@AaronQuinn716 Me and my wife were talking about this. A LOT of this also is a bragging right for parents and it's not talked about lol. Soccer moms and dads are a real thing and they are fucking up the game too
@KylenMills Ironically womens soccer had the reverse effect. Most womens team around the world didn't get the same development and push as ours. Now the playing field is getting to be more even and you can see it
@bannan_ken@seanilling Incredibly minimal. Parks sure but leagues aren't funded by the town or state by and large. Closest you would get to that is playing for a public school
@LifeofaWave@Gideoomatic MLS has there own academy teams for the most part (not sure if they all do) and those teams play in a MLSNext. Short answer is no they don't fund smaller local teams or leagues. NJ has 1 MLS team they would have to fund multiple local leagues
@OliTN99@Gideoomatic Besides the USL you really still need to get drafted in the MLS super draft and for that you have to play college. That draft only has 90 picks at that lol If you don't play college you have to play in another league and get found
@Picasso67676767@Gideoomatic most areas will have a local league or some will call it a rec league. The issue is that people treat those leagues like they don't count (really kind of classist) when in reality there are a ton of solid players who just don't have big money
@tcgoldrush@EtanBoss@Aaron86596790 It's not about JUST playing. Yes you can play basically anywhere. It's if you want to play at a "high level" it's when it gets expensive. Sure you can play at a park but you aren't getting discovered there lol