Wow, I agree with Ives on the importance of college soccer
2009-12-14 00:45:00
I think he's got a good point here. Not exactly groundbreaking, but hey:Even as MLS continues to grow, and the academy programs slowly but surely being put in place start to increase their role in developing talent, the college game will still be important in developing players. Why? Because the United States is just too large a country for 15 teams to cover with academies and even as some colleges cut their men's soccer programs, there are still plenty that are flourishing a doing an excellent job of helping young talents hone their game.
Edit: Also a nice piece over at PI by Andrew Guest:
I won't offer a recap of the games or the star players-since those are easily available elsewhere-but I will offer some interpretations of what the teams might suggest about the big picture of the game in the US:
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