"Mexican Leagues" in San Diego?
- Thread starter Supermodel56
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I know you shoot from hip, but here is my response. So yes there are. I play and have played in leagues from various geographic regions all through So Cal and yes there are teams made up of multiple nationalities. Which included as you mentioned American teams. The best league I ever played in was the International League out of Arcadia. (That’s where Santa Anita Race Track is located). It drew some of the best players from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley. It hosted ex-pros to ex-national team players. It was diverse in styles and nationalities.
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growingpains
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Exactly, none of the natives would have any idea what the hell you’re talking about because they’re too caught up in their own worlds to notice where the foreign kids are playing. But that’s exactly why they exist, so they can feel like they have a place of their own where they fit in and just enjoy the game - not because they’re excluding anyone else, but because well it’s a bit of respite where you don’t have to deal with people making fun of your accent, can easily communicate with each other, and enjoy the game with people who respect and understand your culture or “you”.
Ain’t nuthin wrong with that.
My son played in a couple of different seasons in different Mexican leagues. If you know where to look (I don't one of my Mexican friends always had the hook up) there are literally dozens of these small leagues around Southern California. We usually paid a couple dollars a game for ref fees and let the boys play. The last team he was on was in a U-14 league (this was a couple years back). His team had 3 13 year olds, 6 12 year olds and 5 11 year olds. The keeper was the smallest kid on the field. Most of the boys played club for different teams and Sunday league allowed them to play out of position and just try things without to much pressure. They had a blast.
It does help if you or someone you're with speaks Spanish.
It does help if you or someone you're with speaks Spanish.
Sheriff Joe
DA
Only in America.
2soccerplayersmom
BRONZE
Did you find a league to jump on? I don't think they do pick up games. You'll have to contact a coach that has a team entered or enter in your own team. I have kids playing in the Poway and San Marcos one. The Poway one has a Facebook page. Maybe you can contact the admin and ask. It's called Atletico Poway Youth Soccer League.
USC
SILVER
Racist logo??? Hopefully u were being sarcastic
INFAMEE
SILVER ELITE
AYSO
Actually no. This is common throughout the world.
There are American Basketball leagues in France and Poland. American Baseball leagues in Germany... None of these leagues exclude players from other nationalities, but they are run by expats and have a majority of players from that nationality.
In our area, we have [had?] an Indian (no not that type of Indian....Indian from India) field hockey league. My OS played with a friend of his one season when he was checking out that sport. Lacrosse leagues have nothing on the level of aggression, we usually couldn't understand a word being said from the sidelines either, and the animosity (between different religious groups) far exceeds any country-by-country rivalries between country groups in Latino soccer leagues (the Mexicans v. Central Americans, Peruvians v. Chileans, Colombians v. Venezuelans). Best post game food EVER, though.
My father used to play in a Latino/Mexican league in the Val as a winger back when he was in his 20s [I remembering hanging out on the monkey bars while they played bored out of my mind]....in their group of 16 game someone from a rival country once tried to break his leg on a rear slide tackle, his team responded with an elbow resulting in a broken collar bone, the keeper was deliberately kicked on the ground, and the game ended in a big fight. My father only played 1 season, then hung up his boots for good.
Banana Hammock
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Good times!