And this is also one of the reasons the USMNT didn't qualify for the World Cup. Everywhere else in the world players are developed by professional clubs with the goal of turning them into pros. In the US we have traditionally had the HS/Select/College team model during the key development period of 15-21 years old and players don't develop. The 3 month college soccer season is a joke compared to how other countries train their players of the same age. The more players who head overseas to train full time at a younger age the better off US soccer will be in the long run until the US can fix it's development model. Sorry for the slightly off topic rant but I'm still ticked that the US lost to T&T and won't be playing in the World Cup.
