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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Girl soccer parents are nuts on this forum. Glad I have a boy![/quote]

Yes and amazingly, based on having both boys and girls, I’d estimate that the girl parents have about 1/10th the knowledge of the game as the boy parents.[/quote]

I'm trying to figure out this dynamic.
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I'm a mom with all boys.  I played D1 soccer.  My siblings and I all played high level and my dad coached travel.  We were trained by a Dutch coach back in the 70s/early 80s.[/b]

Is it that there are more moms involved with daughters, kind of like 'dance moms' and they didn't play in their youth?

Dads have always been accused of 'living vicariously' through their sons on the sport field and that has played out for decades.  I see a few crazy dads, but they seem to really thin out when the boys get to middle school/high school.

I also think there are many more opportunities for girls in the sport (more scholarships, etc) and since American women started playing so much earlier than all other women in the world initially have dominated so there is more possibility for them.  For a male in the US, playing in FIFA is as likely as winning the $300 million Power Ball (and probably odds are even less than that).[/quote]

I respect all people's opinions on this forum for what they are.  With that said....this gives you zero EXTRA credibility on anything.  Everything is different now. The fact that you played soccer in the 70s...what am I supposed to do? Read more closely?[/quote]

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