SC Soccer Forums SCSoccer.com Forums Girls Varsity Soccer Why is HS soccer the only HS sport with such lopsided scores?

I think this thread was about "Why is HS soccer the only sport with such lopsided scores" It's simple the wealthy HS athletes are good at country club sports. golf, soccer, tennis,etc.(Baseball could be an exception) The middle class to wealthy class geographical areas are targeted by soccer clubs. Ask an existing soccer club to open a facility in Union County or the Berea area and you'll get some funny looks.

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The query of this thread is a fallacy. Take a look at the high school league website "Palmetto's Finest" for 2009-10 playoff scores which would be a small sampling. For example:

Football
Byrnes v White Knoll 58-0
Northwestern v So. Florence 53-0
Greenville v W. Oak 59-0
Chesterfield v Lewisville 70-0!!!!

and how about Wrestling:
Hillcrest v TL Hanna 73-0
Ft. Mill v Ridgeview 72-6
Dorman v Greenview 75-3

and many 30 to 50 point spreads in basketball (girls particularly)

And I don't buy the rich v poor argument. If you took the best athletes from the "rural" or "poor" schools and exposed them to soccer as a desirable sport at a young age and if they played the game from a young age then maybe they would become competitive high school players. They often become very competitive football or basketball players don't they? Do you think the best players in the world were "rich" and that's how they became great soccer players? Many played in the streets to begin their skill sets.

When I go to a game in a rural area and see that they have a soccer team I'm ecstatic! Who would have ever thought that soccer would be happening in rural SOUTH CAROLINA! It doesn't matter the score, it's the greatest!

Marta, you're right on.. If the kids in rural, inter city areas were given the chance to train 8 years in soccer in SC the hs soccer landscape would be a whole lot different. The level of quality play would double maybe triple. This is why the sport of soccer will never hit the high level fan base that other high school sports have because soccer is for the wealthy, not everyone can participate. The player pool in soccer is extremely small compared to the big 3 sports.

Uncle Buck you have missed my point. Wealth has nothing to do with it. Exposure has everything to do with it. How many rural, inner city kids do you think got a soccer ball under their Christmas tree when they were growing up? If they've never seen soccer, don't understand it and their parents don't like it, those kids are never going to play. It isn't about money. Football, basketball & baseball are ingrained in American culture. So far, no amount of money is changing that. Money doesn't matter in European, South American or third world countries. EVERYBODY (except GIRLS) plays soccer! EVERYBODY watches soccer. Kids of all income levels play starting at a young age.

Kudos to the kids stepping out and playing soccer in rural and inner city areas where the BIG THREE are KING. Maybe their parents will start to like it and the best athletes will start to play when they're young. I'm not talking about training I'm talking about playing and enjoying the game. When that happens across the country change is acoming....

Last night ... AC Flora 20-0 Lower Richland!!! Same district and not that far apart!

Well Marta then i disagree with you. The top hs girl soccer teams in sc have girls that have been playing club soccer for years. Our monthly club fees (training, travel,etc) are between $500-$1000 per month. You can't tell me that money has nothing to do with it. Your way off.