I think some of you would be surprised at the amount of small sided games(with restrictions) that are used at the high school level that several posters here refer to. Problem is, results are often mixed because of the different talent levels.
Perhaps at the Academy level this will bare significant fruit. This is a key tool in training( the Europeans and alot of the rest of the world have doing this for quite some time).
If this is indeed the direction Reyna is taking US Soccer and the Academy and Club soccer in general follows, I think good things might happen.
Cold Hard Truth mentions Craig Brady( great soccer mind). If the Lower State could get this man involved with a leadership role,wow--sky would be the limit.