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Originally Posted by beach_plums
Who says soccer isn't a contact sport? Every game I've ever played or watched has had some contact.
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Originally Posted by ledove
I played from elementary school until college--oh, yeah, definitely a contact sport. You just always make it look like either 1) an accident or 2) the other girl's fault.  |
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Originally Posted by jesca
They say girls sports are finesse and guys are violence, but I've seen plenty of violence in girls sports. I played volleyball in HS and at our tourney (which we won - still proud!  ) the setter got punched through the net by the girl on the other team. We all seriously doubted that it was an accident, since touching then net in general is a no no. I think all the girls sports seem to be more violent than when I was in school. Makes me worry about my unborn athletes. hehe |
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Originally Posted by beesknees
Love the picture! I played soccer for many years too and based on my bruises I made plenty of contact. My greatest one came from the time I took out the best player in the state. We tangled up pretty good. I was on defense and she was on a breakaway. I got a yellow, but it was worth it. She would have scored. Ahh the good ol days 
My little sister plays hockey and they aren't allowed to check like the boys, but those girls know how to throw their weight around! I love it when she gets aggressive. |
My DD comes home with some amazing bruises and bumps
... and yeah - they even teach them how to shove and elbow without getting carded for it! LOL Bree about the yellow card - sounds like it was definitely worth it!
When she was only 10 or 11, DD and her rec-league team escorted the varsity girl's team onto the field for youth night. We stayed to watch, and I was SHOCKED at how rough it was at the hs level, and I remember thinking my little girl could never play like that. Guess what - now she does! And she gives as good as she gets
. When she broke her wrist (hint: if you fall forward over the ball, do NOT catch yourself with outstretched arms), she wrapped the cast in foam and played anyway. She said for the game against our biggest rival she was gonna wrap the cast in metal spikes
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Originally Posted by mel
Soccer is one of my favorite sports to watch Zach play, even from when he was little. It was so funny when everyone on the field would chase the ball...like this big blob. And then to watch them develop organization and skill...too cool!
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I LOVE watching the U6 kids - if you want to find the ball, just look where every single kid on the field is in a big clump
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Originally Posted by kfisherx
Wow Bytsi!!! Nice pics and great recount of a fine time with the DH. Almost makes me wish mine were still in the house.......
NOT!!!!
My favorite sports season were the two years that my baby girl played HS football. She was a lineman and actually made varsity.
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ROTFL Karla. And WOW about your DD... varsity line-person (
)... how awesome! Somehow I imagine the apple didn't fall very far from the tree, with a strong mom like you around
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