You can argue all you want about how to improve soccer in the US, the reality has nothing to do with High school, DA, College etc.. Soccer here will only get better when we can attract a majority of the countries best athletes to the sport instead of the few who play now. Soccer is and always will be the top sport in Europe in terms of pay and prestige, in the US it is barely a break even venture. In my time i have seen some tremendous athletes start in soccer but leave for the more "glamorous" sports once they reach high school.