Kids soccer games on tennis courts?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

I don’t think it’s a great surface for soccer

And just like that, we're right back where we started! 🤦🏼‍♀️

[Anonymous]

wear knee pads and bubble wrap from head to toe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

I don’t think it’s a great surface for soccer

Professional and College basketball are played indoors on wooden courts. Where do you think kids learn and start playing basketball? Outdoors on a concrete court.

So is playing basketball outdoors on a concrete court not basketball? Is playing half court, basketball? Is playing outdoors 3v3 not basketball?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

I don’t think it’s a great surface for soccer

Professional and College basketball are played indoors on wooden courts. Where do you think kids learn and start playing basketball? Outdoors on a concrete court.

So is playing basketball outdoors on a concrete court not basketball? Is playing half court, basketball? Is playing outdoors 3v3 not basketball?

It’s not the same ball, the same goal, or the same number of players. It’s similar but it is not really the same thing at all if you have ever played either soccer or Futsal and you know this especially if you have also played all of the variations of basketball you identify. Playing half court basketball with the same ball and goal is a lot closer to playing full court basketball than playing full court Futsal is to full field soccer. It’s not really comparable. Change the ball,
Change the height of the net, then put nets on half the court and make it three versus three. I don’t think many people would think that is like full court basketball. At all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

Why is he falling down so much? My kids both play and haven’t had any issues on the courts. If he’s in goal and diving- ok. Otherwise, teach him to get up as soon as he’s down from the youngest ages and stick his ground- don’t be knocked off the ball. I see some younger kids just throw themselves all around —get up!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

I don’t think it’s a great surface for soccer

Professional and College basketball are played indoors on wooden courts. Where do you think kids learn and start playing basketball? Outdoors on a concrete court.

So is playing basketball outdoors on a concrete court not basketball? Is playing half court, basketball? Is playing outdoors 3v3 not basketball?

It’s not the same ball, the same goal, or the same number of players. It’s similar but it is not really the same thing at all if you have ever played either soccer or Futsal and you know this especially if you have also played all of the variations of basketball you identify. Playing half court basketball with the same ball and goal is a lot closer to playing full court basketball than playing full court Futsal is to full field soccer. It’s not really comparable. Change the ball,
Change the height of the net, then put nets on half the court and make it three versus three. I don’t think many people would think that is like full court basketball. At all.

Yes, yes but the foot skills and inability to use your hands translate, and almost all futsal players are soccer players and many soccer players play futsal. Don’t be obtuse. Anyhow, back to the main topic, I think converting these painted hard-top courts to multipurpose use is a good idea. Just like many turf fields are used for four sports (soccer, football, lacrosse, field hockey) let’s use the hard-top fenced courts for b-ball, tennis, futsal, volleyball, pickle ball, and floor hockey. Re-use, re-use, re-use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

I don’t think it’s a great surface for soccer

Professional and College basketball are played indoors on wooden courts. Where do you think kids learn and start playing basketball? Outdoors on a concrete court.

So is playing basketball outdoors on a concrete court not basketball? Is playing half court, basketball? Is playing outdoors 3v3 not basketball?

It’s not the same ball, the same goal, or the same number of players. It’s similar but it is not really the same thing at all if you have ever played either soccer or Futsal and you know this especially if you have also played all of the variations of basketball you identify. Playing half court basketball with the same ball and goal is a lot closer to playing full court basketball than playing full court Futsal is to full field soccer. It’s not really comparable. Change the ball,
Change the height of the net, then put nets on half the court and make it three versus three. I don’t think many people would think that is like full court basketball. At all.

Yes, yes but the foot skills and inability to use your hands translate, and almost all futsal players are soccer players and many soccer players play futsal. Don’t be obtuse. Anyhow, back to the main topic, I think converting these painted hard-top courts to multipurpose use is a good idea. Just like many turf fields are used for four sports (soccer, football, lacrosse, field hockey) let’s use the hard-top fenced courts for b-ball, tennis, futsal, volleyball, pickle ball, and floor hockey. Re-use, re-use, re-use.

Why waste the public funds. The club can build their own courts, maybe Tommy could take a pay cut to facilitate that.

[Anonymous]

My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.


Why is he falling down so much? My kids both play and haven’t had any issues on the courts. If he’s in goal and diving- ok. Otherwise, teach him to get up as soon as he’s down from the youngest ages and stick his ground- don’t be knocked off the ball. I see some younger kids just throw themselves all around —get up!

Because he is 11 and playing in a combined U12-U13 league, so his opponents are much bigger and wind up pushing him over or knocking him down (without fouling). He has played futsal for five years, including futsal ID for the past two years on top of rec futsal, so he is well aware of how to play properly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.


Why is he falling down so much? My kids both play and haven’t had any issues on the courts. If he’s in goal and diving- ok. Otherwise, teach him to get up as soon as he’s down from the youngest ages and stick his ground- don’t be knocked off the ball. I see some younger kids just throw themselves all around —get up!

