our potential for youth and professional development. On the youth side, we have a nation that is fragmented by the organizations it can join. Whether its US Youth Soccer, US Club Soccer, AYSO, there is an organization out there that will cater to what you want. A clear, unified initiative for youth development is severely lacking where many organizations cater towards profit maximization compared to maximizing development. With US Soccer’s recent initiatives towards smaller numbers, field sizes, age placements for teams, some initiatives are being rolled out but it is still an uphill battle when the battle cry from angry parents continues to be that “we will take our kid somewhere else then.” Talent is consistently falling through the cracks in a nation that is gripped by pay to play and $700 uniforms. The Academy format, both with ECNL and the USSDA, on the women’s and men’s side continue to charge exorbitant amounts of money for their product which in turn sees both programs cater to a very specific subset of American children. Some programs luckily subsidize their costs for all players, but when you see MLS teams who are still charging thousands of dollars for players to join their academy or pre-academy, you have to wonder who we’re disenfranchising from the system. Players are being disregarded from elite-level youth soccer because of the quality of their checkbook rather than the quality of their first touch. What happens at the youth level dictates what happens at the professional and national team level, it isn’t complicated. We are a nation of more than 300 million people, a nation where soccer is the most popular sport amongst our youngest age groups, and yet we fail to maximize our development potential. We have produced some good players in the past and continue to produce some good players here and there, but this stems more due to numbers and odds rather than a comprehensive system for development. At the youth level, we are not maximizing our potential for youth development and this has caused huge problems both for our domestic league and our national team. The professional side may be even worse. Klinsmann has caught the ire of Don Garber and pretty much anyone who is paid by MLS due to his comments that we want our players to play at higher levels, i.e. top European leagues, compared to MLS. Most argue, scream, and throw a tantrum accusing Klinsmann of hurting the game domestically, but fail to see that our own domestic league continues to hurt the game more than we can imagine. We have a system in place where you have to BUY your way in to Major League Soccer for the price of $100 million or more. When LAFC was beginning to form, it was alleged that more than 5 separate investment groups had the capacity to pay that $100 Million franchise fee, but what happens? 1 group is chosen, and it begs the question of what happens to the other groups who are ready to invest that kind of money in soccer in the United States? We have a system in the United States where we are comfortable with a monopoly on what we consider 1st Division within our professional leagues and refuse access to other teams unless they have a lot of cash (see $100 million or more). Open access creates real competition and drives innovation, forcing teams to compete differently based on their financial means and resources. A closed system allows teams to continue getting draft picks or having players thrown at them by the league for manufactured parity. We are a league that loves parity, but forget that parity breeds mediocrity. Why in the world are we surprised then when that mediocrity spreads to the national team. We have a system in place in which we over-spend for players due to their marketability. The top ten earners in MLS account for 35.5% of the entire LEAGUE payroll. Kaka currently earns $7.1 million dollars with Orlando City. His teammate, Luke Boden, earns $75,000. That’s almost 100X less. Let that sink in. No one is arguing that Kaka shouldn’t earn more than Luke Boden, but we are beginning to enter into a crisis in which a wage bubble is occurring that will inevitably break the system. MLS, often arguing that it isn’t the NASL of old, has a wage bill which tells a different story. Instead of paying $7.1 million dollars for one player, imagine if the league decided on paying $700,000 for ten players who are of better quality than the majority of MLS. Ten great, but old, players don’t help improve a league as much as 50 good, younger players. One helps ticket sales, the other helps improve the quality of the competition on a more comprehensive level This comes to one of the last problems (for the article, but inevitably the problems don’t end hear). Klinsmann has come under fire for suggesting our players play at a higher level compared to our domestic league. Here’s the breakdown of where each starting 11 plays at club level.
