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Message: [QUOTE="BigBird, post: 2370990, member: 4247"] True. Where I live (central Illinois), soccer is very popular with youngsters. Every family With young kids that I know are busy with games every Saturday morning. We are adding new soccer fields every year. The problem occurs when the kids get to high school. The American high school football establishment does recruit among the soccer kids, which of course depletes the player pool. High schools here seem to have a knack for channeling fan and parent support, money, and involvement. The beneficiary of this "good old boy" thinking is football. But...the number of parents who refuse to allow their sons to play football is also growing, and there is far less stigma associated with such decisions. For my money, these parents are the smart ones; who cares what anybody else thinks of their choice. [/QUOTE]