why is soccer is so popular with girls in the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was a beautiful afternoon today so I decided to take a walk from my home to Lewinsville Park in Mclean. I notice that there are so many girls participating in soccer. Has it always been that way?

Why do you ask? Where have you been? The American women have been playing very well for several years now. Long enough to get girls interested. Would you ask this of boys? What do you expect them to be doing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a beautiful afternoon today so I decided to take a walk from my home to Lewinsville Park in Mclean. I notice that there are so many girls participating in soccer. Has it always been that way?

Why do you ask? Where have you been? The American women have been playing very well for several years now. Long enough to get girls interested. Would you ask this of boys? What do you expect them to be doing?

I grew up in CA in the 70s-80s and played soccer. Most girls I knew did at least a couple years of soccer in ES, just like the boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It was a beautiful afternoon today so I decided to take a walk from my home to Lewinsville Park in Mclean. I notice that there are so many girls participating in soccer. Has it always been that way?

Why do you ask? Where have you been? The American women have been playing very well for several years now. Long enough to get girls interested. Would you ask this of boys? What do you expect them to be doing?

I grew up in CA in the 70s-80s and played soccer. Most girls I knew did at least a couple years of soccer in ES, just like the boys.

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Yep. I grew up in NOVA and my early soccer jerseys said 'Boys Club' on them. That changed to 'Youth Club', SYC in the 80s. It was very big in McLean, Springfield, Fairfax, BRYC all throughout the 80s, HS girls soccer and travel. There was already State Cup and Regionals , Nationals.

[Anonymous]

Yes for about 40 years now it has been that way and it shows no signs of slowing down. Title IX, the success of the USWNT over the past 30 years, NWSL,Euro pro leagues, and generally our culture’s positivity towards female athletes and women’s rights in general are all sustaining this interest. It’s a beautiful thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because it's exceptionally low contact.

Ha! Good one.

Fewer slide tackles, few yellow cards/warnings, fewer contact injuries, few straight red cards, fewer headed goals, fewer fights. More players leave the game because their body fails them than because of a contact injury.

LOL no. My DD team averages one or two concussions and one or two broken bones a year. It is very physical game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because it's exceptionally low contact.

Ha! Good one.

Fewer slide tackles, few yellow cards/warnings, fewer contact injuries, few straight red cards, fewer headed goals, fewer fights. More players leave the game because their body fails them than because of a contact injury.

LOL no. My DD team averages one or two concussions and one or two broken bones a year. It is very physical game.

You don't see the jersey grabbing, shouldering, and bodying during every game....Signed, former HS and College Soccer Player.

[Anonymous]

Or the hair pulls:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E1fMx7jgxQ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Americans are so good and so deep, on most days the only ones who can beat them are themselves. And that internal competition couldn’t be more fierce." Girls Soccer in DMV in a nutshell.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2021-01-21/us-womens-soccer-toughest-opponent-colombia

Huh?