Seth Trout

Husband, father, golfer, homebrewer, technophile (is that a word), semi-productive member of society. Proud member of University of Dayton family

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@GlennDavisSoc @jtbatson @BankofAmerica This has been been my point! Folks keep conflating the issue. Soccer is very accessible everywhere. The point where we struggle is moving from rec/competitive to elite coach and training is primarily where the $ comes in

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@sinatraswinery @AlexiLalas I know people are looking for answers, but the money issue is real. Germany redid an existing system at a billion in 02 dollars. They are the size of one state. We just don't have the money to do what people want as the 4th sport in the country. You need 10s of billions

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@StanCollymore In Texas anyway, we currently only have four professional clubs in D1 and D2 for a state the size of Germany. They all have academy programs and at least the MLS teams it is free (some costs still apply). That is woefully small coverage

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@StanCollymore Other nations have three advantages: they are the size of a single state. In that nation they have 40-60 clubs with revenue to support academies (we are lucky to have one per state), and it is their top sport where sponsorship dollars are attainable.

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@Donmagpies @StanCollymore see this is what I was talking about with the misconception. You actually paid more than I paid for both my kids at that age. It is the elite path where it starts to get expensive

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@JACastroTTU @StanCollymore The challenge is for high end development beyond just playing, someone has to fund coaching, field rental maintenance, insurance, referees, etc. Baseball is actually more expensive than soccer. Basketball has similar construct through aau for elite talent. All expensive

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@JACastroTTU @StanCollymore Football (soccer) is the same. Its available in most junior high and high schools (not all). Most of the clubs near us also have youth rec leagues for a few hundred dollars (both my kids started there).

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@aaronminnis @thatmanfazaam @AlexiLalas @franklinleonard They do. And most in multiple cities. Problem is a country the size of Ohio has 60 clubs with the ability to invest we are lucky to have one in a state.

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@RickChase_Div9 @AlexiLalas @talmonsmith Countries the size of a single state with dozens of professional teams each with academies. Most states dont have a pro team with any working capital and those that do have 1 team maybe 2. MLS teams have academies, they are getting better but it's a blip on a country our size

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@AlexiLalas Even if you extrapolate to a handful of states that's 10s of billions in 02 and 03 dollars. And the fact is we are the 3rd or 4th sport on our country not the number one or only. Making the game accessible is happening. Developing future pros is a bit more challenging

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@AlexiLalas This is the part, the implementation that people struggle with. The ideas of mirroring other countries has merit, but by example Germany spent nearly a billion reworking there system in 01 and 02. They are the size of one state. US Soccer made 250 million last year.

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@the_mayoroff @UnityInSA @LeonKrauze I'll help

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@the_mayoroff @UnityInSA @LeonKrauze Uhh read my next tweet. After the one you screen shot. Thanks for playing

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@PennyDolce11 @UnityInSA @LeonKrauze This is is the real issue

[Seth Trout @troutseth]

@PennyDolce11 @UnityInSA @LeonKrauze and this one https://t.co/4TKaCogYIH