Holy crap, NFL players get ejected for lesser hits! I gotta believe that there was some sort of backstory there in order for any player to even be in the mindset to think of doing that. Even the defender #3, couldn't believe what she just saw. 2 games suspension doesn't even seem harsh enough considering that forward could easily have a concussion.This goalie is protecting herself...
btw.. No way that was offside...
There’s a stolen prom date story in there somewhere.
"I will be the first to admit that I am very reluctant to give out red cards at U14 and younger. The game must really need it for me to give it.
If soccer has to rely upon referees having proper persona and presence to control the game [and the sidelines] then that's really part of the problem. And it's more than just a proper presence. The Laws and the current guidance expect the ref to be physically fit, have a good eye, have a good understanding of the laws, have a good understanding of human nature [particularly that of children and teenagers, boys and girls], have an good understanding of conflict resolution and time management, and a strong presence. That's a lot to ask from anyone.
My daughter faced sideways to her so she didn't even know she was coming at her. The way the girl carried herself told me that wasn't the first time and she had no problem with it.
You are presuming a whole lot without seeing it and using your own experience. My daughter gets nailed all of the time and I hear parents on our team say stuff at times but NEVER do they call for a red card because they are a pretty reasonable group of parents. I am also pretty reasonable because it is the nature of the position she plays and she is aggressive and takes risks. What I described in a great amount of detail was very dangerous and could have been easily avoided. It is very rare at any level to see someone land blasted like my daughter was in the position she was. It is U15 so she is 14 and a 14 year old playing club soccer knows exactly what they are doing and if it was an accident, we would have seen some kind of remorse and we did not. By the way...I don't give a crap how she felt.
First... I don't condone this. In fact I had a chat with my DD about this. This was my oldest DD.
Yeah...my daughter walked off saying that Ref. should have made calls. After that game we also have one girl on crutches which says a lot about that kind of play from an opposing team. Half the time my daughter tells me about getting kicked in the gut, head or arm etc. and I never even see it because my protective senses makes me seriously black out at that moment. LOL She is a risky player so I have learned to expect it. I wouldn't say I get so worked up, I am just pointing out how Coaches and Refs. have the responsibility to respond not based on compassion for the 14 year old player (i.e. the ref. didn't give the yellow for the second blast which she land blasted her after she cleared the ball) like I believe the ref. did because he knew the second yellow would take her out of the game. When you are dealing with 14 year olds, you should know they have the ability to know right from wrong in soccer and an injury has the potential for more serious consequences because of growth plate issues that are still a consideration at this age.
We sit across from the teams in our league (and I think the last few as well) and I have not seen this recently. That said, I would not be able to keep quiet if this was be done to my kid (or if the parents on our team did this to the opposing keeper). It is inappropriate, obnoxious and rude. My guess is that calling them on it won't change anything (it takes a special kind of a$$hole to do this to a kid), but I would make it as unenjoyable for the low class piece of sh1T as I could. There is no call for this at any level.
We were on the road, playing a lesser team, so my daughter(keeper) had the ball played back to her at least 20 times. When the ball was played back one parent on the other team kept yelling "attack the keeper, she is going to screw up." I can't ever remember having a specific player being yelled at before. The parents around me were laughing. She doesn't make mistakes with her feet. It was funny. My daughter thought it was funny.
Wow. That's awful.
I think there are times when he tells it to me as if the abuse is direct, but the parents are probably being more subtle than that. For example, they might shout, ostensibly to the kids on their own team, "shoot because the GK sucks"or something like that. Of course, the kids hear it all the same. Sometimes it's in Spanish, which he knows enough of to get the gist, but may not understand the grammar to get whether it's directed at him or about him. Other times, though, it's pretty obviously directed at him. With the ref in the center and the AR on the other side in a diagonal formation, they can get away with it.
Do you do anything about parents sitting on the "wrong side". I have had people come up to me before asking me to move parents that violated this unspoken rule. There is nothing I can find that requires parents to pick sides and stick to them. Obviously, this is to prevent problems before they occur, but I have had parents that refuse to move, and that in itself creates a problem. To clarify, I am not the one that creates the problem, but sometimes a manager will come up and implore me to arbitrate the problem that has already risen. All I do (all I feel I can do) is ask nicely if they don't mind moving for me and then ask their fellow team parents to make room and ensure the moved parent gets the same "prime" seat location they want. I don't know what I'd do if they refused.