USA: MLS: 8, Premier League: 2, Bundesliga: 1 Mexico: Liga MX: 3, Portuguese Primeira Liga: 2, Dutch Eridivisie: 2, La Liga: 1, Serie A: 1, Bundesliga: 1, Premier League: 1. This season’s first week of Champions League play saw 7 Mexican National Team players compete. How many for the United States National Team? 0. How can there be an argument that our players are better suited by receiving huge paychecks to compete in a league that won’t maximize their own development? How can people yell at Klinsmann for asking players to try and compete at higher levels to help their own growth as a player which in turn helps the ability of the national team? This article has gone in ten different directions because there are ten different problems facing the US National Team, and almost all of them are deeper than just surface level. It is EASY to just say it’s Klinsmann’s fault and assume that all these problems go away once a new manager comes in. It’s easy, but also extremely foolish. We have eaten up a narrative that Klinsmann is bad, anyone that raises points against MLS is bad, and anyone that argues that US Soccer isn’t in an ideal position is bad. Let’s try and have a more balanced approach, and appreciate that while Klinsmann may not be best suited for his position as head coach, he isn’t the main problem. - Paul Cammarata Continue the Discussion! On Facebook: The Coaching Journey On Twitter: @TheCoachJourney
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shannon m matthews
10/14/2015 04:11:10 am
Absolutely the best and honest article on the state of the usmnt and youth system ever
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Robert Kleemaier
10/14/2015 06:55:35 am
Succinct & cogently argued. The problems are replicated north of the 49th Parallel FWIW.
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10/14/2015 08:37:00 am
Great, great article Paul! www.goals4glory.com and the rebounding walls Goals For Glory is building will change the face of soccer in the USA, and allow every kid to chase greatness, regardless of their parents financial situation. We need to focus on playing pretty, not looking pretty!
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The cost, the cost and the cost.
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Kofi O.
10/15/2015 12:27:28 am
I love the mention of paying to play on 1/8 of a field. I see this occur daily.
Billy
10/16/2015 02:53:50 am
I don't follow soccer that closely. But just reading this article, and reading the problems starting at the youth level, it might be useful to look at the USA Hockey model of youth development. In the past 15 years they have put almost twice as many players on the professional stage. in 2003 the US had 14% of the NHL players. Today we are up to 26%. Jurgen Klinsmann is not the main problem, yet he is part of the problem. Your analysis has 1 major focus point that screams the business side of MLS <--- THAT is 90% of the problem with US Football. Wonderfully stated. Very well presented and on the spot, therefore will only comment on what the original purpose/topic/theme of your blog was which is JK. Simplicity is best and maintaining a focus on the solution, not the problem. Old school footballer mentality states 2 main points in football: 1. The chosen 11 on the pitch are responsible for every win and 2. The Gaffer is responsible for every loss. It doesn't get any simpler than that. Before MLS where was the recruiting coming from? - EXACTLY! Football is the beautiful game because it is inexpensive to play - the USA version is not the real version and you stated that quite beautifully. 300 million people in the USA and only a select few can have access to the USA's version of Country Club Football? The recruiting of a chosen 11 to put on a pitch and compete representing the United States of America is not limited to prospects playing (or should be playing only in MLS, EPL, La Liga, Liga BBVA or any foreign professional league - there a numerous leagues in the USA that harbor quality talent, hustling, passionate, dedicated, hard working footballers yet the focus nowadays is MLS and foreign playing prospects - that is a BIG opportunity to overcome, specially when the Gaffer does not even consider his employer's main factory because he doesn't consider the product good enough. We had quality footballers before and we have them out there still, but not currently in the country club foreign select team that JK has established. Notice "talent" was not mentioned because talent alone does not win championships - UNDICI wins championships. Here in the USA the closest thing we have to what professional football should be is baseball. The scouting of quality footballers in all organized football venues across this country is imperative to the continued progress of the beautiful game in the USA. JK and the US Soccer Federation have been approaching the beautiful game as a problem, with blinders, and not looking at the solution. The American way of doing business is not the way for football in America. There's a reason why football is the world's game, not just America's game. America will triumph in football if only it applies the American way of playing: work hard, hustle, believe, respect and give everyone an opportunity to be part of the select 11. If JK continues ignoring quality prospects not just in MLS, but in NASL, USL, PDL, NPSL, PCSL and amateur leagues and US Soccer Federation continues embracing MLS business mentality - no relegation, no limits on foreign players, no schedule synchronization with the rest of the world football professional leagues, country club select few money talks mentality, the USA will continue its recession to mediocrity in national football play.
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Kofi Obafemi
10/14/2015 11:41:28 pm
I thank you for the amount of thought you obviously put into your reply. It's a very thorough analysis of our men's national program. Where i disagree is with your finger pointing at JK for HIS player selection.
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Kofi Obafemi
10/14/2015 11:52:07 pm
On my phone while on the bus crafting this reply. Pardon the typos. I mean well. 10/14/2015 10:42:01 am
Probably the most accurate and thoughtful article to date regarding the state of US Soccer and the USMNT.
