Giving up soccer for good.

[Anonymous]

We aren't letting our sons play American football---so I feel soccer is relatively safe in comparison. If they get concussions (knock on wood) we will assess at the time. One has made it to HS so far.

[Anonymous]

Make sure team has properly warming up, our club had a lot of injured players until they brought a specialist with right credentials.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, I played at a high level, including ODP and in Europe, and concussions were very few and far between. Something weird is going on here.

That's because people don't understand the art of soccer here. They play soccer like they play American football.

Bingo.

My DS is a U9, and I'm convinced based on watching other top teams in the area that coaches actively work on grabbing and pushing at this age already.

Soccer is a contact sport. Kids push, kick, trip, stomp, to play the game. Taught or brought.

Not all fouls are malicious bodily harm intent, sometimes grabbing an arm is tactical.

[Anonymous]

That seems really unusual. My son is a U16 now, and other than a broken wrist when he was U13, he has had no serious injuries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, I played at a high level, including ODP and in Europe, and concussions were very few and far between. Something weird is going on here.

That's because people don't understand the art of soccer here. They play soccer like they play American football.

Bingo.

My DS is a U9, and I'm convinced based on watching other top teams in the area that coaches actively work on grabbing and pushing at this age already.

Soccer is a contact sport. Kids push, kick, trip, stomp, to play the game. Taught or brought.

Not all fouls are malicious bodily harm intent, sometimes grabbing an arm is tactical.

Tactical fouls are for pussies. Mine were all malicious.

[Anonymous]

One way to slow down the really fast kid is a nice hard slide tackle that knocks out their breath for a minute. They tend to play more cautiously after that. Unless they are mean and tough too. Then you’re screwed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One way to slow down the really fast kid is a nice hard slide tackle that knocks out their breath for a minute. They tend to play more cautiously after that. Unless they are mean and tough too. Then you’re screwed.

The key is to get up first and then right after you get up, before he gets up and after the ref has looked away to follow the ball, stamp on his ankle as hard as you can. If you're lucky you can break his ankle and take him out of the game for good. At the very least he's going to be nervous as hell and more likely to make a mistake - and you will surely get him the next time. That's how real men play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One way to slow down the really fast kid is a nice hard slide tackle that knocks out their breath for a minute. They tend to play more cautiously after that. Unless they are mean and tough too. Then you’re screwed.

The key is to get up first and then right after you get up, before he gets up and after the ref has looked away to follow the ball, stamp on his ankle as hard as you can. If you're lucky you can break his ankle and take him out of the game for good. At the very least he's going to be nervous as hell and more likely to make a mistake - and you will surely get him the next time. That's how real men play.

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[Anonymous]

Take all that money you would put towards soccer and put it towards golf lessons.

[Anonymous]

Try pickle ball