AITA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 14 year old son is on a year round travel futstal team. Everyone has to take a turn playing goalie. However, last season, when he was taking his turn, he was injured fairly seriously, resulting in a lot of medical bills for us, even with insurance. He had to miss a big chunk of the season, as well as part of the season for another sport he plays, and I had to drive him to school and back each day because he couldn't walk that far (as a result of the injury). I really do not want him playing goalie again for this reason. He is 7th percentile in height and weight, does not like the position, is not any good at it, and I don't want him to go through this again. I'd like to talk to the coach about either: 1) the team finding a full time goalie that wants to play the position; or 2) not having him do it, no matter what the team does instead. Is this a total jerk move on my part? I am sure that my irritation is increased by the fact that his coach never followed up to ask how he was after he got hurt.

The coach’s behavior is appalling. Anybody who has played knows some people are better suited to play positions than others. We never put smaller kids in the back and certainly not in goal when we played pick up. Coach should know better. Leave the team AND tell the coach to get a full time goalie. And a conscience.

[Anonymous]

It's fine to keep your son from playing gk for safety reasons. Why on earth would the coach put the smallest player on a u14 futsal team in goal, makes no sense

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 things

1. Why doesn't a u14 team have dedicated Goalkeeper? (goalie is such a novice term)

2. If you want to keep your son in the sport. You should have him do some strength training to make him stronger.

I'll pass that on to my son who is a goalie for a D1 team. He'll be delighted to know he's a novice.

It a Goalkeeper or Keeper not a goalie. Goalie is a casual term used by casual fans.

“Soccer” was a casual term as well, yet somehow our entire country got stuck with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 things

1. Why doesn't a u14 team have dedicated Goalkeeper? (goalie is such a novice term)

2. If you want to keep your son in the sport. You should have him do some strength training to make him stronger.

I'll pass that on to my son who is a goalie for a D1 team. He'll be delighted to know he's a novice.

It a Goalkeeper or Keeper not a goalie. Goalie is a casual term used by casual fans.

“Soccer” was a casual term as well, yet somehow our entire country got stuck with it.

Yes like its offside not offsides.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 things

1. Why doesn't a u14 team have dedicated Goalkeeper? (goalie is such a novice term)

2. If you want to keep your son in the sport. You should have him do some strength training to make him stronger.

I'll pass that on to my son who is a goalie for a D1 team. He'll be delighted to know he's a novice.

It a Goalkeeper or Keeper not a goalie. Goalie is a casual term used by casual fans.

“Soccer” was a casual term as well, yet somehow our entire country got stuck with it.

Yes like its offside not offsides.

Out of play not out of bounds

Its a pitch not a field

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 things

1. Why doesn't a u14 team have dedicated Goalkeeper? (goalie is such a novice term)

2. If you want to keep your son in the sport. You should have him do some strength training to make him stronger.

I'll pass that on to my son who is a goalie for a D1 team. He'll be delighted to know he's a novice.

It a Goalkeeper or Keeper not a goalie. Goalie is a casual term used by casual fans.

“Soccer” was a casual term as well, yet somehow our entire country got stuck with it.

Yes like its offside not offsides.

Out of play not out of bounds

Its a pitch not a field

It is a sport, not an English seminar (yes, pun intended). And don’t back with “it is sport, not ‘a sport’”

[Anonymous]

At U14 GK is either your passion or the position you support. Body size is still TBD and Futsal fast so the coach is probably betting on intellect vs. braun so your player is smart and aggressive? Good for them. . That being said, the worst thing that could ever happen to GK happened to your kid and they survived and now are wiser for it. . maybe they are ready to give it another go? Just sayin'

Also, don't listen to WANKERS who are worried about the vernacular. . having a bit of Ted Lasso moment in this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 things

1. Why doesn't a u14 team have dedicated Goalkeeper? (goalie is such a novice term)

2. If you want to keep your son in the sport. You should have him do some strength training to make him stronger.

I'll pass that on to my son who is a goalie for a D1 team. He'll be delighted to know he's a novice.

You probably call the sport "soccer," refer to goals placed in the top corners of the goal as "upper 90" and say Pee Kay's (PK's) don't you! Unwashed American........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 14 year old son is on a year round travel futstal team. Everyone has to take a turn playing goalie. However, last season, when he was taking his turn, he was injured fairly seriously, resulting in a lot of medical bills for us, even with insurance. He had to miss a big chunk of the season, as well as part of the season for another sport he plays, and I had to drive him to school and back each day because he couldn't walk that far (as a result of the injury). I really do not want him playing goalie again for this reason. He is 7th percentile in height and weight, does not like the position, is not any good at it, and I don't want him to go through this again. I'd like to talk to the coach about either: 1) the team finding a full time goalie that wants to play the position; or 2) not having him do it, no matter what the team does instead. Is this a total jerk move on my part? I am sure that my irritation is increased by the fact that his coach never followed up to ask how he was after he got hurt.

Is there something about your son which makes him more likely to be injured than the other players?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2 things

1. Why doesn't a u14 team have dedicated Goalkeeper? (goalie is such a novice term)

2. If you want to keep your son in the sport. You should have him do some strength training to make him stronger.

I'll pass that on to my son who is a goalie for a D1 team. He'll be delighted to know he's a novice.

You probably call the sport "soccer," refer to goals placed in the top corners of the goal as "upper 90" and say Pee Kay's (PK's) don't you! Unwashed American........

Piss off wanker

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) the team finding a full time goalie that wants to play the position;

I don't think you're in the wrong for asking.

But it seems weird to me that you think the coach hasn't thought of this idea. I assume no one has tried out who wants to be full time goalie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 14 year old son is on a year round travel futstal team. Everyone has to take a turn playing goalie. However, last season, when he was taking his turn, he was injured fairly seriously, resulting in a lot of medical bills for us, even with insurance. He had to miss a big chunk of the season, as well as part of the season for another sport he plays, and I had to drive him to school and back each day because he couldn't walk that far (as a result of the injury). I really do not want him playing goalie again for this reason. He is 7th percentile in height and weight, does not like the position, is not any good at it, and I don't want him to go through this again. I'd like to talk to the coach about either: 1) the team finding a full time goalie that wants to play the position; or 2) not having him do it, no matter what the team does instead. Is this a total jerk move on my part? I am sure that my irritation is increased by the fact that his coach never followed up to ask how he was after he got hurt.

The coach’s behavior is appalling. Anybody who has played knows some people are better suited to play positions than others. We never put smaller kids in the back and certainly not in goal when we played pick up. Coach should know better. Leave the team AND tell the coach to get a full time goalie. And a conscience.

Never put smaller kids in the back ?

My kid was one of the smallest and the center back that never came out because nobody could get by him. He hated defense but the parents and Coach didn’t want him moved because it always ended up in giving up goals. After a few years of that sh@t, we moved to another Club that tended to put their tallest in the back

[Anonymous]

My kid was one of the smallest and the center back that never came out because nobody could get by him. He hated defense but the parents and Coach didn’t want him moved because it always ended up in giving up goals. After a few years of that sh@t, we moved to another Club that tended to put their tallest in the back

What club was this? I have seen a fair number of small left and right backs (and my son is one), but not center backs.