Screw Soccer - Too much running. In real football you get breaks between plays.
There’s no point arguing with our American cousins regarding football/soccer/futbol
All I know is this.
Every continent and every country I am fortunate to travel to I see goalposts everywhere. Either made of steel, wood or from the sweatshirts of a kids back.
The ball is round. It never lies.
It truly is the beautiful game.
2 things, and these would be true in your situation for any sport:
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the team you play for is not developing you. unless this is because its still your first year, you really need to find another team. hit craigslist. play with a bunch of latin/south american/european/african emigrees that can’t speak english. Those guys will teach you how to play, just like one of us could teach you american football.
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buy a bunch of fucking books, or get your library card. There are books on excelling at every sport in the library. you can probably find books specifically on developing goalkeepers, in addition to the general soccer books. You will find all the drills you need in there. do them on your own if you can’t do them during practice.
If you like the sport, and you want to get good, take the bit in your teeth and make it happen.
xoxoxo
old lardass
OP where do you live?
Be a man, play rugby.
[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
I wonder if all the soccer haters have actually ever played an official game of it, just so you can feel, in your own body, how much beating you can get.[/quote]
I have and I’ll two up you with football and wrestling. Soccer was a sin my parents made me play between other youth sports to keep me busy and away from my bb gun. It’s a prima donna hot mess. [/quote]
We all know you cool brah but really, STFU. Play a match at a semi high level and I’ll see you on the floor crying like a little bitch for air, either that or because someone kicked you in the shins/ankles. The problem is not the sport , the problem is that here in America people belittle the sport. Go to South America or Europe and play in the streets and not in some capitalist based “little league” where all they want is mommy’s money to keep the little spoil brat busy for a few hours a week.[/quote]
We did that.
Kicks, elbows, you name it.
Americans do not realize that football is MMA with intermittent running.
And I am only half kidding.
[quote]Edevus wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
I wonder if all the soccer haters have actually ever played an official game of it, just so you can feel, in your own body, how much beating you can get.[/quote]
I have and I’ll two up you with football and wrestling. Soccer was a sin my parents made me play between other youth sports to keep me busy and away from my bb gun. It’s a prima donna hot mess. [/quote]
Prima donna hot mess? What kind of soccer were you playing?
Because when I played soccer, I remember playing at 8 am, with 5Ã?º C against oversized lumberjack’s children who “played” trying to chop off my legs with their tackles.
Then, when I was going to throw from the side, the “gentlemen” behind me would speak softly and tenderly about my mom and how they would rape her if I dared to score.
Is it raining? Ah no, this central defender is spitting me non-stop trying to provoke me.
Really, all this “diving” stuff happens once or twice per game, but you’ll be hit quite hard. It’s a contact sport and everybody goes with everything for each ball.[/quote]
That sounds about right.
[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
I wonder if all the soccer haters have actually ever played an official game of it, just so you can feel, in your own body, how much beating you can get.[/quote]
I have and I’ll two up you with football and wrestling. Soccer was a sin my parents made me play between other youth sports to keep me busy and away from my bb gun. It’s a prima donna hot mess. [/quote]
We all know you cool brah but really, STFU. Play a match at a semi high level and I’ll see you on the floor crying like a little bitch for air, either that or because someone kicked you in the shins/ankles. The problem is not the sport , the problem is that here in America people belittle the sport. Go to South America or Europe and play in the streets and not in some capitalist based “little league” where all they want is mommy’s money to keep the little spoil brat busy for a few hours a week.[/quote]
So high level or street games? Either way your game is weak. I mean golf is fun too but come on, let’s be real. Your fans are more hardcore than your players.
My wrestling team plays soccer for conditioning
LOL at the phrase “capitalist based little league”
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
My wrestling team plays soccer for conditioning[/quote]
I do see how it serves as a conditioning tool for real sports, kinda like track.
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
My wrestling team plays soccer for conditioning[/quote]
I do see how it serves as a conditioning tool for real sports, kinda like track.[/quote]
Michael Yessis wrote about the soviets doing this with their wrestling team.
It’s a nice way to run around and stuff. Other than that I think it’s silly.
Where do you live and how old are you? What level are you playing at? Is it recreational or competitive?
A lot depends on age and location. If you’re really that committed, source academy teams. In our region many of the top coaches have gone outside the provincial associations and formed more competitive academy teams that are partnered with professional teams in Europe and the UK and espouse their training methodologies.
The bottom line is that it will take some leg work, persistence and research on your part.
[quote]tom63 wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
My wrestling team plays soccer for conditioning[/quote]
I do see how it serves as a conditioning tool for real sports, kinda like track.[/quote]
Michael Yessis wrote about the soviets doing this with their wrestling team.
It’s a nice way to run around and stuff. Other than that I think it’s silly.[/quote]
Yeah, it’s basically track work with an extra objective that keeps it from being suicidally boring.
[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
[quote]HoustonGuy wrote:
[quote]Edevus wrote:
I wonder if all the soccer haters have actually ever played an official game of it, just so you can feel, in your own body, how much beating you can get.[/quote]
I have and I’ll two up you with football and wrestling. Soccer was a sin my parents made me play between other youth sports to keep me busy and away from my bb gun. It’s a prima donna hot mess. [/quote]
We all know you cool brah but really, STFU. Play a match at a semi high level and I’ll see you on the floor crying like a little bitch for air, either that or because someone kicked you in the shins/ankles. The problem is not the sport , the problem is that here in America people belittle the sport. Go to South America or Europe and play in the streets and not in some capitalist based “little league” where all they want is mommy’s money to keep the little spoil brat busy for a few hours a week.[/quote]
Crying like a bitch like THIS team? They look to be at a semi high level…
And you wonder why we make fun of your gay little game?
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<----- Played rugby for ten years. Rugby players don’t bring purses onto the field.
[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
Be a man, play rugby.
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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Where do you live and how old are you? What level are you playing at? Is it recreational or competitive?
A lot depends on age and location. If you’re really that committed, source academy teams. In our region many of the top coaches have gone outside the provincial associations and formed more competitive academy teams that are partnered with professional teams in Europe and the UK and espouse their training methodologies.
The bottom line is that it will take some leg work, persistence and research on your part.[/quote]
I live in Greece, specifically in Athens. I play in a semi-competitive level.
And I got to this team, just because it was supposed to have a goalkeeping coach, but we don’t…
[quote]angry chicken wrote:
Crying like a bitch like THIS team? They look to be at a semi high level…
And you wonder why we make fun of your gay little game?
So you’ve used some comedy clip to illustrate your point?
I’m sorry but it just isn’t valid.
Diving is a result of the fast flowing nature of the game. It’s taking advantage of the rules. I don’t like it however it’s being turned into an art form by many players.
Europeans see the poetry and art that is contained within football. It reflects our psyche.
Americans like the no brainer, brash, brutality of American Football. It reflects your psyche.