Not bad for a 7 year old.

by The German 1/2/2011, 3:15 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh_bwQgWHnc

by soccerrus2 1/2/2011, 5:01 pm

YouTube comments on a kid are brutal!!

by go99 1/2/2011, 8:14 pm

Nice skill but would never fly here. Notice not one kid just smashed into him or charge in recklessly kicking away at his legs. They are all trying to play the ball. Here a kid would just run him down and smash him and take the ball while he picked himself up from the ground and nothing would be called.

by omega striker 1/3/2011, 9:45 am

go99 wrote:Nice skill but would never fly here. Notice not one kid just smashed into him or charge in recklessly kicking away at his legs. They are all trying to play the ball. Here a kid would just run him down and smash him and take the ball while he picked himself up from the ground and nothing would be called.

lol so very very true! lol!

by springzephyr 1/3/2011, 9:02 pm

omega striker wrote:
go99 wrote:Nice skill but would never fly here. Notice not one kid just smashed into him or charge in recklessly kicking away at his legs. They are all trying to play the ball. Here a kid would just run him down and smash him and take the ball while he picked himself up from the ground and nothing would be called.
lol so very very true!

On that note...

I have two older girls that play soccer. My son is the youngest of our 3 kids. So we are just now getting into the boys side of soccer. Is it me, or do the boys spend more time slide tackling or sliding and on the ground than actually playing soccer? If so, when does this stop? It seems unproductive.

by omega striker 1/3/2011, 9:23 pm

springzephyr wrote:
omega striker wrote:
go99 wrote:Nice skill but would never fly here. Notice not one kid just smashed into him or charge in recklessly kicking away at his legs. They are all trying to play the ball. Here a kid would just run him down and smash him and take the ball while he picked himself up from the ground and nothing would be called.
lol so very very true!

On that note...

I have two older girls that play soccer. My son is the youngest of our 3 kids. So we are just now getting into the boys side of soccer. Is it me, or do the boys spend more time slide tackling or sliding and on the ground than actually playing soccer? If so, when does this stop? It seems unproductive.

boys will always be more physical and do more reckless things not just in soccer but in everything! girls do way less slide tackling and headers then boys and I had 2 older daughters that played one that played select up until HS so I have seen this trend over many many years! tongue

by my2cents 1/3/2011, 9:47 pm

omega striker wrote:
springzephyr wrote:
omega striker wrote:
go99 wrote:Nice skill but would never fly here. Notice not one kid just smashed into him or charge in recklessly kicking away at his legs. They are all trying to play the ball. Here a kid would just run him down and smash him and take the ball while he picked himself up from the ground and nothing would be called.
lol so very very true!

On that note...

I have two older girls that play soccer. My son is the youngest of our 3 kids. So we are just now getting into the boys side of soccer. Is it me, or do the boys spend more time slide tackling or sliding and on the ground than actually playing soccer? If so, when does this stop? It seems unproductive.
boys will always be more physical and do more reckless things not just in soccer but in everything! girls do way less slide tackling and headers then boys and I had 2 older daughters that played one that played select up until HS so I have seen this trend over many many years!

Many if most rec leagues will not allow slide tackles until U9. I don't know about the pre-academy leagues. In U8 and younger it should be whistled as dangerous play. Most kids this age can't do it safely and very few can react to a hard slide tackle well enough to avoid being hurt. It is a developmentasl issue. The bone right above the elbow is still quite fragile at these ages and will snap when the arm is extended to avoid face planting when slid.

by omega striker 1/3/2011, 10:14 pm

my2cents wrote:
omega striker wrote:
springzephyr wrote:
omega striker wrote:
go99 wrote:Nice skill but would never fly here. Notice not one kid just smashed into him or charge in recklessly kicking away at his legs. They are all trying to play the ball. Here a kid would just run him down and smash him and take the ball while he picked himself up from the ground and nothing would be called.
lol so very very true!

On that note...

I have two older girls that play soccer. My son is the youngest of our 3 kids. So we are just now getting into the boys side of soccer. Is it me, or do the boys spend more time slide tackling or sliding and on the ground than actually playing soccer? If so, when does this stop? It seems unproductive.
boys will always be more physical and do more reckless things not just in soccer but in everything! girls do way less slide tackling and headers then boys and I had 2 older daughters that played one that played select up until HS so I have seen this trend over many many years!

Many if most rec leagues will not allow slide tackles until U9. I don't know about the pre-academy leagues. In U8 and younger it should be whistled as dangerous play. Most kids this age can't do it safely and very few can react to a hard slide tackle well enough to avoid being hurt. It is a developmentasl issue. The bone right above the elbow is still quite fragile at these ages and will snap when the arm is extended to avoid face planting when slid.

sounds about right!