http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/08/10/youth-soccers-dividing-line-club-vs-academy/ The World's Game In The Heart of the Sun Belt Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:45:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/08/10/youth-soccers-dividing-line-club-vs-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Will Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:39:05 +0000 http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/?p=619#comment-65 I think there at least needs to be some serious thought put into this. Everything from ODP, to high school, to college soccer can be better. And after I went to Germany 2006 and was lucky enough to see 1860 Munich's U-15s playing on a tactical level exceeding most D-1 NCAA teams I played, I tend to agree that our system as has been is not good enough. I think there at least needs to be some serious thought put into this. Everything from ODP, to high school, to college soccer can be better. And after I went to Germany 2006 and was lucky enough to see 1860 Munich’s U-15s playing on a tactical level exceeding most D-1 NCAA teams I played, I tend to agree that our system as has been is not good enough.

]]> http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/2009/08/10/youth-soccers-dividing-line-club-vs-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-64 The Sweeper: Sol Campbell, Notts County and the Supposed Salary Cap | Pitch Invasion Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:36:33 +0000 http://www.atlantasoccernews.net/?p=619#comment-64 [...] has a good piece on the ongoing debate in the U.S. over who controls youth development, with the battle between the established youth clubs and the encroaching academies of MLS teams, backed by the... Below the surface, the outcome of this may determine the U.S.’s chances of winning a World [...] [...] has a good piece on the ongoing debate in the U.S. over who controls youth development, with the battle between the established youth clubs and the encroaching academies of MLS teams, backed by the… Below the surface, the outcome of this may determine the U.S.’s chances of winning a World [...]

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