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02-26-2006, 07:45 AM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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[ QUOTE ] I don't think you know what this means. [/ QUOTE ] Every number there is rounded to the nearest whole number. [/ QUOTE ] There are partial numbers of population or medals? 
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#54
02-26-2006, 07:45 AM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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[ QUOTE ] I'm not sure they really are. Medal-predicting forumals based on population and economics have shown the US to basically perform equal to their expected level. [/ QUOTE ] There's your answer. [/ QUOTE ] I think we can add the addition to of physical education in public schools in grades 1-6 that was started by Kennedy in the early 60s. Since then teaching of sports, sports training and sport camps have all come out of that movement.
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#55
02-26-2006, 07:56 AM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I don't think you know what this means. [/ QUOTE ] Every number there is rounded to the nearest whole number. [/ QUOTE ] There are partial numbers of population or medals? [/ QUOTE ] No, but there are non-integer ratios.
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#56
02-26-2006, 08:13 AM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
It has probably been said a few times already, but the USA is **** at football [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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#57
02-26-2006, 12:46 PM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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It has probably been said a few times already, but the USA is **** at football [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I'm assuming you're talking about soccer... Notice that no one, and I truly mean no one, cares about soccer in the US. If we cared even 25% about soccer as other countries, I feel like we would be a dominant force. Look at the strides alone that the US has made in the last 3 World Cup's and that's with no one caring. You cannot tell me that if soccer was a key sport in the US that we wouldn't be a dominant force with all the pure athletes we have playing in various other sports.
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#58
02-26-2006, 01:38 PM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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It has probably been said a few times already, but the USA is **** at football [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I dunno, ranked #7 in the FIFA ratings IIRC. That's certainly not elite, but it's at least respectible.
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#59
02-26-2006, 07:45 PM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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[ QUOTE ] It has probably been said a few times already, but the USA is **** at football [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I'm assuming you're talking about soccer... Notice that no one, and I truly mean no one, cares about soccer in the US. If we cared even 25% about soccer as other countries, I feel like we would be a dominant force. Look at the strides alone that the US has made in the last 3 World Cup's and that's with no one caring. You cannot tell me that if soccer was a key sport in the US that we wouldn't be a dominant force with all the pure athletes we have playing in various other sports. [/ QUOTE ] Seriously. Didn't the Germans need an illegal handball to beat us by 1 goal in the quarterfinals of the last World Cup?
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#60
02-26-2006, 08:35 PM
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Re: Why is the US so good at sports?
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[ QUOTE ] It has probably been said a few times already, but the USA is **** at football [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I dunno, ranked #7 in the FIFA ratings IIRC. That's certainly not elite, but it's at least respectible. [/ QUOTE ] These ratings overvalue the quality of US soccer. We're (!) more like 13 or so. Although I'm still pissed Mexico got a seed and an easier road. I think the US will continue to progress at the international level in soccer, but probably not at this World Cup due to their tough draw.
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