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Peter
10/14/2015 10:53:32 am
The irony of this tripe... is that we weren't beat by European based players. We were beat by Peralta (age 29) and Aguilar (age 31)... Domestic Liga MX based players for Mexico. Players who have been around and dominated by US Squads for years. We went 10-2-2 for 9 years in the 2000s under Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley. Suddenly now we "aren't good enough" to beat Peralta and Aguilar... really?
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Paulo
10/14/2015 12:56:49 pm
Peter , do you know wow many American soccer fans know what a #6 position really is .
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Alfredo
10/14/2015 01:00:31 pm
Great article, hit it right where it hurts. It doesn't matter at what level you play to compete against your own level you have to have the players to compete. Right now we are not developing the players to compete at the world class level. This time was Mexico, then Costa Rica who's next. Klinsman has the right idea but it's going to take some time and here we are used to have immediate results
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larry gilmore
10/14/2015 01:04:20 pm
VERY WELL put. Spot on.
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larrygilmore
10/14/2015 01:05:45 pm
And I mean towards Peter's comments.
Tony
10/14/2015 04:28:08 pm
I agree with Peter. Seeing Tab Ramos involved saddens me
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clayton
10/16/2015 05:41:54 am
Bravo Peter. I think you fleshed out 1 of the 10 problems, which appear to be within the immediate control of the US soccer establishment, unlike the more systemic problems 2 thru 10.
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Albert
10/17/2015 03:01:04 pm
Excellent article..
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RUI CORREIA
10/14/2015 12:56:38 pm
THE US DOES NOT EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS IN SCOUTING IT LITERALLY IS RIGHT NOW ..SOMEONE IN GERMANY SCOUTING PLAYERS AND NOTHING ELSE THAT IS TO SAY I PERSONALLY HAVE PLAYED WITH SOMEONE WHO WAS AN AMATEUR AN EXCEPTIONAL TALENT WITH BETTER VISION TACTICAL AWARENESSS AND TECHNICALLY BETTER THAN ANYONE IN THE US TEAM WITH MAYBE DONOVAN ON A GOOD DAY BEING EQUAL TO WHAT THIS GUY COULD DO YET WE OR US SOCCER DOES NOT GO LOOKING FOR PLAYERS OR TALENT IN LOWER LEAGUES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CONNECTED ...THIS US TEAM HAS NO CREATIVITY NO INSTINCT AND THEREFOR CANNOT THREATEN OFFENSIVELY OR FLOURISH IN MEANINGFUL MATCHES.....
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Mpoko
10/20/2015 04:21:19 pm
Agree, no creativity
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aldo tripicchio
10/14/2015 01:13:13 pm
Great article but here is one more important point.
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Richard
10/15/2015 03:03:02 am
This is true of almost all club teams, not just academies. I have coached against so many "professional" coaches that are out to win and feed their own ego at the expense of player development that it sickens me.
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Joe
10/15/2015 09:37:57 am
The other major problem with travel/club soccer here is yes it is For Profit and a Business. It has become Big Business because they are able to see their product to an uneducated consumer (Parents). I coached for a travel club and left as I am a developmental coach who believes you learn just as much from a loss as you do from a win and that a child learns nothing sitting on the bench for every game. These clubs lie about or over hype their coaches credentials, convince parents that if little johnny ever wants a scholarship he needs to be with them and lie about their contacts but none of the parents ever check anything out. They are thrilled with a "pretty" uniform and a coach that can put 11 runners out at a weekend tournament and out last the other teams. The better soccer players don't win as much as the fitter team wins in these formats. I am sickened by what I see.
Joe
10/14/2015 01:43:24 pm
Wow more excuses for a crap coach! Is this a joke article? Sure blame our domestic league and it's an easy way out. More internet coaches who think they know something when in realtity they are just keyboard experts. Good luck doing nothing.
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Tyler
10/14/2015 03:43:17 pm
All good points! Have nothing to do with the fact that Klinsman can't handle a group of 23 much less 11. Maybe focus is the issue.
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Roger
10/14/2015 03:58:48 pm
So lets setup a network to scout players like in other countries , fine- who is going to pay for them?
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10/14/2015 06:27:34 pm
As an organisation, we are bringing an element of unbiased, reliable support to the sub-elite and development pool to filter out talent from cash.
