Anonymous wrote:My rising 8th grader is at a private but it’s small and they don’t really have a field. She plays on the blacktop. She did in 7th anyway. Hoping it’s not weird in 8th and they still do.

Why do you have to say “rising”

You are probably 46 years old. What made you change ? You lean left?

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Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know the reason for this weird question.

Because kids playing futebol without adults joysticking every second get to experience failure without stress and figure things out organically. Bonus is that they get to develop technical skills and become superior to your “club academy” player

Fiction.

This already happens in Hispanic culture- some decent play but hardly (at higher levels) very tactical and - often too much dribble. Better play comes from one place - sorry to say - ‘club academy play.

Fiction? Explains a lot about the US state of affairs compared to… literally the rest of the world. What a clown.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know the reason for this weird question.

Because kids playing futebol without adults joysticking every second get to experience failure without stress and figure things out organically. Bonus is that they get to develop technical skills and become superior to your “club academy” player

Fiction.

This already happens in Hispanic culture- some decent play but hardly (at higher levels) very tactical and - often too much dribble. Better play comes from one place - sorry to say - ‘club academy play.

There some truth to PP and you. Spend the U-littles at a non joysticking environment and then around U11-U13 move to a more club academy environment to learn how to more effectively use your skills

My kids play nonstop all the time. Elementary School kid plays on a not so nice overgrown MCPS field, sometimes on the blacktop. He plays with younger kids. He plays older kids. He plays with anyone he can. Middle Schooler plays soccer during his lunch break, and then they come home and play in the backyard against each other. Older son packs a ball for his vacations and dribbles and juggles until he peaks the interest of local kid and they start scrimmaging.

Anonymous wrote:Public school parents,
do your kids play soccer frequently during recess? If so, are they playing on a court, on a field? If a field, has the it deteriorated over time from heavy use?

Thank you!

1) Plays every day in a DC Public School.
2) I have no clue what they play on. I don't care. I hope it is in the hallways so he learns how to navigate tight spaces.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know the reason for this weird question.

Because kids playing futebol without adults joysticking every second get to experience failure without stress and figure things out organically. Bonus is that they get to develop technical skills and become superior to your “club academy” player

Fiction.

This already happens in Hispanic culture- some decent play but hardly (at higher levels) very tactical and - often too much dribble. Better play comes from one place - sorry to say - ‘club academy play.

My rising 8th grader is at a private but it’s small and they don’t really have a field. She plays on the blacktop. She did in 7th anyway. Hoping it’s not weird in 8th and they still do.

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to know the reason for this weird question.

Because kids playing futebol without adults joysticking every second get to experience failure without stress and figure things out organically. Bonus is that they get to develop technical skills and become superior to your “club academy” player

I'd love to know the reason for this weird question.

The field the kids play on during recess is also used by recreational sports leagues during non-school hours. It looks pretty good considering the wear and tear on it, but it's meant for recreation, not to be pretty.

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes it's grass, sometimes it's on the black top. I don't think it's ever on a "nice" field.

This, basically every day.

I have 1 kid in elementary and 1 in middle school. They both play soccer most days, and it’s on grass.

Sometimes it's grass, sometimes it's on the black top. I don't think it's ever on a "nice" field.

Mine play on a “field”
That’s a relative term tbh
Field is no more worn down then any other part of the playground

Public school parents,
do your kids play soccer frequently during recess? If so, are they playing on a court, on a field? If a field, has the it deteriorated over time from heavy use?

Thank you!