Great aritcle on TopDrawerSoccer.com concerning high school soccer and Development Academy.
HS/DA Still a Work in ProgressI think another good question is how DA will affect the image of 'soccer' in general in the future. Soccer has just become mainstream in the last decade or so with coaches, officials, and now parents/adults (administrators, teacher, etc.) having grown up playing the game, supporting the college and professional games, etc. There is a soccer culture that has developed. However, with a dummy-downed (more recreational) version at the prep level, I wonder if future decades/generations will have the same appreciation for 'soccer' (what they were exposed to as youth) as most on this board do?