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Pete
10/14/2015 07:54:49 pm
As you can see some are still nit willing to see it for what it is worth. Those few must be the ones that can afford to dish out the money for their kids to play. That is the same attitude that keeps the US more than a few steps behind, not just one or two. It is easier to notice on the men's side, time will have it catch up on the women's.
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Tommy
10/15/2015 01:59:50 am
I couldn't agree more. Having said that, knowing the the pay to play format is not going away anytime soon, how can we bridge the problems within the culture we are a part of?
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Michael
10/15/2015 02:03:33 am
Quite the rant! I happen to think that a US Soccer monopoly (or any other group) in the youth participation programs would be the absolute worst thing that could ever happen to youth development, and that seems to be one of the author's main points.
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Martin
10/15/2015 02:48:28 am
Excellent dialog!
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Jeff
10/15/2015 01:43:09 pm
Your ECNL comments are misleading as it can cost more but also get more by training an playing against the best talent available and if a player is outside ECNL program the. Thy can play for free as a development player. Numbers don't lie. 85% of USWNT and 90% of NCAA power 5 conferences are ECNL alum.any Ecnl programs also offer scholarship spots for players who have the talent and the financial need. Don't just label ECNL as "too expensive" and you get what you pay for. This article is true that too many misguided parents and "coaching directors" can't get out of their own way to actually focus on the development of a player.
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Martin
10/16/2015 04:50:43 am
Good Points Jeff! ECNL is not the problem, I think we are violently agreeing that the overall ecosystem that culminates into an "ECNL" type program is terribly flawed.
DJ
10/15/2015 02:55:30 am
<I>We have a system in place where you have to BUY your way in to Major League Soccer for the price of $100 million or more. When LAFC was beginning to form, it was alleged that more than 5 separate investment groups had the capacity to pay that $100 Million franchise fee, but what happens? 1 group is chosen, and it begs the question of what happens to the other groups who are ready to invest that kind of money in soccer in the United States?</I>
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Jimmy Galvan
10/15/2015 04:44:04 am
This is a well put article and as "semi-professional" level player and the struggle i had with my development. I want to weigh in on something in particular. High School soccer. The issue i have is not that soccer exists at that level. Its the poor idea and development players get at that level, yes there are good programs, yes some players stand out but most of them fail. The level, sadly is just sometimes not there. With out some changes at that level and some how connecting them more to clubs, academies, MLS, and college, these players will struggle to grow and get proper training.
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Tony Gravato
10/16/2015 01:03:22 am
If your parents couldn't afford club, then trust me they wouldn't able to afford ODP. ODP is another money grab.
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AJ
10/15/2015 04:51:35 am
The article misses the youth system completely. The problem lies with US Soccer and not willing to give the youth clubs funds back for developing pros. Once that happens the pay to play will start to go down or be eliminated. There is pay to play overseas :)
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Roger
10/15/2015 07:09:13 am
Until someone or an organization is willing to pay for all the training that a player needs it wont matter how many articles are written about soccer in the US. So can any of you solve that problem then we can talk about how to develop a player and the structure of soccer in the US. These articles come out and everyone jumps on the bandwagon but NO ONE is putting up their dollars to support the top 1% and since the majority of players in the US are recreational how will you raise that money! I tell you what , since some of you are coaches, do not charge to train teams and give your time to your community and to the sport that will be a great first step.
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Carlos
10/15/2015 09:03:37 am
Roger I have done just that volunteer my time to give the kids that cant afford it an opportunity to pay at a higher level, and after a very successful run ( twice winning state cup in northern cal), I was removed by my club( because they had another coach that was more in line with the new way of doing business, he was more versed in the pay for play way)long history short I resigned and some of the players left with me, and now even after 3 years that we left we are still not allowed to practice in our own city were i pay property taxes, the bigger clubs in the usa have a monopoly over the players and the practice fields, you can't really go independent an create a soccer program for disadvantaged kids, they wouldn't let you, and the national organizations, like us club soccer will always side with the bigger clubs no matter what, in our case i as a coach and all of the players were " unofficially" banned from us club soccer, so much for the freedom to choose in America
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Roger
10/15/2015 12:18:30 pm
Im sorry that your club "removed" you i find it odd after two state cup wins (i assume the top level) im also positive there is more to the story but that is another convo. From what i know of US CLUB they always side with players never with clubs so i find it hard to believe they got "banned". Alias, a different convo. You are only one coach, we need 1000s of you to coach for free. If you started a new club you would still need 10 coaches just like you that are willing to do it for free and are good like yourself.