Because he is 11 and playing in a combined U12-U13 league, so his opponents are much bigger and wind up pushing him over or knocking him down (without fouling). He has played futsal for five years, including futsal ID for the past two years on top of rec futsal, so he is well aware of how to play properly.

Sounds like he needs to adjust then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.

I don’t think it’s a great surface for soccer

Professional and College basketball are played indoors on wooden courts. Where do you think kids learn and start playing basketball? Outdoors on a concrete court.

So is playing basketball outdoors on a concrete court not basketball? Is playing half court, basketball? Is playing outdoors 3v3 not basketball?

It’s not the same ball, the same goal, or the same number of players. It’s similar but it is not really the same thing at all if you have ever played either soccer or Futsal and you know this especially if you have also played all of the variations of basketball you identify. Playing half court basketball with the same ball and goal is a lot closer to playing full court basketball than playing full court Futsal is to full field soccer. It’s not really comparable. Change the ball,
Change the height of the net, then put nets on half the court and make it three versus three. I don’t think many people would think that is like full court basketball. At all.

Yes, yes but the foot skills and inability to use your hands translate, and almost all futsal players are soccer players and many soccer players play futsal. Don’t be obtuse. Anyhow, back to the main topic, I think converting these painted hard-top courts to multipurpose use is a good idea. Just like many turf fields are used for four sports (soccer, football, lacrosse, field hockey) let’s use the hard-top fenced courts for b-ball, tennis, futsal, volleyball, pickle ball, and floor hockey. Re-use, re-use, re-use.

+1. Only soccer players can comprehend and appreciate the value of futsal.

I also love your idea. This is the most efficient use for these courts and most equitable use of public funds/taxpayer dollars.

[Anonymous]

My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.


Why is he falling down so much? My kids both play and haven’t had any issues on the courts. If he’s in goal and diving- ok. Otherwise, teach him to get up as soon as he’s down from the youngest ages and stick his ground- don’t be knocked off the ball. I see some younger kids just throw themselves all around —get up!


Because he is 11 and playing in a combined U12-U13 league, so his opponents are much bigger and wind up pushing him over or knocking him down (without fouling). He has played futsal for five years, including futsal ID for the past two years on top of rec futsal, so he is well aware of how to play properly.


Sounds like he needs to adjust then.

Yes, he obviously has to deal with the different court and larger kids at his current size, as I am not planning on injecting him with human growth hormone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.


Why is he falling down so much? My kids both play and haven’t had any issues on the courts. If he’s in goal and diving- ok. Otherwise, teach him to get up as soon as he’s down from the youngest ages and stick his ground- don’t be knocked off the ball. I see some younger kids just throw themselves all around —get up!


Because he is 11 and playing in a combined U12-U13 league, so his opponents are much bigger and wind up pushing him over or knocking him down (without fouling). He has played futsal for five years, including futsal ID for the past two years on top of rec futsal, so he is well aware of how to play properly.


Sounds like he needs to adjust then.

Yes, he obviously has to deal with the different court and larger kids at his current size, as I am not planning on injecting him with human growth hormone.

The court isn't his problem.

[Anonymous]

Yes, he obviously has to deal with the different court and larger kids at his current size, as I am not planning on injecting him with human growth hormone.


The court isn't his problem.

To a degree, yes, because it is resulting in more abrasions than an indoor gym. But you are correct that he would have an issue against these much larger, older boys regardless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Yes, he obviously has to deal with the different court and larger kids at his current size, as I am not planning on injecting him with human growth hormone.


The court isn't his problem.

To a degree, yes, because it is resulting in more abrasions than an indoor gym. But you are correct that he would have an issue against these much larger, older boys regardless.

No, I mean staying on his feet is the problem. The court isn't knocking him down. He needs to get lower and shield strong and find his balance. When he learns that he will start knocking kids down instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

My son plays on Alexandria's futsal league, and I have noticed that he has been getting hurt a lot in the games on the tennis courts, particularly when he falls. He fell the same amount when things were indoors last year, but didn't seem to have the giant bruises he has so far this year. I'm wondering if this is bad luck, or if the tennis courts are not the safest surface for this.


Why is he falling down so much? My kids both play and haven’t had any issues on the courts. If he’s in goal and diving- ok. Otherwise, teach him to get up as soon as he’s down from the youngest ages and stick his ground- don’t be knocked off the ball. I see some younger kids just throw themselves all around —get up!

Because he is 11 and playing in a combined U12-U13 league, so his opponents are much bigger and wind up pushing him over or knocking him down (without fouling). He has played futsal for five years, including futsal ID for the past two years on top of rec futsal, so he is well aware of how to play properly.

Sounds like he needs to adjust then.

One of my kids is tiny and plays against older components and does not get knocked of the ball/knocked to the ground often. It’s him knowing his center of gravity, shielding, tenaciousness and ball skill...and playing against his older brother that has a foot in height and 60 pounds on him. Futsal does not allow for a lot if the contact that soccer does so physical difference is much less an issue.