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In this episode of the 3four3 podcast, we take a hard look at the evolution of American youth soccer, reflecting on its past and critiquing its present.
We discuss how the competitive, merit-based Coast Soccer League once set a high standard for youth soccer, producing top talent through a promotion-relegation system.
Fast forward to today, we unpack how the rise of MLS Next and ECNL has created a monopolistic environment, sidelining smaller clubs and limiting true competition. We also address the pitfalls parents face, from buzzword-heavy marketing to the financial burdens of pay-to-play systems, and why youth success doesn't translate to senior-level results.
Join us to understand the systemic issues holding back U.S. soccer and discover how our resources at 343coaching.com and 343masterclass.com can help you navigate this complex landscape.
00:00 Intro
If you are a coach or a parent of a player, we’ve also codified and made available the remarkable work of a coach who trained and shepherded many, many players from the age of 9 all the way to graduating them to being professionals.
The products that show you how this was done, is what sponsors this episode.
Get aboard a proven path, a legitimately proven path, not something copied or synthesized from elsewhere, or worse. No, but rather a first hand account and curriculum directly from the source, from the practitioners themselves, whose work is unprecedented in the American soccer environment.
Learn the methodology at 343coaching.com.
You don’t have to be lost and confused.
This is brought to you by the 3four3 coaching education program.
Learn more and join over 1000 coaches using our proven possession-based methodology.
The post Ep 401: WTF Happened to Youth Soccer in America? What You Need to Know and Nobody Tells You appeared first on 3four3.
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In this episode of the 3four3 podcast, we take a hard look at the evolution of American youth soccer, reflecting on its past and critiquing its present.
We discuss how the competitive, merit-based Coast Soccer League once set a high standard for youth soccer, producing top talent through a promotion-relegation system.
Fast forward to today, we unpack how the rise of MLS Next and ECNL has created a monopolistic environment, sidelining smaller clubs and limiting true competition. We also address the pitfalls parents face, from buzzword-heavy marketing to the financial burdens of pay-to-play systems, and why youth success doesn't translate to senior-level results.
Join us to understand the systemic issues holding back U.S. soccer and discover how our resources at 343coaching.com and 343masterclass.com can help you navigate this complex landscape.
00:00 Intro
If you are a coach or a parent of a player, we’ve also codified and made available the remarkable work of a coach who trained and shepherded many, many players from the age of 9 all the way to graduating them to being professionals.
The products that show you how this was done, is what sponsors this episode.
Get aboard a proven path, a legitimately proven path, not something copied or synthesized from elsewhere, or worse. No, but rather a first hand account and curriculum directly from the source, from the practitioners themselves, whose work is unprecedented in the American soccer environment.
Learn the methodology at 343coaching.com.
You don’t have to be lost and confused.
This is brought to you by the 3four3 coaching education program.
Learn more and join over 1000 coaches using our proven possession-based methodology.
The post Ep 401: WTF Happened to Youth Soccer in America? What You Need to Know and Nobody Tells You appeared first on 3four3.

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