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Originally Posted by flylock shox

^^ Don't forget the drugs!

I think a big part of Canada's problem is that we simply don't have the population base, infrastructure, and cultural support necessary to succeed in a broad variety of athletic pursuits. Look at soccer for example. Biggest sport in the world, highest enrolment among both boys and girls of any sport in Canada, and a craptastic international team (well, the men anyway). Why is that? Well, a big part of it is a lack of proper scouting and development at home, largely owing to a lack of professional leagues and teams taking an interest in young Canadian players. Whereas a phenom like Crosby gets national attention at the age of 9, a similar phenom in soccer simply wouldn't hit the radar until much later, if at all. If that's the case with the biggest sport in the world, and the biggest (enrolment-wise) in Canada, what chance do the "fringe" sports have?

Obviously we need to throw more money at soccer and give the athletes grants so that life doesn't have to get in the way of their dream.