One of the recommendations in the report is to make up files on every youth player because parents have complained that there is hardly any follow-up on the meetings they have every six months with the coaches. Someone could have thought of that before, surely?

Chivas captures 1-0 victory over D.C. United

Chivas USA youth product Arnaldo Salazar scores lone goal in win

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How many of our players continue past college or past youth soccer for that matter......? Many of our players never have a chance to see what they could become. In Holland the professional clubs have a reserve league, for U23 players. In Italy, they have five divisions of professional soccer. In the US our players have to be "ready" at 16 - 17 for college.

"A player is learning all the time. I believe up until you’re 30, you work on your weaknesses. After 30, you work on your strengths – you know what you’re good at and you try to get the best out of it. As you get older you learn more about the opposition and more about the game. "