Avery
10/15/2015 10:06:51 am
Spot on. Currently you can't get to the MLS unless you are drafted or foreign. You can't get drafted unless you play division 1 and rarely division 2 soccer. You can't get to a division 1 team unless you pay to play for one of the better club teams. Our system fails to look outside of club soccer. We are lazy and don't find players to build. Parents with no athletic background or players from small towns usually don't know the game you have to play to be seen by college coaches. 300 million people, some of the most athletic people in the world and yet we struggle to find a starting 11 who strike fear in anyone.
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Ian
10/15/2015 02:11:27 pm
Agree 100%. I ref 10-15 games a week at various levels (youth, club, academy, high school, college, etc.). Some of the talent I see is scary good, yet they go unnoticed. AS with anything, once politics and money get involved, all else goes to shit.
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Ian
10/15/2015 02:24:02 pm
Domestic leagues aren't made for national teams. They're there to make a profit. You think Jose Murinho or Louise Van Gaal give a damn about England national team? Same with the MLS. It's time the national federations realize that domestic leagues aren't their partners. Their their enemies, and design a program for their own benefit.
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10/16/2015 03:21:01 am
Corey its mi kid a came to florida in 87 and if you reed this article he represent the the old me reed please.
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Lee Kestler
10/16/2015 04:12:25 am
Paul, This is spot on. Many of us will attest to have similar thoughts, but have not been able to collate and articulate as succinctly as you did in this posting. America is great for constructing ways to make gobs of money selling the dream. Too many factions, too much greed and not enough results. Well said and great job!
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John L
10/16/2015 04:33:04 am
Great article. Agree with all points. So what is the solution?
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Kofi O
10/16/2015 06:06:38 am
John, the system in place now IS uniquely AND exclusively American and everyone here is in agreeance that it is not working to develop and identify top talent in this country.
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Kofi O
10/16/2015 06:17:29 am
Correction:
John L
10/16/2015 11:44:04 am
The system is not American. The system of taking kids at 6 and putting them in Academy where they concentrate on a sport all day long, all their lives is European and other parts if the world. They use it for all sports, Gymnastics, tennis, Hockey, cricket, etc. Then they took it to 3rd world countries. When the rest of the world wanted to catch up to the US in basketball then didn't adopt our high school and college system of creating basketball players. They used their academy system. There is nothing specific to soccer about the Academy system.
adam sebastian sanchez
10/16/2015 05:53:14 am
I am Argentine,
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Carlos
10/17/2015 06:04:13 pm
Argentinians have been coaching South American teams for a long time (Libertadores) and I have not seen anything that could blow my mind.
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Amos Annan
10/17/2015 02:23:46 pm
I agree that the US is not good enough yet to dominate, but if there had been just one more goal by the US team against Mexico, few would be complaining now.
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Albert
10/17/2015 03:03:07 pm
Excellent article..
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Albert
10/17/2015 03:03:28 pm
Excellent article..
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Albert G.
10/17/2015 03:03:58 pm
Excellent article..
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Carlos
10/17/2015 05:25:22 pm
I recently moved to US from Brazil and one thing I noticed is that American kids are being coached by people from countries that has no tradition in soccer. Africans, Mexicans (yes sorry, I know Mexicans love soccer but they don't play a high level soccer), Central Americans, Bosnians....An analogy: An Indonesian coaching Basketball to Japanese kids.....I mean, what do you expect? Plus, today's soccer is booooooring. It's all about tik-taka, pass,pass,pass. No creativity.
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Albert
10/17/2015 06:48:55 pm
Wow...,so then lets only have Brazilian, Argentine, German and Italian coaches teaching American and Latino kids,
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While I know many excellent students of the game and great coaches in and from Brasil there are also many in and from other nations. It's the individual, not the country of origin, and what they bring to the game in understanding, experience and coaching that is important. Too often individuals coming to the United States try to impress parents by bragging they played for a name club, not disclosing they were simply club members as a youth and have little or no coaching qualifications or experience.
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Kook
10/18/2015 07:44:20 am
Jozy Altidore is the problem.
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Yesterdays October 19's Johan Cruyfff article "Don't analyse the result but look at the play" lamented National Team results as he observed there are "Patterns everyone should stick to" and that "most of these aspects can be trained, even for average players".
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Robert Kleemaier
10/20/2015 05:57:16 am
Hear, hear.
