I was not really meaning to direct my comments specifically at Happy Daddy as much as "financial assistance" as administered by clubs. Sometimes I get the feeling clubs use that as a "crutch" as if to say - see we don't exclude anyone. The reality is in this country youth from really poor backgrounds are "not encouraged" to seek soccer as their primary sport. In other - much poorer - countries it is their primary sport. Why? Because in those countries it doesn't cost hundreds or thousands of dollars a season to play. Until we find a way in this country to quit using the "financial assistance" type excuses and truly attract the best athletes, soccer in the U.S. will struggle to compete with other countries on the world stage. Just my opinion!
