I think their analysis of players and elite youth soccer has been the best I have seen on the web . Nothing is perfect but they have done a great job in a short period of time . It should only get better

of course the part about the top 100 doesn't apply because this year's event was for 2010 and 2011 grads, and the top 100 is for 2009. Now there will be a 2010 list coming out later this summer.

I would also note that the list is completely dynamic. We are adding players all the time, c hanging ratings and adding information on already-listed players. We're talking up to 4,000 players before we're done so how could there not be a lot of dynamism, including the ongoing process of identifying players.

And this just reflects the soccer world. Players' stock is rising and falling all the time. It's inexact in some ways yes, but not due to a lack of energy or willingness to rexaming on our part.

I think now you'll see every ESP player on our list somewhere.

Do you guys think then that the ESP All Star Game reflects the BEST youth soccer players in the nation for that age level?

IRT ESP all star best players...absolutely not !

The invitations IMO were definitely "selected"...too many times were groups of players taken from the same club(s). There was alot of areas not represented, Southern Cal, Northern Cal, Texas, Florida, NY-NJ, New England area. The Chicago Magic had what like 6-7 players ? How does that happen ????

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