Why soccer is the best sport for kids

[pvn]

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so do all of these kids soccer leages not keep score anymore? i'm not THAT old am i? but when i played we kept score, kept records, had playoffs, championships, trophies to the winners... what the hell happened?

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Scoreless leagues are mostly for *really* young kids. I have a three year old in a "micro soccer" league. It's four players on a team, they just kick the ball around. It's awesome. It's also, incidentally, the best way for kids to learn the game. what most people think of as "good practice" is actually incredibly ineffective in building useful soccer skills compared to just playing pick-up games with minimal rules or officiating.

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[chim17]

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until 'soccer' becomes a major sport in the US, there won't be as much of a problem ass you state with baseball etc.

in england it is the opposite : go to a football game and all teh parents are yelling/screamin etc.

so for teh time being, you are right i guess

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So what you're saying is it will never be an issue in the US?

[kidcolin]

Don't keep score? Do you live in one of those places where they banned games of tag during recess and got replaced dodgeball with yoga in phys ed?

[MicroBob]

not keeping score in the soccer league is pretty retarded.

I had zero negative experiences in any of the leagues I played in really although my Dad was a biy hyper as our baseball coach. I didn't play football or hockey though.
But I played baseball, soccer and basketball.

We did keep score though. WTF at not keeping score. They better be pretty damn young.

Also later umped LL baseball in the same league I previously played and STILL zero problems really.
So a lot of this just comes down to the parents being retarded or not and in my area evidently they were not.

There are definitely some idiot soccer parents out there who are way too hyper/mean.
And soccer can be a lot more vicious and dangerous than people think.

YTF - if your kids stay in the Memphis area the adult soccer league out by the Mike Rose soccer complex is one of the best rec-leagues in the country.
For me it was one of the most worthwhile things the area has. So knowing how to play soccer just to get to be a part of that league ain't such a bad thing imo.

[Disturbance]

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until 'soccer' becomes a major sport in the US, there won't be as much of a problem ass you state with baseball etc.

in england it is the opposite : go to a football game and all teh parents are yelling/screamin etc.

so for teh time being, you are right i guess

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So what you're saying is it will never be an issue in the US?

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Hopefully yes, the rest of the world can manage just fine with football as it's number one sport without any american interference. Please stick to your niche sports that allow plenty of oppurtunity for ad breaks and rest for the 'athletes'.

[chim17]

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until 'soccer' becomes a major sport in the US, there won't be as much of a problem ass you state with baseball etc.

in england it is the opposite : go to a football game and all teh parents are yelling/screamin etc.

so for teh time being, you are right i guess

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So what you're saying is it will never be an issue in the US?

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Hopefully yes, the rest of the world can manage just fine with football as it's number one sport without any american interference. Please stick to your niche sports that allow plenty of oppurtunity for ad breaks and rest for the 'athletes'.

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ok great

[jeramy576]

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because the parents don't know anything about soccer!

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This is a very good point. My dad was the standard crazy parent but now grandparent. Last fall my sister put my nephew in soccer(real footbal!)my dad doesn't know [censored] a about the beautiful game so all he'd do is cheer him on. But this year with the encouragement of my father she put him in American football. Needless to say he goes ape [censored] every [censored] game. My sister told my dad that the coaches told her that if my dad doesn't knock it off my nephew is off the team.

*note my nephew is 5 years old

[jstnrgrs]

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because the parents don't know anything about soccer!

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This is a very good point. My dad was the standard crazy parent but now grandparent. Last fall my sister put my nephew in soccer(real footbal!)my dad doesn't know [censored] a about the beautiful game so all he'd do is cheer him on. But this year with the encouragement of my father she put him in American football. Needless to say he goes ape [censored] every [censored] game. My sister told my dad that the coaches told her that if my dad doesn't knock it off my nephew is off the team.

*note my nephew is 5 years old

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I didn't know the had american football for 5 year olds. That seems like a bad idea to me. The youth leagues I've heard of start with 8 year olds.

[jeramy576]

Yea, I think its dumb to have that also. But I'm in the south ppl are tards!

[Victor]

your kids must be super young and in leagues that stress noncompetition.

i played as young as 6. we kept score and many parents were completely obnoxious. i experienced this even more severly when i was 13 and started reffing the young kids for extra money. parents were horrible.

you say "Unlike baseball, the parents aren't frantically shouting instructions to their kids, because the parents don't know anything about soccer!"

very true that parents dont know anything about soccer. BUT THAT DOESNT STOP THEM FROM ACTING LIKE THEY DO. as they get older it gets worse.

also this "nobody is getting knocked down" is pretty dumb. theres a lot of contact and collisions. and its legitimate bc diving is not prevalent in even the competitive club and high school leagues in the states. at least it wasnt when i played 10 years ago.