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Sure it will. by NDMike2001
There will indeed come a tipping point where the worldwide popularity of soccer catches on in the us and more kids will want to play soccer and schools will not be able to ignore the sport anymore. We just aren’t there yet. And the decline in the overall participation in youth soccer proves that. But the growing popularity is quite new. But it’s significant. And while football isn’t going away it’s popularity is taking a hit and the head injuries are a concern. When the next wave of kids come from millennials come along I suspect that we’ll see the kind of numbers where schools will start supporting the programs. And clubs will have more players when the pool gets larger. I believe there will be a day when clubs and schools coexist like aau.