All hail Portugal!!!!

[Coach34]

If we lost Bear Wilson for a season because he tore a knee ligament playing basketball would it would be okay since that's a sport you happen to like?

absolutely not- that would be stupid also

[SignalToNoise]

absolutely not- that would be stupid also

Just so we are clear- If I were a coach and lost a player for any reason- soccer, wake boarding, pulling a hamstring running to the fridge to get a coke during a commercial while watching Saved by the Bell - it would piss me off. I see where you are coming from.

[TheRef]

absolutely not- that would be stupid also

So all multi-sport athletes are idiots. Got it! Thanks, Coach.

[Coach34]

So all multi-sport athletes are idiots. Got it! Thanks, Coach.

You dont play another sport while you are playing a major sport. That is indeed- idiotic.

[smootness]

You dont play another sport while you are playing a major sport. That is indeed- idiotic.

Who determines what is a 'major' sport? The athlete? Or you?

[DudyDawg]

You dont play another sport while you are playing a major sport. That is indeed- idiotic.

There's nothing idiotic about doing two things you enjoy. Sorry that you lost some games and blame the kid for it. Doesn't make multi sport athletes/soccer stupid.

[DownwardDawg]

And the bait has been taken again.

Every time!

[RougeDawg]

Soccer is only boring to those ignorant on the sport, which in inherently a result of being closed minded. I can see where someone who never played or took 30 minutes to learn the basics would find it boring. These guys are very athletic and tdun to watch for those knowledgeable on the sport. In fact soccer helped my football and baseball skills by forcing the body to do something different that the other two sports allow, the use if tour hands. Eye-foot coordination greatly improved my hand-eye coordination in baseball. Same way the suggest a LH hitter take some BP from right side of plate and vice versa. The idea is to do something eye coordination wise that is out of your norm, to improve your regular hand-eye coordination.

[Nicky Santoro]

It went to a new level when it cost me my best Player because he is playing that stupid shit during football season.

The he kid playing that stupid shit got hurt, and selfishly cost his team a playoff berth. And his teammates won't ever forget that.

Dude - this was jr. high football right? you think that kid didn't have a commitment to his soccer teammates also? sometimes you meat out just a little too much....

[DudyDawg]

Soccer is only boring to those ignorant on the sport, which in inherently a result of being closed minded. I can see where someone who never played or took 30 minutes to learn the basics would find it boring. These guys are very athletic and tdun to watch for those knowledgeable on the sport. In fact soccer helped my football and baseball skills by forcing the body to do something different that the other two sports allow, the use if tour hands. Eye-foot coordination greatly improved my hand-eye coordination in baseball. Same way the suggest a LH hitter take some BP from right side of plate and vice versa. The idea is to do something eye coordination wise that is out of your norm, to improve your regular hand-eye coordination.

That post had more twists and turns than an M. Night Shamalamadingdong movie. I was lost

[Coach34]

Dude - this was jr. high football right? ....

uhhhhhh no. 3A HS ball

[smootness]

uhhhhhh no. 3A HS ball

Ahhhhhhh SNAP. Definitely big enough to call kids selfish for playing multiple sports that aren't 'major' enough them. Everyone knows that once HS starts, football should be more important than anything in a person's life.

[DudyDawg]

uhhhhhh no. 3A HS ball

So an 18 year old in a smaller high school was selfish for wanting to play two sports at the only time in his life when that would be possible. Yeah, makes sense*

[Coach34]

Who determines what is a 'major' sport? The athlete?

America decides that. 10 people at a soccer function pretty much shows it's importance. Because that was about our average attendance for their games during soccer season

[smootness]

America decides that. 10 people at a soccer function pretty much shows it's importance. Because that was about our average attendance for their games during soccer season

Just wanted to make sure I was correct in assuming that you actually believe it is up to others to decide what should be important in a person's life. And you do. Carry on.

[DudyDawg]

America decides that. 10 people at a soccer function pretty much shows it's importance. Because that was about our average attendance for their games during soccer season

So that makes it less meaningful to that kid?

[Coach34]

Ahhhhhhh SNAP. Everyone knows that once HS starts, football should be more important than anything in a person's life.

Now you're learning

[Coach34]

So that makes it less meaningful to that kid?

He had November to July to play all the ******* soccer he wanted. You dont play another sport when you are involved in a major sport. It's stupid. You put your body at too much risk. This kid was was running the football 15 times per game on Friday nights and playing 60 plays on defense. He was getting hit and beat on- then going and playing soccer the next damn morning. And guess what? He got hurt because of it.

Sports shouldnt be about "play everything you can". Your body needs an offseason to rest and train. Shit, I loved shooting a basketball and was damn good at it- but there just wasnt time between playing football and baseball.

[DudyDawg]

He had November to July to play all the ******* soccer he wanted. You dont play another sport when you are involved in a major sport. It's stupid. You put your body at too much risk. This kid was was running the football 15 times per game on Friday nights and playing 60 plays on defense. He was getting hit and beat on- then going and playing soccer the next damn morning. And guess what? He got hurt because of it.

Sports shouldnt be about "play everything you can". Your body needs an offseason to rest and train. Shit, I loved shooting a basketball and was damn good at it- but there just wasnt time between playing football and baseball.

No. Sports should be about "play everything you enjoy because you're 18 and not in the NFL so you should do things in life that make you happy before you have to enter the real world". But then again, I never lost a 3A high school game because a kid was being a kid and doing something that makes him happy. You're just coming off as a cynical prick

[Dawg61]

Coach34 Kilmer, oopty oopp?