When I think of how much money I have spent at various soccer venues over the past few years, it should be a no brainer for communities to build soccer fields. Yet the message doesn't seem to get out. It's time to start thinking about some sort of centralized public relations and lobbying effort to get the message out about the economic impact of soccer. I'm sure that SCYSA does some work on this front, but I'm talking about a stepped up effort. The politics of it are complicated, because inevitable debates will arise over whose fields are going to be funded. However, we can't deny the universal problem that state and local governments, in general, do not have a clue about the potential financial impact of club soccer on their communities.