Football Thread 21/22

[HomokHarcos]

psychicscubadiver said:

HomokHarcos said:

It's because (prior to recent wave of Latin American immigration) mainly played by suburban white kids with rich parents. It's hard to get past that for the general population because it's a $1000+ fee to play the sport competitively. Compared to basketball and American football which school competitions are taken very seriously, you have to have money to get good competitive playing time.

In what part of the US?
I played on a youth league for a few years and my parents just had to pay for my equipment and a small fee about $50-100. We certainly weren't rich, and given the demographics of my county, I doubt most of my opponents were either. I will say that soccer was seen a child's sport where I lived; one to be dropped once you reach middle or high school.

I got that from different articles I read.

http://time.com/money/4037391/soccer-bills-college-family-budget/

http://usatodayhss.com/2017/paying-to-play-how-much-do-club-sports-cost

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jun/01/us-soccer-diversity-problem-world-football