>>[Big Daddy] Where is the depth?<<
Without blaming anyone or any organization, the fundamental problem is that South Carolina does not have enough youth soccer players, and the numbers over the last few years are not promising.
According to the SCYSA (kudos to them for publishing this information), its total number of players from 2005-2006 dropped by 2.3%. The upstate was the only district that grew at a rather small 1.8%; the midstate lost players at a 3.41% clip while the lower state lost players at a 7.35% clip.
According to the SCYSA board reports I've seen over the last few years, the number of SCYSA-affiliated players has dropped from north of 18,000 to approximately 14,400.