The USWNT star striker didn’t mince her words when asked about the state of youth soccer in the United States.
in conjunction with DICK’S found that 63% of school sports budgets are either stagnant or decreasing while 24% of high schools don’t offer sports. Approximately 60% of community-based sports fees are rising as many families cite those costs as the reason for a lack of participation.
Yet while the interest is there, the opportunity comes at a price: registration fees, club dues, uniform and gear costs, travel and food expenses. The list goes on and on. Allie Long and Alex Morgan celebrate during a Victory Ticker Tape Parade for the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team down the Canyon of Heroes on July 10, 2019 in New York City. “I’m not sure how to fix it but I think it needs to go back to looking at grassroots and seeing around the world soccer is not an expensive sport,” Morgan said. “It’s actually played barefoot in many countries and all you need is a ball and goal posts, and the goal posts can be trash cans or whatever is nearby.
While Morgan continues to highlight the issues with the flawed U.S. youth soccer system, the star striker is also utilizing her platform to be a role model for girls in sports with studies showing that by age 14 girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate as boys. It was a major point during her
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