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smutsboy
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Wed Jul-11-18 10:14 AM
35. "it's a joke"
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Wed Jul-11-18 10:14 AM by smutsboy
the US program is like Ned Flanders Parents
"we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas"
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Should the US have more Black players on their Soccer team?
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Tue Jul-10-18 02:42 PM
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The lack of talent crosses all racial and ethnic boundaries.
Buck
Jul 10th 2018
1
The short answer is yes.
ThaTruth
Jul 10th 2018
2
Black athletes aren't playing soccer though
bentagain
Jul 10th 2018
3
whoa, i had no idea.
KiloMcG
Jul 11th 2018
30
happy to help.
bentagain
Jul 11th 2018
60
Yes, but getting more on the team is at least a little complicated
bshelly
Jul 10th 2018
4
from personal experience it has to do with the culture at home
j.
Jul 11th 2018
49
no doubt, but us soccer needs to fix that
bshelly
Jul 18th 2018
86
There should be way more Latinos on the team
Hitokiri
Jul 10th 2018
5
The best athletes in the US play other sports.
Castro
Jul 10th 2018
6
This is one of the biggest issues
GOMEZ
Jul 10th 2018
8
^^^^^^ facts. Most players of color build their skills in informal leag...
Castro
Jul 10th 2018
9
This is totally anecdotal, but in *my experience*
GOMEZ
Jul 10th 2018
10
RE: This is totally anecdotal, but in *my experience*
bentagain
Jul 10th 2018
11
Soccer isn't super expensive for kids
GOMEZ
Jul 10th 2018
12
to make it in the US Soccer System you have to play elite/select
smutsboy
Jul 10th 2018
13
yep. like i said it seemed to kick in around 13 or 14 years old
GOMEZ
Jul 10th 2018
15
it started for me at 10. i think it starts at 8 year olds around here no...
BrooklynWHAT
Jul 11th 2018
28
soooo expensive damn
smutsboy
Jul 11th 2018
36
Yup
The Real
Jul 11th 2018
27
SHEEEEIT (c) Clay Davis
Castro
Jul 10th 2018
19
Yeah that is a huge mistake, HUGE!
ConcreteCharlie
Jul 12th 2018
68
i grew up in Hampton. our Black players played all over the field.
KiloMcG
Jul 11th 2018
31
RE: The best athletes in the US play other sports.
hip bopper
Jul 11th 2018
21
Naw Bruh.
Castro
Jul 11th 2018
26
My nephew down in Georgia basically got pushed out of soccer.
soulfunk
Jul 11th 2018
39
RE: My nephew down in Georgia basically got pushed out of soccer.
MarkyMark
Jul 11th 2018
57
I never knew this game year round
Gemini_Two_One
Jul 11th 2018
66
multi-sport training will help your kid in the long run.
BrooklynWHAT
Jul 12th 2018
73
that's some craziness right there
GOMEZ
Jul 12th 2018
77
When's the last time you watched a US national team game?
B9
Jul 10th 2018
7
I was about to say
Sleepy
Jul 11th 2018
44
Another question is why the team isn't better, period
smutsboy
Jul 10th 2018
14
Really good article
obsidianchrysalis
Jul 10th 2018
16
help me out here
legsdiamond
Jul 11th 2018
23
i wouldnt call it systematic racism either
BrooklynWHAT
Jul 11th 2018
29
isn't that exactly what systematic racism is
Kungset
Jul 11th 2018
51
right? how dude type all that and not backspace?
legsdiamond
Jul 11th 2018
54
100% agree
smutsboy
Jul 11th 2018
34
better athletes does not make a winning team though
benny
Jul 10th 2018
17
Related to this
smutsboy
Jul 11th 2018
40
no reason all ethnicities shouldnt be represented
houston_hardhead
Jul 10th 2018
18
I feel like we can't quite point to that anymore though
ConcreteCharlie
Jul 12th 2018
69
the team is already extremely diverse. they just arent good
BrooklynWHAT
Jul 10th 2018
20
sad but true & funny
smutsboy
Jul 11th 2018
37
Doesn’t matter to me either way...
hip bopper
Jul 11th 2018
22
I played indoor soccer one year
legsdiamond
Jul 11th 2018
24
RE: I played indoor soccer one year
upUPNorth
Jul 11th 2018
25
yeah this is my question too: how much is it for year round AAU squads?
KiloMcG
Jul 11th 2018
33
ok, i looked it up. that shit aint cheap either.
KiloMcG
Jul 11th 2018
42
For recess/pickup it's fine
magilla vanilla
Jul 11th 2018
41
It's a passing game. More about what you do off the ball than on.
B9
Jul 11th 2018
43
Just want to point back to post 7
B9
Jul 11th 2018
32
^ ^ ^ ^
smutsboy
Jul 11th 2018
38
RE: Just want to point back to post 7
Sleepy
Jul 11th 2018
45
My former coworker's son coaches adolescent club teams affiliated
T Reynolds
Jul 11th 2018
46
The team that bombed out of the Hex was fairly diverse too
magilla vanilla
Jul 11th 2018
48
I think I started to reply but didn't hit send
legsdiamond
Jul 11th 2018
55
a lot of those guys are super young too like 19-20, for whatever reason....
ThaTruth
Jul 11th 2018
58
Or they get bogged down on bad teams/MLS
B9
Jul 11th 2018
64
George Weah's kid is American?
smutsboy
Jul 12th 2018
70
NYC born, Florida raised
B9
Jul 17th 2018
83
I'm trying to figure out how futbol became a wealthy suburban sport
j.
Jul 11th 2018
47
^^^my feelings exactly
bshelly
Jul 11th 2018
50
Capitalism.
Buck
Jul 11th 2018
52
from the burbs and it was definitely viewed as a rich white sport
legsdiamond
Jul 11th 2018
56
IMO, it's mostly because there aren't many native stars
Cocobrotha2
Jul 11th 2018
59
<pulls out MLS soapbox>
jrocc
Jul 11th 2018
53
wouldn't we see more black NHLers...according to your theory?
bentagain
Jul 11th 2018
61
Lets not be naive and act like the majority of hockey fans...
ThaTruth
Jul 11th 2018
62
sheeeit there is still a contingent of French fans that are MAD about th...
benny
Jul 11th 2018
65
yeah European countries are as racist as the US
smutsboy
Jul 12th 2018
71
Just emphasizing the systemic racism angle
bentagain
Jul 12th 2018
72
again not really the point i'm making
jrocc
Jul 12th 2018
76
NFL contracts aren't guaranteed
bentagain
Jul 12th 2018
79
I’ve seen more Black hockey players than I ever imagined
legsdiamond
Jul 11th 2018
63
not really the point i was making
jrocc
Jul 12th 2018
75
You're making a youth's decision from an adult's perspective
bentagain
Jul 12th 2018
81
don't downplay what kids know about the pro game
jrocc
Jul 17th 2018
82
Uh, there is no shortage of black players on the USNMT
ConcreteCharlie
Jul 12th 2018
67
You make a good point about culture. We're behind in that
GOMEZ
Jul 12th 2018
78
if theyre good. could use a few good white ones too for that matter.
cgonz00cc
Jul 12th 2018
74
how many black dudes croatia got?
dula dibiasi
Jul 12th 2018
80
how many Black people does Croatia have?
legsdiamond
Jul 18th 2018
87
Check out the US Soccer "Rising" series on Youtube
B9
Jul 17th 2018
84
NYT: Youth Soccer Participation Has Fallen Significantly in America (swi...
benny
Jul 17th 2018
85
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