Quote: Haven't given it a chance yet to say. We're not competing with American football on a global level, but we are with soccer. Therefore, we need to try and keep pushing the elite players. Think about it...did guys like Donovan and Oguchi rely on HS soccer for their development?
Landon Donovan statistics:
High School: Named to the 1999 Parade Magazine High School All-American Team ... Also earned a 1998 NSCAA Youth All-American selection ... Transferred to Redlands East Valley High School in 1998, where he tallied 16 goals ... Named the League Most Valuable Player in 1997, scoring 17 goals.
Oguchi Onyewu played for Sherwood High School in MD in addition to FC Potomac and ODP.
They may not have relied on HS for their development, but they did keep it as part of their respective careers, and it didn't seem to hurt their development too much.
