Media day

[Anonymous]

DD is in a top team and I don’t like the trend. Teenagers these days are consumed by IG. Besides Media day, does you DD also cut brand new socks so she can use grip socks? These bad influencer female pro players on social media who always pull their socks all the way to the thighs with cut socks. Cutting socks is just not right. They get destroyed while they still have price tag on them.

[Anonymous]

All the kids cut their socks to wear grip socks. They are better for performance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is in a top team and I don’t like the trend. Teenagers these days are consumed by IG. Besides Media day, does you DD also cut brand new socks so she can use grip socks? These bad influencer female pro players on social media who always pull their socks all the way to the thighs with cut socks. Cutting socks is just not right. They get destroyed while they still have price tag on them.

I’m with you, grandpa. I’ve had enough of the loud music, long hair and baggy clothes. It’s not how it was back when I was a kid. We did everything the right way and nothing ever changed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is in a top team and I don’t like the trend. Teenagers these days are consumed by IG. Besides Media day, does you DD also cut brand new socks so she can use grip socks? These bad influencer female pro players on social media who always pull their socks all the way to the thighs with cut socks. Cutting socks is just not right. They get destroyed while they still have price tag on them.

Now you have a problem with a grip sock?
Get out!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is in a top team and I don’t like the trend. Teenagers these days are consumed by IG. Besides Media day, does you DD also cut brand new socks so she can use grip socks? These bad influencer female pro players on social media who always pull their socks all the way to the thighs with cut socks. Cutting socks is just not right. They get destroyed while they still have price tag on them.

Wow. That's quite a take. As far as cutting the socks, my DD has done it. Yes, it's a pain, we'll take a lighter burn the cuts so they don't fray as bad. If you are frugal, you can wear the bottoms that have been cut off as no shows - really. I was laughing at my Brother-in-law who did that. As an alternative, you can order just the sock sleeves in all the colors. This was an option for my DD. Much nicer than cutting them.

Trends come and go - think back to college football in the early 80s with players wearing the mesh jerseys that were like 1/2 shirts. I'm sure guys from the 50's were furious!

As far as media day, IMO, much ado about nothing. My DD didn't have a soccer Instagram account until she started the recruiting process and never really posted anything on it until her sophomore year. Bigger thing that our club uses it for is to get updated headshots of the players for their player cards and updating thing on their end. Before that was done, their photos were from when they were like U12.

[Anonymous]

Media Day is especially for the Social Media, Insta families and Clubs.

Sure, families and kids like it. But now we have Families on Insta giving their 10 year olds Professional Media style photo Shoots and blasting it out to everyone like their 10 year old has just Signed for a Pro Academy or the Next Adidas Commercial.

Also, Signing Day is becoming a thing too. With all this Drama and Attention given to Soccer now, I feel like we are going down the Dance Moms Hype Pipeline. It's only a matter of time before one of these Insta Kids teams will be the subject of a Real Soccer Moms style reality show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Media Day is especially for the Social Media, Insta families and Clubs.

Sure, families and kids like it. But now we have Families on Insta giving their 10 year olds Professional Media style photo Shoots and blasting it out to everyone like their 10 year old has just Signed for a Pro Academy or the Next Adidas Commercial.

Also, Signing Day is becoming a thing too. With all this Drama and Attention given to Soccer now, I feel like we are going down the Dance Moms Hype Pipeline. It's only a matter of time before one of these Insta Kids teams will be the subject of a Real Soccer Moms style reality show.

This. Cut socks don’t bother me at all, but the Insta stuff skeeves me out big time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Media Day is especially for the Social Media, Insta families and Clubs.

Sure, families and kids like it. But now we have Families on Insta giving their 10 year olds Professional Media style photo Shoots and blasting it out to everyone like their 10 year old has just Signed for a Pro Academy or the Next Adidas Commercial.

Also, Signing Day is becoming a thing too. With all this Drama and Attention given to Soccer now, I feel like we are going down the Dance Moms Hype Pipeline. It's only a matter of time before one of these Insta Kids teams will be the subject of a Real Soccer Moms style reality show.

You have a problem with signing day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Media Day is especially for the Social Media, Insta families and Clubs.

Sure, families and kids like it. But now we have Families on Insta giving their 10 year olds Professional Media style photo Shoots and blasting it out to everyone like their 10 year old has just Signed for a Pro Academy or the Next Adidas Commercial.

Also, Signing Day is becoming a thing too. With all this Drama and Attention given to Soccer now, I feel like we are going down the Dance Moms Hype Pipeline. It's only a matter of time before one of these Insta Kids teams will be the subject of a Real Soccer Moms style reality show.

You have a problem with signing day?

I'm not PP but I've always found it wierd. Minors can't really sign for anything but maybe because I'm a lawyer and a killjoy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Media Day is especially for the Social Media, Insta families and Clubs.

Sure, families and kids like it. But now we have Families on Insta giving their 10 year olds Professional Media style photo Shoots and blasting it out to everyone like their 10 year old has just Signed for a Pro Academy or the Next Adidas Commercial.

Also, Signing Day is becoming a thing too. With all this Drama and Attention given to Soccer now, I feel like we are going down the Dance Moms Hype Pipeline. It's only a matter of time before one of these Insta Kids teams will be the subject of a Real Soccer Moms style reality show.

You have a problem with signing day?

Uhm…yes.

You ever really sit quietly and think about why you need your accomplishments or your kids acknowledged by the world?

If you actually took this reflective pause, White Lotus might have an entire different meaning to you.

[Anonymous]

My neighbor has an Insta account for her DD's swimming and soccer and the kid is just starting 6th grade. Mom reposts everything to her stories. It's insane.

[Anonymous]

This thread makes me sad for your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor has an Insta account for her DD's swimming and soccer and the kid is just starting 6th grade. Mom reposts everything to her stories. It's insane.

Next time, be brave enough to say it to her mom’s face instead of creeping on her kid’s Instagram and running your mouth behind her back. Nobody begged you to click their story, that was all you, Clearly they live rent free in your head!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor has an Insta account for her DD's swimming and soccer and the kid is just starting 6th grade. Mom reposts everything to her stories. It's insane.

Next time, be brave enough to say it to her mom’s face instead of creeping on her kid’s Instagram and running your mouth behind her back. Nobody begged you to click their story, that was all you, Clearly they live rent free in your head!

I think PP said that the mom reposts all the stuff on her DD's account to her own stories and not that she follows the DD. I'm sure PP ignores those stories already. In the same way you ignore the stories of ppl on your feeds that are overposters or sharers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor has an Insta account for her DD's swimming and soccer and the kid is just starting 6th grade. Mom reposts everything to her stories. It's insane.

Next time, be brave enough to say it to her mom’s face instead of creeping on her kid’s Instagram and running your mouth behind her back. Nobody begged you to click their story, that was all you, Clearly they live rent free in your head!

-No, Clearly you are over reacting. PP said the posts are re-posted to her account. I have a friend who does it too, it does not require looking at red kids insta account, which is run by the parent anyway. I agree with the PP, the ES reposts are a bit much. But hey, I do know a guy who claims he got free cleats for his kid doing it. So, post away I guess...but still it has a bit of a crazy feel for it along the lines that parents are trying to professionalize youth sports for ES kids. -Yay! Which is part of the reason 'team picture day' turned into 'Media Day' (Emphasis on the ME part in Media.