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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And we are not talking about size or speed.  The technical ability to receive a ball is not gender-specific.  Marta's skill looks as interesting and creative as any other Brazilian.  A girl may not strike a ball as hard as a boy, but there's no reason to receive it and have it bounce a yard or two off as if she has rocks in her shoes.  That's just a lack of skill.  Period.[/quote]

Rocks in their shoes?  This thread started about ECNL/DA girls and now you are talking about things you don't regularly see there, but see in NCSL equivalent and below leagues regularly.   As another poster mentioned, maybe not every trap is perfect every time in the higher leagues, but they are far better on average, at a much quicker pace of play.   If YOU can't see that, then there's no hope for you.[/quote]

I see it at the ECNL/DA level, which is my complaint.  They play faster as in they run faster, they are bigger, and they are quick to slam the ball forward.  They have quick reactions.  But the technical skill is on average sad, with a couple of exceptions on every team.  Maybe that's a sign that we have two leagues competing for the same players. [/quote]

Change your statement to the converse and it's closer to the truth.  There are a few players who need technical work and many who are technically sound.   "Rocks in the shoes" is the exception, not the rule, though I have to admit I rarely see that level of poor touch every time (sure, once in a while players make an error) from even the least technical players.   You are pushing a narrative that just isn't so.[/quote]

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