Safety of futsal on tennis courts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. My 12-year old and 15-year old sons are playing futsal on tennis courts and no fear from me. The sh*t I see these 2 boys do on their own together and with friends---playing futsal on tennis courts is the least of my concerns. I only just learned about the ramps and why both of our saucer sleds have huge holes in the bottom of them after last week. I came down to the 12-year old on a school break jumping from piece of furniture to piece of furniture because they weren't allowed to touch the ground.

I mean you can wrap them in bubble wrap if you want. Most studies indicate that kids that were over-parented and did not have free play jumping over rocks and taking risks get more injured as adults because they never achieved the body awareness in youth. There is a pretty fascinating German study on this. They basically started having kids over there play in junk yards and with matches...no joke.

I digress.

+1

OP- make sure everyone is update to date on their tetanus shots and they'll be fine. I don't think it's likely they'll lose a leg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. My 12-year old and 15-year old sons are playing futsal on tennis courts and no fear from me. The sh*t I see these 2 boys do on their own together and with friends---playing futsal on tennis courts is the least of my concerns. I only just learned about the ramps and why both of our saucer sleds have huge holes in the bottom of them after last week. I came down to the 12-year old on a school break jumping from piece of furniture to piece of furniture because they weren't allowed to touch the ground.

I mean you can wrap them in bubble wrap if you want. Most studies indicate that kids that were over-parented and did not have free play jumping over rocks and taking risks get more injured as adults because they never achieved the body awareness in youth. There is a pretty fascinating German study on this. They basically started having kids over there play in junk yards and with matches...no joke.

I digress.

+1

OP- make sure everyone is update to date on their tetanus shots and they'll be fine. I don't think it's likely they'll lose a leg.

OMG My boys just finished 3 seasons of Cobra Kai. That has spurned some crazy sh*t between them. Strike first. Strike Hard. No Mercy. (and watch your back in my house).

As Johnny would say: 'don't be a p*ssy, OP'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. My 12-year old and 15-year old sons are playing futsal on tennis courts and no fear from me. The sh*t I see these 2 boys do on their own together and with friends---playing futsal on tennis courts is the least of my concerns. I only just learned about the ramps and why both of our saucer sleds have huge holes in the bottom of them after last week. I came down to the 12-year old on a school break jumping from piece of furniture to piece of furniture because they weren't allowed to touch the ground.

I mean you can wrap them in bubble wrap if you want. Most studies indicate that kids that were over-parented and did not have free play jumping over rocks and taking risks get more injured as adults because they never achieved the body awareness in youth. There is a pretty fascinating German study on this. They basically started having kids over there play in junk yards and with matches...no joke.

I digress.

+1

OP- make sure everyone is update to date on their tetanus shots and they'll be fine. I don't think it's likely they'll lose a leg.

OMG My boys just finished 3 seasons of Cobra Kai. That has spurned some crazy sh*t between them. Strike first. Strike Hard. No Mercy. (and watch your back in my house).

As Johnny would say: 'don't be a p*ssy, OP'.

Johnny was exactly like my youth travel soccer coach. And I am female. God- I miss the 80s!

[Anonymous]

As Johnny would say: 'don't be a p*ssy, OP'.

Wow, that's really sexist and gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

As Johnny would say: 'don't be a p*ssy, OP'.

Wow, that's really sexist and gross.

I suggest you not watch Cobra Kai then . It's very funny. And he is made to be politically incorrect on the show and takes heat for it. His cluelessness about how it's not 1985 anymore and it's not okay to say this stuff is part of the charm of the show.

He evolves over time and has a big heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Clearly dangerous, we should ban tennis to because you never know what can happen.

OP here. I play tennis, and it is no problem for tennis because there is zero contact. I have both a girl and boy that play futsal (different ages), and have seen this happen to kids on one of their teams, as well as ASA's Pro Team at a game we went to at Ramsay. I don't have any space utilization concerns about the courts for tennis v. soccer, because I play at Arlington YMCA courts in the winter, rather than outside. But, even in non-COVID times, the Ramsay court is a futsal court, and has a chain link fence. It seems to me that the city should attach the fence to the court or take another similar precaution.

OP, are you the same OP of the tennis thread that complains about futsal being played on your tennis courts?

That is exactly what I was thinking when I read this.

[Anonymous]

Futsal on tennis courts is breaking peoples brains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

OP, are you the same OP of the tennis thread that complains about futsal being played on your tennis courts?

No. But I know who is, because he posted the same complaint on nextdoor using his own name.

HA!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

why don't you contact the city of Alexandria's department of recreation and facilities make a suggestion. I don't think anyone on DCUM has any ability to do anything about it.

I'm sure they will get back to you shortly.

Thanks, I was seeking feedback on whether my concern was reasonable before doing that. Looks like most people thought it was not. I guess it still can't hurt to mention it to the rec department, and let them do what they think best from there.

yes, like cancels hundreds of kids futsal because it is "unsafe". thanks OP

[Anonymous]

you just wish you had Rodney Dangerfield as your DD's coach

[Anonymous]

you just wish you had Rodney Dangerfield as your DD's coach

Ha! She and I tried watching that movie recently, but could not make it through. It is not a film that has aged well. Though we joked about sending my son to play on a girl's team - for some reason, people often confuse him with a girl, though his hair is not that long.

[Anonymous]

The surface is too hard. Not a good idea.

It is less about fences and more about concrete (vs. grass vs. wood).

[Anonymous]

The surface is too hard. Not a good idea.

It is less about fences and more about concrete (vs. grass vs. wood).

What surface are the courts? Asphalt or concrete? And futsal would never be played on grass. As it is, it seems lousy that they are putting the rec players on turf for futsal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The surface is too hard. Not a good idea.

It is less about fences and more about concrete (vs. grass vs. wood).

+1

[Anonymous]

I’ve noticed the tennis court nets are starting to sag and get ripped on these courts repurposed for futsal. Maybe it’s a good thing the kids slam themselves and the balls into those - it keeps them safe? I assume the soccer league replaces these nets with new ones at the end of the season.