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    Someone needs to be shot for that grave error in the last sentence. Never, ever 17ing ever call us Mississippi. See that it Never happens again. Ever!!

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    As a football coach I talk with football players and coaches from NFL to Pop Warner. Socially, NFL players talk about getting paid and sustaining a career in athletics. When I work various camps from NFL to youth camps, I interface with a lot of NFL volunteers. A big issue is sustaining a career. I have coached hundreds or possibly a thousand players if you combine players on teams I work for or camps for NFL affiliations. Of all these players I have communicated with, only a few have gotten paid in the NFL or Canada.

    I believe that some of the rejected talent, in the NFL, could very well get paid in another sport called soccer. I wish that the football community would rally to learn and appreciate soccer from the grassroots and enjoy sports diversity. Would it not be great to see someone from Starkville get paid in another sport because it is socially supported? In some parts of America, high school soccer is a winter sport. Football players could learn and thrive during the winter.

    Think about the money and the NFL financially thriving in the UK. Also, think about Premier League Soccer exploding financially in America. Can't wait to see some of our boys collecting some sports money in soccer.
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    Way to go Soccer Dawgs, Hail State!

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    Just because someone is a phenomenal athlete doesn't mean they would be a great soccer player. Soccer takes a lot more ball skill than most People realize. It takes years to master dribbling the ball at a full sprint then crossing the ball to a teammate in full sprint 80 yard away. If you are talking about adult players going from college football or the NFL to EPL or MLS. It would be similar to someone, have never dribbled or shot a basketball to try out in the NBA.

    As for kids, I agree there. I don't get why so many dads insist on their boys playing football. You can look at the demographics of college football and the size of the players. Then take a honest look at your and wife's genetics and have a very good idea if your kid will play any sport at a high level. But if a kid works with the ball at an early age, can run (better than average sprinter) and has some toughness and a little mean streak, they can be a good soccer player with just average size. (Although size helps in soccer too). Also a pro soccer player can play for years.

    Not to mention. Pee wee football is excruciatingly boring to watch with all the meat heads running, pistol formation, trips to one side.....incomplete pass, incomplete pass incomplete pass.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Maroonthirteen View Post
    Just because someone is a phenomenal athlete doesn't mean they would be a great soccer player. Soccer takes a lot more ball skill than most People realize. It takes years to master dribbling the ball at a full sprint then crossing the ball to a teammate in full sprint 80 yard away. If you are talking about adult players going from college football or the NFL to EPL or MLS. It would be similar to someone, have never dribbled or shot a basketball to try out in the NBA.

    As for kids, I agree there. I don't get why so many dads insist on their boys playing football. You can look at the demographics of college football and the size of the players. Then take a honest look at your and wife's genetics and have a very good idea if your kid will play any sport at a high level. But if a kid works with the ball at an early age, can run (better than average sprinter) and has some toughness and a little mean streak, they can be a good soccer player with just average size. (Although size helps in soccer too). Also a pro soccer player can play for years.

    Not to mention. Pee wee football is excruciatingly boring to watch with all the meat heads running, pistol formation, trips to one side.....incomplete pass, incomplete pass incomplete pass.....
    Hi Maroonthirteen, great reply and I agree with a lot of your statement. The skills you talk about can be learned by high school football players in the South and West of America because of the weather. Simply, they turn in their pads at the end of the football season and get to work learning soccer at a higher level. My vision is in the attachment. This player is built like an upper division linebacker and this talent exists in America. I still believe that good athletes can get paid in America after failing to get coin playing American Football.

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