Quote: i agree the % is high at u15/u16 ages but once they hit u17/u18 there is a decline in interest.
I agree. From what I have witnessed, this is probably the last age in which kids (and sometimes their parents) believe they are the next coming of Enzo. By the time they hit u17/u18 most get a taste of reality when the college offers are not to where they hoped to play and the scholarship money is not what they thought it would be.
In retrospect, most parents realize they probably spent enough money on club ball through the years to pay for a year or so of college - but most would not change a thing because the soccer journey they shared with their kids and friends made memories that will last a lifetime.
