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[Welpe]

Driving around the greater Houston area (in arguably one of the biggest football states), you will see not only a lot of soccer fields but those fields filled with kids of all ages and races. With the large Hispanic population here, it is especially popular in those areas. Soccer is by no means exclusively a rich, suburban sport here. I'd say that lacrosse, ice hockey, softball and baseball (to a lesser extent) fit that bill better.

That was also my experience when I lived in California.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Driving around the greater Houston area (in arguably one of the biggest football states), you will see not only a lot of soccer fields but those fields filled with kids of all ages and races. With the large Hispanic population here, it is especially popular in those areas. Soccer is by no means exclusively a rich, suburban sport here. I'd say that lacrosse, ice hockey, softball and baseball (to a lesser extent) fit that bill better.

That was also my experience when I lived in California.

When I do see a lot of soccer being played, it is not just by kids and it is by Hispanics. There are a lot of adult leagues or tournaments that go on around here too. There are many local Park Districts that have really nice turf soccer only fields and I do not see a lot of kids playing on them. I am sure there are kids playing, but as I said I do not see that translating into high school players. Soccer is a great youth sport and always will be.

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