Kunty McPhuck
Scust Szn has Returned
It's not arrogance, but a numbers thing. The modern game is played with great emphasis on tekkers WITH athleticism. The US does well on the latter, not the former. If you could build a focus on tekkers first, then the athleticism will follow.
The US has large numbers and good infrastructure. A shift in how the sport is developed could yield large results.
For a gifted athlete (physically) as a teen, the athleticism will naturally progress as the human body grows. So there is no real need to place such a high priority on it at that level tbh.