Soccer gave away the golden goose to other sports at high school
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Here's my question...what's up with robotics.....why does every private school have one and brag on their recruiting about their robotics teams? Every single tour we took of a private middle school showed us their robotics room. Why are the public high and middle schools, particularly the magnets, if they do one decked out program, do they pick robotics? Is it fun? yeah! but if having fun isn't our criteria for schools that doesn't do it Do the kids learn stuff?....sure, but not anymore than the old "woodshop" classes. Is it relevant to the future careers? Perhaps on a tangent but the market for robot designers in the US certainly hasn't taken off and it has about as much relevance as model UN (and future diplomatic careers) have. Does it help with engineering? Yeah, but it's not an engineering class per se....otherwise they'd call it something like "mechanical engineering" instead of trying to build robots to beat other robots. It might help to teach engineering but it is not an engineering class per se. And it's not like Model UN or the poetry club or even subject Olympiads that you can one and done it....it's a substantial time commitment akin to the debate team or a sports team.
haha let's be honest... isn't that why we are all on here?
a little controversy, a little friendly banter, a little debate.. I'll get my popcorn out.You gave a lot of good reasons for HS robotics competition. Was that your intent?
It may not be an "engineering class", but it definitely involves real engineering. They get to learn the way real engineers do.
I love the Avatar pic socal soccer dad. And I see you paid to go Platinum. I change my story I write all the time after I re read it anmd see it's over the top or in wrong section.haha let's be honest... isn't that why we are all on here?
Crush, I have been watching, playing, coaching and refereeing HS soccer/club soccer for 46 years now. No need for you to approve my futbol resume.
Agree that playing 2 games in 1 day is not a good idea. What’s wrong with playing a second game on Sundays? Most schools have 3 games per week once the real season starts in January. That is too much. 2 games in a week is plenty.
There are some great players on the HS fields, and the vast majority of them are ECNL players. Maybe comparing HS to ECNL level of play is a bridge too far ( it was a mean comment and I freely admit that) but the quality of HS play is tough to watch. No changing fields, possession lost after 2 passes, punts from the GK all the time, most coaches lack tactical awareness, etc…So they play kick and chase and hit endless long balls. Ball is out of play all the time…I counted 50+ throw-ins for just a single 40 minute half. It worked for England in 1966, but they haven’t won jack the last 45 years, so now they try to emulate Man City and Barca from 2010-11. But that’s a whole nother thread!
Bottom line, HS soccer is a different experience from club soccer. The social and leadership aspects of it are difficult to measure and quantify. MOO (copying you now), is that most girls gain from the social and leadership sides of the HS game. Getting scouted and quality of play is not what the HS game is about.
That’s because Surf offers a strong winter program alternative to HS. 40+ girls and 3-4 coaches working with them. Players decide which one to choose. Strong arm? Not sure.
Thanks for going deeper Lou and being HOT. I'm tired of men being liars to one's face and then do the opposite. Speak freely my friend. I want to make HSS soccer better for our girls programs. However, let's be realistic. Not all HS have excellent basketball teams. Let's not call it awful like others do on here. My wife cried when I showed her this video. Girls HS is not for all the girls and it can hard socially for some. Puppies always cure pain ,y brother. I saw my dd team take a pass back from goalie and go from the left side all the way back to the right side. Three passes then a pass to the mid then she passed to my dd on the wing and then my dd crossed it and the other player collected, made a fake and then turn and shot and we scored. It was fantastic. Did that happen again? No. We had other times where we made connections but not like that goal. It was a full team effort
Aw man this is the worst. Hate this version of soccer.
Could you tell us which high schools you are describing there?
I dont think he should because he called all the soccer players awful. That would just be so awful to out all the awful coaches and awful soccer programs. Hey Lou, I would keep that to yourself, moo!!!
He never said the kids were awful, he said the quality of play is awful. Both my kids (who are playing HS) totally agree. Doesn’t mean they aren’t having a blast.
If it offends you, you can liken it to you calling the GDA “a weak league”.
2.0 has not made a change at all I see. GDA was evil bro and they hated HSS. They got Karma for trying to destroy something free for the kids. it's was full assault Merry Christmas and tomorrow will be my last day. You can have the forum bro.
No change was needed…..just enjoy calling you on your hypocrisy and Bullshit. It’s almost like a hobby…..LOL.
Hahaha. When Docs of the girls youth soccer program lie and behave poorly with hoorible examples and more lies, its not funny at all. If they the Doc chase the moms and assistant coaches for play time and better security for their job, that is wrong and not bullshit Kicker 2.0 who comes to the forum as hobby because crush is a hypocrite and full of bullshit. Here is some facts for the group to decide: You are the type of man that would smile at me at the fields as I shared deeply from my heart how I and my dd were daealing with the new evil GDA league and what the evil doc was up to. I had no idea how much you were into it. I honestly had no clue. I also shared deeply and privately with Private Messages on the forum with you that you decided to copy and paste and save for later to "out" me. I have it all Kicker 2.0. Why would a father share my deepest pains with the group on here? That is back stabber. The other things you said publicly on the forum is your life is better then my life. Who talks like that? Last but not least, you threaten me right here on the forum that I best turn around if I see you at the fields. That is 100% true. Now your back for more hobby? What do you do for sport? Damn dude, your scaring me. I thought you left. I am 100% leaving I promise. You will not hear another peep from me ever again I promise.
I don’t know…attention, empathy? No one asks you to, you just take every opportunity possible to tell the tale.
And yah…when you say the things you did, it’s best we keep our distance. You interpret it as a threat, I say it’s just common sense to avoid potential conflict. Youa pretty unstable guy based on your posting patterns (ie referring to yourself in the 3rd person) and I don’t want to have to defend myself.
Guess we’ll see which new avatar/personality you come up with next.
Every single one except Harvard Westlake last year, and my daughter does not play for Harvard/Westlake.
Spot on Kicker. I didn’t call the players awful…I called the quality of play awful. My recent posts highlight that there are some quality players in HS soccer. I wish there were more….
"Every single one" is not much of an answer.
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I think this comment sums up why soccer will never be a dominant sport in the United States. Only in the United States will "fans" not watch the sport they love unless the quality is high, and generally that means the top `10-20 teams in the world, or the team that their kid plays on.
High school football. The quality of play is awful. The stands are full.
High school basketball. The quality of play is awful. The stands are full.
Most college football. The quality of play is awful. The stands are full.
Championship league in England. The quality of play is not very good. The stands are full.
Most Liga MX games except the top 5 teams. The quality of play is not very good. The stands are full.
Name almost any soccer league that is not the top league in a top 10 soccer country . The quality of play is not very good. The stands are full.
In the United States, we would rather DVR Manchester City than go cheer for our local team. Soccer parents come off as snobs.