Same-team kid steals the ball

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I call bullshit. No team of 7 year olds has positions like "center forward".

OP here. That wasn’t me. I don’t know what a center forward is. My kid was playing defense with the little girl. The teams ages are 7-9. It’s Great Falls-Reston. FWIW, I think the little girl is from Great Falls. She sometimes comes to practice in cute little skorts and her hair all done up. Makes me gag. Then she steals the ball and kicks it the wrong way.

The soccer dad totally understands. A few months ago I went to a practice in my cute little skorts and my hair all done up. I stole the ball from ONE kid--JUST ONE--and some random soccer mom gave me the side-eye and dragged me off.

[Anonymous]

Every team has this kid. This kid persists until they move from possession play into passing. Then this kid gets with the program or doesn't. The fact remains that some kids just move the ball better than others and make quicker decisions. Is it possible your kid is a slow decision maker?

[Anonymous]

You should write an email to the whole team and call out the player, parent and coach. Thats the only way this situation ends.

[Anonymous]

My 9yo daughter is playing GFR rec. I can understand why this happens. All the girls clump up and there's only a couple skilled girls to take care of business.

I would have zero problems with a star taking the ball from my kid and dribbling all the way downfield.

I also would have no problems with all the parents yelling "same team" to the ball thief.

But I also don't care enough to say anything because it's very clearly rec soccer and I'm just happy to see the girls laugh and enjoy their exercise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a joke?

Stop yelling at children. If you must, yell at your own only.

What’s wrong with what I yelled? The kid needs direction and our coach isn’t giving it.

You truly don’t know what you did wrong?!

1) coaching from the sideline (barely acceptable when directed solely at your own child)
2) coaching ANOTHER PERSON’S CHILD from the sidelines - absolutely unacceptable under any circumstances

Op, dual it back or the only person the coach will call out during a game is you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I call bullshit. No team of 7 year olds has positions like "center forward".

OP here. That wasn’t me. I don’t know what a center forward is. My kid was playing defense with the little girl. The teams ages are 7-9. It’s Great Falls-Reston. FWIW, I think the little girl is from Great Falls. She sometimes comes to practice in cute little skorts and her hair all done up. Makes me gag. Then she steals the ball and kicks it the wrong way.

Op, this response says all we need to know about you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I call bullshit. No team of 7 year olds has positions like "center forward".

OP here. That wasn’t me. I don’t know what a center forward is. My kid was playing defense with the little girl. The teams ages are 7-9. It’s Great Falls-Reston. FWIW, I think the little girl is from Great Falls. She sometimes comes to practice in cute little skorts and her hair all done up. Makes me gag. Then she steals the ball and kicks it the wrong way.

Why is it so easy for a 7 year old to steal the ball from your 9 year old?

[Anonymous]

STOP YELLING AT KIDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I call bullshit. No team of 7 year olds has positions like "center forward".

OP here. That wasn’t me. I don’t know what a center forward is. My kid was playing defense with the little girl. The teams ages are 7-9. It’s Great Falls-Reston. FWIW, I think the little girl is from Great Falls. She sometimes comes to practice in cute little skorts and her hair all done up. Makes me gag. Then she steals the ball and kicks it the wrong way.

Why is it so easy for a 7 year old to steal the ball from your 9 year old?

Given how OP has described her kid, I suspect she’s not very good at dribbling/passing and tends to just stand with the ball unless she gets an opening to boot it down then field. Makes it very easy (and tempting for other players to take it to keep play moving).

[Anonymous]

Tell your daughter to steal the ball from the other girl when she gets the ball

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She’s not hearing you anyway. I would let it go. It’s okay if your 9 year old isn’t a super star. Let her learn life lessons on the field.

She's 7 years old. She's a 9 (center forward) on the team.

You are using numeric designations in 7 yo rec soccer?

Oh boy.

You need to settle down. A lot.

I’m hoping pp was not OP and was just being sarcastic.

I missed that. At that age it is probably 4v4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I call bullshit. No team of 7 year olds has positions like "center forward".

OP here. That wasn’t me. I don’t know what a center forward is. My kid was playing defense with the little girl. The teams ages are 7-9. It’s Great Falls-Reston. FWIW, I think the little girl is from Great Falls. She sometimes comes to practice in cute little skorts and her hair all done up. Makes me gag. Then she steals the ball and kicks it the wrong way.

Perhaps you and your daughter were confused, and your daughter was going the wrong way.

[Anonymous]

Why is your 9 year old on this team? That’s your problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) The coach should always yell at players. Builds character
2) Only coach from the sidelines when you know you are correct and the team will really benefit from your direction. Make sure you are loud enough for everyone to hear it as the kids are young and will only take your direction to heart if heard over the other parents.
3) Any good coach will want to have a meeting after every game to discuss tactics/playing styles for the next game. It is good if you take notes during the game and mention specific players/plays during the meeting.
4) Repeat steps 1 -3 at every game.

THIS.


It's worked wonders for our family through the years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) The coach should always yell at players. Builds character
2) Only coach from the sidelines when you know you are correct and the team will really benefit from your direction. Make sure you are loud enough for everyone to hear it as the kids are young and will only take your direction to heart if heard over the other parents.
3) Any good coach will want to have a meeting after every game to discuss tactics/playing styles for the next game. It is good if you take notes during the game and mention specific players/plays during the meeting.
4) Repeat steps 1 -3 at every game.

Excellent advice. I tended to skip 3 though and save it for the next meeting. I once gave best play of the game for a throw-in.