ESPN: Tony Romo playing soccer isn't a big deal

[Hostile]

the thread wasn't about soccer though, nobody would be telling you its a good sport if you had just left the topic as romo playing it during the off-season. if you think that the third post of the thread being you "Soccer = gag a maggot on a gut wagon" had no bearing on people taking offence then thats up to you, guess we'll just need to agree to disagree.

No matter what I had said negative a soccer fan would take offense. I've said far less and got the exact same reactions.

 

[MapleLeaf]

...soccer.

Especially for young football players. As a coach I am always trying to teach the kids to learn to play within their "bubble" (center of balance).

I find soccer naturally creates that skill as participants are forced to keep within a smaller stride in order to handle and control a rolling ball.

Jogging - yeah there's jogging in soccer, but you can argue that many other sports have the same or even more down periods. American football has a lot of play stoppages due to TV timeouts, challenge flags and timeouts called by teams. Not to mention the natural referee placement of the ball prior to the 24 second clock starting.

We can nitpick endlessly here and it would all result in personal preferences coming to the forefront. It's really only a fool who would discount the wonderful world of sports and how each one can contribute to the development of a young athlete.

Want to begin helping a kid become a wide receiver? Play some frisbee with him. No better way to introduce a kid to hand eye coordination, tracking a flying object and using your hands to pluck the object out of it's flight.

I approach this stuff from a coach's standpoint. Anything to remove the kids off their couches and electronic boxes is a good thing to me.

Don't watch the sport. Get off the couch and play it!

 

[Rampage]

...soccer.

Especially for young football players. As a coach I am always trying to teach the kids to learn to play within their "bubble" (center of balance).

I find soccer naturally creates that skill as participants are forced to keep within a smaller stride in order to handle and control a rolling ball.

Jogging - yeah there's jogging in soccer, but you can argue that many other sports have the same or even more down periods. American football has a lot of play stoppages due to TV timeouts, challenge flags and timeouts called by teams. Not to mention the natural referee placement of the ball prior to the 24 second clock starting.

We can nitpick endlessly here and it would all result in personal preferences coming to the forefront. It's really only a fool who would discount the wonderful world of sports and how each one can contribute to the development of a young athlete.

Want to begin helping a kid become a wide receiver? Play some frisbee with him. No better way to introduce a kid to hand eye coordination, tracking a flying object and using your hands to pluck the object out of it's flight.

I approach this stuff from a coach's standpoint. Anything to remove the kids off their couches and electronic boxes is a good thing to me.

Don't watch the sport. Get off the couch and play it!

soccer is a sport for women and children.

 

[JBond]

As I said, it has been a long time. I did that without looking it up. Am I "clueless" about the game? Or do I simply not like the game?

You have to expect a response from those that enjoy the game when you throw out comments about how much you hate it. Why else would you continually mention you hate it?

It's not for everyone. I love playing soccer, baseball and golf but can't stand to watch any of it.

 

[MapleLeaf]

soccer is a sport for women and children.

...I would definitely hate to have you in my corner.

 

[daschoo]

No matter what I had said negative a soccer fan would take offense. I've said far less and got the exact same reactions.

how about not say anything? that way no-one will have anything to take offence to and nothing to react to leaving you free to not have a soccer fan complaining that if you only understood etc.

soccer is a sport for women and children.

thats the mindset in your country but not the rest of the world

 

[xWraithx]

I just want to come back to this comment for one minute. This is exactly why one of the reasons why I hate soccer has to do with its fans.

I love baseball. I know a lot of people who do. None of them are as obnoxious as soccer fans when you don't like their sport. I have never heard a baseball fan call someone who doesn't like the game clueless. They probably have, but soccer fans do this every single time. They assure you if you only knew the game....

In other words, soccer fans are very snobbish and they simply put me off because I do not like the game.

I love baseball, but I'm not going to defend the game to you and waste your time and mine. I'm not going to call you clueless about it because you don't love it like I do. Therein lies the huge difference I see in passion about any sport, the attitude people have for it.

I know plenty of people who don't like NASCAR and who mock it. But I don't see my NASCAR friends calling them clueless or defending their sport. They just allow the person to feel the way they do and they go on enjoying their sport.

