Soccer in NJ

Its been the best and will always be the best! People can argue that states like California and Texas have better programs and all that garbage but you can't tell me that NJ soccer players aren't the most committed, passionate, and talented players available to in our youth systems. We have like a whole country in our own little state. We have the North Jerseyians (Red Bull, Ironbound) who play a more technical style of play because of the ethnic diversity in that area. The mix of latin, italian, and portuguese styles influence the style of play that teams from there play. I remember dreading heading up to play a game in Newark because you always knew that you weren't going to get any calls from the ref and many of the teams were very dirty gritty teams. Then we have the Central Jersey teams (PDA, NJ Rangers, Bridgewater) and they play an intense attractive possession style of soccer which pleases parents and crowds. I played for PDA for two years and I would here comments about how people loved watching our team play because of the attractiveness of our style of play. Next we have the Western New Jersey Teams (LSTF, Princeton) who play a hard nose style of play and love to compete. I always would love beating a team from there because of how the took losses. Let's just say they weren't the happiest of teams. Following that we have South Jersey (Pittsgrove, South Jersey Barons, and Vorhees) these teams and style of play are known for kick and run, individual brillance and skill, and very very tough. However, the one exception would be the Pittsgrove 89 team which I played against they played a very nice style of play and were very competitive. Lastly, we have the Jersey Shore Boys (matchfit, njsa, toms river, jackson) these teams play with style and swagger. The have flair, know how to play the game, competitive, passionate, and so forth. These teams were the complete teams because they had a little bit of everything, they know how to adapt to certain teams and different situations. We have a bold self confidence about us that may be un seen anywhere else. With that said, NJ soccer has everything  and every style you can think of. Some of the U.S brightest stars have come from jersey: Tab Ramos, Cladio Reyna, John Harkes, Tim Howard, Alexi Lalis, Michael Bradley, Alejandro Bedoya, and etc. NJ brings together the diverse groups of people that makes this state the greatest soccer state in the country. You may agree or disagree with my biased opinion but I know that I'm proud to have played NJ soccer growing up