Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Rant!
Something that bothers me are people that think soccer is a pussy, girly sport, when it really is not. I have played and watched soccer for most of my life. There is a lot of physical play in soccer, a lot of pushing and pulling. If you ever get the chance to watch a soccer match I would suggest you do, because seeing is believing and if you watch it I guarantee you will see how physical it really is. Especially watch when a corner kick or a free kick is being taken, thats where there is a lot of pushing and pulling. Something else that really bothers me is when people say soccer players dive to much, but the fact is when someone is running to full speed, like most soccer players would be doing, it only takes a little contact to knock them off of there stride or for them to fall over. All though this is true some player do truly dive and when I am watching a match and I see a player dive it really pisses me off. I am a physical player myself, so watching a player dive when there is no contact really, really infuriates me. Diving is sadly going to be part of the game until referees start calling dives and handing out yellow cards for them.
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Soccer definitely does get hated on alot. I used to think soccer was one of the least physical sports that there is. I think what really makes soccer hard though is not the pushing and pulling or any of the contact. I think its all about endurance. Seeing soccer players have the endurance and agility throughout a whole game like they do really amazes me and it's helped me gain much more respect for the sport.
ReplyDeleteI agree most people that say that are hard asses. They keep that mentality that its not a tough sport and that anyone can do it until they actually play. Once they get shoved and get their shirt pulled they will see how much contact there is. There are so many injuries that happen in soccer due to hard tackles.
ReplyDeleteSoccer takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and skill. It really aggravates me too when ignorant people classify sports by gender. Just saying, i'm a cheerleader and in the majors for cheer leading, a majority of the best athletes are guys. Both sports are tough and should not have gender labels.
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