No wonder kids in the USA hate soccer.

[libreg]

They have a completely different perception of the game. We were playing soccer in Gym for the first time, and what we were playing wasn't football. It was CHAOS. Basically, what happened was whenever someone received the ball, he just kicked it. As far away as possible. If it was a lucky case, he would pass it, roughly, to the wrong person. This one guys said, "Soccer's a funny game.". Yeah, fecking hilarious. Especially the way you retards are playing it.
Not to mention the first thing they think of when they hear the word "football" is some sweaty guys crashing into each other all day, and when they hear the word "soccer" they think of south americans.... when I say that Italians and Britons are the best at football, they say, "WHITE PEOPLE CAN PLAY SOCCER?!?!?!?". Or, if they think it's only white people, they think it's unheard of for black people to be good at the sport
Shit, I fecking hate America sometimes. The only thing I'm actually proud about in this country is the idea itself, of how this country is supposed to be (land of the free, all people in the world as one), and our fecking national team. "Landon Donovan is sooooo hot."

[TANGODANCER]

Sounds like football ala our junior school years way back. Course we had no tellies then. These days kids watch good sides on TV, are taught tactics and the skills of some of them are quite amazing. Kick and rush football died years ago...oh, except at Bolton Wanderers of course, they still play it.

[Batman]

We used a crushed cola can at our school.

[Zulus Thousand of em]

We used a crushed cola can at our school.

You were lucky!

[enfieldwhite]

We used a crushed cola can at our school.

You were lucky!

Zulu, when I was at Thornleigh we played a game with a tennis ball up against the banking to the right hand side of the playground. There were 3 sloping steps and the idea was to kick the tennis ball aginst each stage and, when you got to the low wall at the top, the ball was kicked hard against this. The last person to reach the top had to kick the tennis ball from where it had landed down the playground (sometimes form outside the music room) It definitely helped placing accuracy and general ball skills. Was there a version when you were there, or Bobo?

[TANGODANCER]

We used a crushed cola can at our school.

You were lucky!

Zulu, when I was at Thornleigh we played a game with a tennis ball up against the banking to the right hand side of the playground. There were 3 sloping steps and the idea was to kick the tennis ball aginst each stage and, when you got to the low wall at the top, the ball was kicked hard against this. The last person to reach the top had to kick the tennis ball from where it had landed down the playground (sometimes form outside the music room) It definitely helped placing accuracy and general ball skills. Was there a version when you were there, or Bobo?

With the slope on Thornleigh's football pitch that sounds about right Enfield. Only place I know where you could take a corner kick and if you hit it a bit hard it finished three fields away.

[Batman]

Anyone remember that pitch somewhere in Bromley Cross? It was like playing on the side of a mountain - the slope was massive

[TANGODANCER]

Anyone remember that pitch somewhere in Bromley Cross? It was like playing on the side of a mountain - the slope was massive

There are no flat bits in Bromley Cross.

[Athers]

Good mate of mine is coaching over there at the moment and says the knowledge levels are very low, but that's to be expected I suppose. I wouldn't fancy the dads of Lancashire to know what their kids were doing if they started playing American Football either. It's still the most popular youth participation sport isn't it?

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Good mate of mine is coaching over there at the moment

How did he get into that, Athers, if you don't mind me asking? Someone I know is currently taking her badges and has an eye on moving over there to surf the wave, so to speak...

[Batman]

Anyone remember that pitch somewhere in Bromley Cross? It was like playing on the side of a mountain - the slope was massive

There are no flat bits in Bromley Cross.

not just me then

[Batman]

those poor US wonderkids

[TANGODANCER]

Anyone remember that pitch somewhere in Bromley Cross? It was like playing on the side of a mountain - the slope was massive

There are no flat bits in Bromley Cross.

not just me then

Nope, nearest flat bit was Castle Hill.

[Batman]

Good mate of mine is coaching over there at the moment

How did he get into that, Athers, if you don't mind me asking? Someone I know is currently taking her badges and has an eye on moving over there to surf the wave, so to speak...

depending on age there is a version of 'camp america' for US soccer schools, friend of mine did that - spent a summer in california playing footy. bliss

[Batman]

Anyone remember that pitch somewhere in Bromley Cross? It was like playing on the side of a mountain - the slope was massive

There are no flat bits in Bromley Cross.

not just me then

Nope, nearest flat bit was Castle Hill.

we lost every time we played in bromley cross, stood no chance against those used to playing on the slope

[Athers]

DSB - He's using the MLS Camps project, which I think is the official coaching set up, I've heard nothing but good reviews and good on the social side of things as well. He's been there since Spring and is returning to England in a couple of weeks (co-incides with the season over there I think). He's been based in Conneticut but has been over to California and New York at times as well. As an aside, Chris Bart-Williams went doing the same thing!

Also had another mate who did 6 weeks over there with a company called NOGA.

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

DSB - He's using the MLS Camps project, which I think is the official coaching set up, I've heard nothing but good reviews and good on the social side of things as well. He's been there since Spring and is returning to England in a couple of weeks (co-incides with the season over there I think). He's been based in Conneticut but has been over to California and New York at times as well. As an aside, Chris Bart-Williams went doing the same thing!

Also had another mate who did 6 weeks over there with a company called NOGA.

Cheers, will pass it on.

[Leyther_Matt]

we lost every time we played in bromley cross, stood no chance against those used to playing on the slope

Glad our side weren't the only ones to suffer, although thankfully we only played there in cup games IIRC as we played in the Salford League.

Used to play football in the house with several scrunched up bits of newspaper stuck together with sellotape, but playing football with a tennis ball in the playground does wonders for your first touch.

[bobo the clown]

We used a crushed cola can at our school.

You were lucky!

Zulu, when I was at Thornleigh we played a game with a tennis ball up against the banking to the right hand side of the playground. There were 3 sloping steps and the idea was to kick the tennis ball aginst each stage and, when you got to the low wall at the top, the ball was kicked hard against this. The last person to reach the top had to kick the tennis ball from where it had landed down the playground (sometimes form outside the music room) It definitely helped placing accuracy and general ball skills. Was there a version when you were there, or Bobo?

Certainly was.

But, for me the real football learning curve their was playing on the main pitch in the tarmac yard where there could easily be 150+ kids playing 7 or 8 separate games, all at once.

No-one ever kicked the wrong ball and it was v rare to have people bump into each other.

I posted my v v long article on "Primary School Football Rules" back some years ago, but can't find it. I can either re-input it, or ask someone to find the link.

[Montreal Wanderer]

We used a crushed cola can at our school.

You were lucky!

Zulu, when I was at Thornleigh we played a game with a tennis ball up against the banking to the right hand side of the playground. There were 3 sloping steps and the idea was to kick the tennis ball aginst each stage and, when you got to the low wall at the top, the ball was kicked hard against this. The last person to reach the top had to kick the tennis ball from where it had landed down the playground (sometimes form outside the music room) It definitely helped placing accuracy and general ball skills. Was there a version when you were there, or Bobo?

Certainly was.

But, for me the real football learning curve their was playing on the main pitch in the tarmac yard where there could easily be 150+ kids playing 7 or 8 separate games, all at once.

No-one ever kicked the wrong ball and it was v rare to have people bump into each other.

I posted my v v long article on "Primary School Football Rules" back some years ago, but can't find it. I can either re-input it, or ask someone to find the link.

http://www.the-wanderer.co.uk/boards/vi ... 581#102581