It might not for soccer, but think about the other sports at each middle school. Besides, I understand that by cutting middle school sports, all they are cutting is coaching supplements. Why not just cut the supplements in half or more than that? What they need to understand is that coaches on the middle school level coach not for the money, but for the pure enjoyment of coaching. Many times, kids learn the basic fundamentals of the game from the middle school program.
As a high school soccer coach and middle school football coach, I think that cutting the middle school athletic programs will set back the high school programs. Many times, middle school age kids have other avenues to play the same sports and still are able to compete on the same level. Club soccer and Pony League baseball come to mind. But, let's face the facts, in Lexington County, middle school football is light-years ahead of Rec. League football. The same can be said for basketball, but they also have AAU to fall back on.
I hope that they can find a way to keep it around. I would hate to see student discipline if you can't hold athletics over their heads.