Chica, I totally agree with you, based very much on the fact that AYSO (American Youth Soccer League)has been extemely popular and has sustained a huge growth rate for the last almost 20 years. Boys and girls - starting at about age 5 - participate for years. The kids that were in the early days of AYSO are now parents for the young soccer players. The nicest part about AYSO was that all the kids signed up played - not just the most athletically gifted few.

And the US soccer team win in the summer Olympics certainly helped spike the game