For those who wonder why the US doesn't do better in WGC

On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 4:12:15 PM UTC-5, wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ74...ature=youtu.be

So endith the lesson.

Title would better have been "This is why the French are so good".
Their coach is a national treasure.
Their training site is a Mecca. It generates enough income to support a training program anyone would want to be in. I would guess the tourism income to the area would cover much, if not all, of the support they get.
Take a bunch of talented new pilots. Give them gliders to fly and a place to stay so all they need to worry about is getting good.
Coach them all the time with real objectives in place.
Reap the reward.
UH

On Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 3:30:05 AM UTC-7, Mike Oliver wrote:
Careful you might begin to sound envious of policies which come dangerously
close to socialism. I know you in good ol US of A wouldn't want that.

I think anyone who has a medical insurance plan, attended a public school, landed at a public airport, etc.. is somewhat of a socialist. We just like to be in a state of denial here in the US .
More to the point, The US does fund the Civil Air Patrol (I am sure to the tune of much more than 280,000EU) which I understand is responsible for introducing more people to soaring than any other entity here. Most of us see this for the investment that it is.