Soccer fans never seem to be able to do that. They always want to tell you what sport they hate too, or defend their sport and call you clueless.

Well, I'm not clueless. I couldn't tell you the name of one soccer team and what league they play in. I don't care. I can't name any record holders in soccer. I'd probably answer Pele to every question. I know the positions, I know the rules for the most part, and I know they are fantastic athletes. That is something else soccer fans have to tell you every time. How fit these guys are.

I don't care, it is still boring. I don't like the flopping. I don't like the fact that you basically watch jogging for hours at a time each game. I will go watch women run in the park if I want to see jogging. I just dislike the game and in truth the ardent fans of the game put me off more than anything else. They are snobs.

If anyone needs to hate me for hating soccer, please do your best possible hating. But is it too much to ask that you simply accept the fact that I just don't like the game? Is it really necessary to assume I am "clueless" because I don't?

If it is too much to ask, okay. I'll live with that stigma. I just thought I'd ask.

Wow, the most hypocritical post of all-time! :clap2:

Nobody would have said a damn thing to you if you hadn't spewed your obvious hatred of the game (and fans), unprovoked, which you always seem to do anytime the word "soccer" or its derivatives are mentioned.

EDIT: nvm, it's apparently been discussed a page or two back, my mistake.

 

[dcjules]

For what its worth, I hated the sport until my son started playing it. Considering I was a Football Coach, it was only natural that I expected him to play football. But I wanted him to play what he wanted. So at 5 years old he started in the game and has stuck with it, now at 14 in high school. In these past few years, I have grown to love the sport, not as much as Football or Baseball, but more than I would have ever thought. Watching the top level clubs play can give anyone a new perspective on it. As a Football coach it was strange not having him grow up to play Football. But sports are diifrent these days, so many other types, here in the northeast kids in High School have big Soccer, Lacrosse and Crew teams. All sports in their own right. Hey, we all have our likes and dislikes. Soccer is a great sport with great athletes, but yes 0-0 games can be boring. Laugh if you want, but I wear my Chelsea jersey as proud as my Cowboys!!! well almost as proud!!!

And if anyone ever had a chance to attend a soccer game, I am talking about the big clubs, its as if your watching a Cowboys/Giants game. People go nuts supporting their team. Last summer saw Chelsea play AC Milan in Baltimore, town was crazy that weekend for it.

 

[Doomsday101]

I have nothing against soccer I do find it boring almost mind numbing trying to watch it. I would rather watch paint dry

 

[Hook'em#11]

Soccer sucks, playing it and watching it..


Na na.:

 

[NextGenBoys]

Soccer = gag a maggot on a gut wagon

Why dont you like soccer?

 

[Doomsday101]

Why dont you like soccer?

Too many kickers on the field for Hos, it is a nightmare game for him.

 

[Switz]

I would Rather have him playing soccer then doing what Big ben is in the off season.

 

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[RCowboyFan]

...soccer.

Especially for young football players. As a coach I am always trying to teach the kids to learn to play within their "bubble" (center of balance).

I find soccer naturally creates that skill as participants are forced to keep within a smaller stride in order to handle and control a rolling ball.

Jogging - yeah there's jogging in soccer, but you can argue that many other sports have the same or even more down periods. American football has a lot of play stoppages due to TV timeouts, challenge flags and timeouts called by teams. Not to mention the natural referee placement of the ball prior to the 24 second clock starting.

We can nitpick endlessly here and it would all result in personal preferences coming to the forefront. It's really only a fool who would discount the wonderful world of sports and how each one can contribute to the development of a young athlete.

Want to begin helping a kid become a wide receiver? Play some frisbee with him. No better way to introduce a kid to hand eye coordination, tracking a flying object and using your hands to pluck the object out of it's flight.

I approach this stuff from a coach's standpoint. Anything to remove the kids off their couches and electronic boxes is a good thing to me.

Don't watch the sport. Get off the couch and play it!

I personally believe more sports you play, better you get at the one you love to play most. I played every game possible when I was a kid. Since I didn't grow up in US, I didn't play football or Baseball.

Its the same thing I am trying with my kids. Much like playing basketball enhances a football players athletic ability (catching and quickness etc.). But at the same time, Football is the only sport I can stand to watch, even a boring game, when my favorite team is not playing.