Palo Alto is soccer mom heaven. Try going to a state not on the coast.
Ok, again, as a coach in the US ODP program, I have visited pretty much every state (except Hawaii and Bat Shit Palin-land) and the growth is at never before seen levels. I doubt it will transcend the levels of the throw-ball in the deep lying States but many inland States such as Arizona, New Mexico, Maryland and Virgini have high levels of elite program participation.
As discussed at the recent NCAA Conference in Alabama, it is anticipated that by 2018, soccer will account for more than half of the sporting scholarships at both Division 1 and Division 2 schools both in terms of money available and uptake of those scholarships (both male and female). Junior colleges in Texas and Tennesse have recently released fiscal projections that show they are making as much incoming finance from their soccer programs as their football and basketball programs. Small steps towards domination.
I will happily discuss this further off-line or in its own thread but this thread needs to be about Atleti and shit-coat getting his come-uppance.
