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...said: The rest of the world has not only caught up to the American women in soccer, they’ve actually surpassed and outclassed them. And who’s to blame? There are a number of culprits, of course, but the systems of American youth and collegiate soccer are the chief offenders...
Unlike the youth and collegiate system here, the game is taught in other parts of the world with particular attention to possession-based attacking, to precision-based strategy, and to understanding the fundamentals of the beautiful game...
...collegiate system of women’s soccer has failed the US National team in other, more transparent ways. For one, players from the youth level all the way up to the college ranks are evaluated on endurance, physical stature, and speed...
Players like Kristine Lilly and Brianna Scurry (both are 36 years of age), while solid players for the U.S. in the past, have no business on the pitch in 2007. But they’re there because there are no viable youth replacements coming up through the collegiate system that are better than them...
Boasting a mix of experience and youth, the men’s and women’s cross country teams ran against hard competition in the annual Brooks Paul Short Run on Friday in Bethlehem, Pa. The men’s team finished 12th out of 41 teams, while the women placed 10th out of 47. In the men’s eight-kilometer race, the large field and 270 participating athletes forced the Crimson runners to push their limits. Coach Jason Saretsky stated that many of his athletes reported their best times ever in college...