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Daniel
10/20/2015 01:25:02 pm
I will just state something that may ring a bell. I'm a Youth coach with over 12 years experience developing top players at the ages U15-23, with over 35 players into Brazil & US National Team. Licenses from Uefa, Brazil, Fifa; majors and masters in Sport Management & Psychology and experience in 3 continents. Since 2010 I've been in US working with USSF Academy, trying to help develop champions, but since the soccer boom of 2011/12 business has taken over and not only USSF is lacking to impose efficient development rules to clubs, but also clubs directors and coaches does not have development as priority. The whole system is wrong from top to bottom, I have written many articles in the local media about it since 2010. Since 2010 teams have used my background and licenses but never allowed me to do my job properly. I have to listen things as "We are not in your level of professionalism" or "You need to train less because parents of other teams are complaining". The result of that is any "part time" coach with D license makes 3x more money than you, therefore In July I had to accept an invitation to work with 2 pro athletes from other sport, and now I'm happy and their are both top 10 in the world with less than 21 years old. That's how the soccer scenario is encouraging is US, I could write a book about it, but it would be about development and not business so It would be read by clubs and Federation.
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Daniel
10/20/2015 01:27:12 pm
*it would NOT be read
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I enjoyed your observations, especially your comment on "it would NOT be read".
Robert Kleemaier
10/20/2015 03:27:33 pm
Put me on the list too, Daniel. This past season I implemented a simplified version of positional play based on the 3four3.com approach plus futsal training for the core group (it was a non-mandatory session... *sigh*). This core group made tremendous strides, but the kids who only showed up on grass were soon left behind in terms of development.
kimmy
10/22/2015 05:39:23 am
I never imagine that I would spend this much money to play soccer here in US. Last week, my 12 year old boy's team attended an out of state tournament, which cost about $500 including hotel/gas/meals. As you guys know, it is an extra, which is an additional to initial club/registration/coach/uniform fees. Amazingly, team coaches and managers are planning another out-of-state tournament next month, which wasn't originally planned. I do not know what they are really aiming, but I do not want to go. Not only because I can not afford it but because I do not see that more than 10 hours of drive with 3 days-off would be really necessary for development of the boys. Soccer here is for rich people.
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Welcome to USSF where Youth Soccer mirrors many other youth sports here in the United States. Entry level expenses for most sports in most areas of the country are affordable, but when a player is recruited to fill out a competitive team that offers a higher level of training and competition, the cost and player commitment go up for everything including tournaments, travel, camps, clinics, coaches, trainers, technical directors, etc.
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In the United States the vast majority of players who reach skeletal maturity later in puberty are forced out of the U.S. Soccer Travel and ODP programs by a system and peer group obsessed with winning in the younger ages.
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Robert Kleemaier
11/9/2015 05:58:15 am
Currently reading "Das Reboot" by Raphael Honigstein. Everything you say & much more is confirmed by this terrific read. There is work to do on this side of the Pond, Jack.
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Pauly
11/16/2016 01:08:29 pm
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Leroy Garcia
11/16/2016 05:10:13 pm
Yes, and also if the money for talented players would trickle down past US Soccer and MLS then Academies and Clubs could stop pay to play and work to receive money for talent they develop. My two cents....
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10/29/2017 05:08:46 pm
I don't think Jugen Klinsman was even part of the problem. He was working with the quality of "raw material" he had available to him. if anything, i think he did the best possible job. as the failure to qualify shows, it really was a question of quality of the players he had at his disposal. it's not surprising, if you look at the fact that Dempsey was older, Jermain Jones was also older and wasn't even chosen etc. really the players JK had were all getting older. but, the way the players are being developed is really problematic, with that pay to play system, and clubs charging high fees for youths to play etc, this is a huge problem. we wouldn't be discussing these problems if the team had qualified for the WC. they'd have been swept under the rug, possibly like they've been the last ten years. so, in a way this failure was a bit of a blessing. the current system is rotten. but unfortunately as the writer points out, it seems theres so many interests now and misplaced motives at so many levels, including MLS that it might be a headache to solve these problems. even if the team qualifies, it will only continue to perpetuate a rotten structure. frankly, i've watched the US team now for 15 years and i can tell you i always feel like they're not really "legit." deep down i feel like something is still missing. and the qualifying groups for the WC also deceive folks. the US especially qualifies from a weaker and generous region for WC qualification. so, the fact that they didn't this time is perhaps even more telling for that reason.
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