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Smokedraw01 said:
How miserable does someone have to be to be offended about how someone celebrates their victory?
While I do think we overvalue athletes in our society, do you feel the same about the super bowl?Mr. White said:Smokedraw01 said:
How miserable does someone have to be to be offended about how someone celebrates their victory?
Not miserable at all. I just find it funny that these women (not ladies at all) are celebrated. They won a sports event.
Grow up, people.
PatAg said:While I do think we overvalue athletes in our society, do you feel the same about the super bowl?Mr. White said:Smokedraw01 said:
How miserable does someone have to be to be offended about how someone celebrates their victory?
Not miserable at all. I just find it funny that these women (not ladies at all) are celebrated. They won a sports event.
Grow up, people.
doesn't US Soccer say no to "club" soccer below u11?oh no said:
to their academy starting at around U12 (mostly 11 year olds), those are kids who have already been paying big $ to the clubs for their development, and the lower income families are still excluded unless they were on a club scholarship at 7, 8, 9, 10 years old.
Mr. White said:Smokedraw01 said:
How miserable does someone have to be to be offended about how someone celebrates their victory?
Not miserable at all. I just find it funny that these women (not ladies at all) are celebrated. They won a sports event.
Grow up, people.
Mr. White said:
How does my commentary on their behavior cheapen my comments? I don't want their garbage behavior representing my country.
I don't want their 2nd grade comprehension of economics representing my country.
They're an embarrassment.
agracer said:doesn't US Soccer say no to "club" soccer below u11?oh no said:
to their academy starting at around U12 (mostly 11 year olds), those are kids who have already been paying big $ to the clubs for their development, and the lower income families are still excluded unless they were on a club scholarship at 7, 8, 9, 10 years old.
Mr. White said:
How does my commentary on their behavior cheapen my comments? I don't want their garbage behavior representing my country.
I don't want their 2nd grade comprehension of economics representing my country.
They're an embarrassment.
Just the facts? This is a bunch of opinions.Mr. White said:
How does my commentary on their behavior cheapen my comments? I don't want their garbage behavior representing my country.
I don't want their 2nd grade comprehension of economics representing my country.
They're an embarrassment.
What I didn't know was that Brazil, Germany, and England all banned women's soccer until the 1970s and '80s, and that even though European nations legalized women's soccer at about the same time the United States passed Title IX, there isn't much interest among women there.Quote:
...in the United States, where middle-class girls have been funneled into soccer practices for years. Federal government interference also played its part: the sport took off after the passage of Title IX, which pushed schools to somehow get equal numbers of males and females to play sports. Today, young American women achieve near parity with American men in participation rates. I wonder if the lackluster performance of the U.S. men in soccer has something to do with the perception of it as a sport for women and children.
I was certainly guilty of this as a kid. Didnt play soccer past the age of 6. Played a ton of baseball which I was never good at. I started playing indoor soccer with some friends 3 or 4 years ago. Love it. The game is a blast to play even when you have no skills. I play a lot of keeper which is also fun for different reasons.McJulie-O said:
There was an intriguing article from the federalist.com suggesting that since Title IX, soccer has been perceived by American males as a "girls' sport"...
Interesting post, especially the cultural aspect. I remember going to an Italian Serie 'B' match about 15 years ago and one of the discounts for pricing was offered to women. Culturally, soccer was a men's thing.littlebitofhifi said:
I met a 30-year old woman last week who's from Spain and despite being in their elite talent pool at U-17 level was told that soccer was a "man's sport" so she quit and switched to tennis where she was a ranked player for several years. It was pretty eye-opening to me that there were still European nations discouraging their top female talent from playing soccer.
There's not going to be a one-size-fits all to growing the women's game but it's super interesting to dive into all the individual nation's nuances, challenges, and approaches.
A discount for women to buy tickets??? Interesting! Somehow that reminds me of the old historic jail in Gonzales, that kept one jail cell separate from the others, which they explain as being specifically for "lunatics and women".blindey said:
Interesting post, especially the cultural aspect. I remember going to an Italian Serie 'B' match about 15 years ago and one of the discounts for pricing was offered to women. Culturally, soccer was a men's thing.
The two goal rule was much better the other co-ed options I have seen. I played in one league where a guy could not score unless the ball was passed from a girl and a second league that limited guys to two touches. Those rules really suck.gig them said:
I always enjoyed the two goal rule. We had girls take all of our penalties, and most dangerous free kicks.
And yes, the strategy was always super interesting.