It's definitely getting better. This is coming to Raleigh:
"We want to share the details of an exciting project - a soccer school. It is designed for boys and girls who dream of playing D1 college or pro soccer. To do this, our children need more training time. Our kids train 6 hours/week while youth in South America and Europe train 15-20 hours/week. We believe in the adage that you need 10,000 hours to become a subject expert. The idea is to create a small private middle school(10-13 year olds) where students have high quality soccer training in the morning, school from 11am-5pm and club soccer in the afternoon and evening. It’s the same idea behind a music conservatory. We will not be a club team, but focus on outstanding morning technical training/tactics and education. Located at WakeMed to maximize school and soccer time, we will have regular interactions with the Carolina Railhawks when they train. As for the academics, we plan on taking advantage of all the changes in learning sciences, technology and the labor market. We plan to start out with 20-30 students and grow to 150 students in several years eventually offering grades 5-12. The “micro school” movement is growing in Silicon Valley, New York and elsewhere. Each student will have their own individualized learning plan in a blended learning environment. We will organize soccer-and-study trips to South America and elsewhere. In short, we believe that this education will best prepare our children for college and, more importantly, a global, technology-driven marketplace. Please take a look at www.accelerator.school."