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06/24/2009 05:46:01 PM · #1 |
This is just messing with the natural order of things...
WTF! |
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06/24/2009 05:49:30 PM · #2 |
| Yup...I watched it. They got one lucky goal.. the first goal was pretty good. |
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06/24/2009 06:08:50 PM · #3 |
What was starkly apparent on the Free State Stadium pitch, was the superior athleticism of the Americans.
Brute force tops innate skill?? |
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06/24/2009 06:15:17 PM · #4 |
You can see what happened there, Spain went into the match with the attitude, it's the 'USA' this will be an easy one. Then when the USA got a goal the put all ten men back in their own box and made it impossible for Spain to get an equaliser. The second goal would be a result of Spain pushing everyone forward and leaving themselves open at the back.
All credit to the USA for a strategy that beat the European champions! |
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06/24/2009 06:22:36 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Nobody:
What was starkly apparent on the Free State Stadium pitch, was the superior athleticism of the Americans.
Brute force tops innate skill?? |
Could also be that the Spaniards, all of whom play at the highest level in Europe (Premiership, La Liga etc.) are completely knackered after the season that has just finished and just could match the stamina of the Yanks.. still, Kudos for the USA for this win - wonder what odds Paddypower was giving for a 2 - 0 USA win? |
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06/24/2009 06:48:07 PM · #6 |
| wow, we even win sports we hate! |
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06/24/2009 06:58:55 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
wow, we even win sports we hate! |
Lmao-- Great post :) |
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06/24/2009 07:18:09 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Simms:
Could also be that the Spaniards, all of whom play at the highest level in Europe (Premiership, La Liga etc.) are completely knackered after the season that has just finished....... |
Completely knackered??? I don't know. I don't think that there is anything, short of injury, that a player couldn't recover from in a week. |
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06/24/2009 07:43:31 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by yakatme:
Originally posted by Simms:
Could also be that the Spaniards, all of whom play at the highest level in Europe (Premiership, La Liga etc.) are completely knackered after the season that has just finished....... |
Completely knackered??? I don't know. I don't think that there is anything, short of injury, that a player couldn't recover from in a week. |
I agree, if anything they'll be fitter for it. I'm inclined to agree with  Covert_Oddity, Spain got complacent. Not to take it away from the Yanks though, I didn't see the game but it seems like they had a corker, and they've been keeping the pressure on throughout the cup.
This should shut a few Liverpool fans up for a while anyway. |
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06/25/2009 08:20:15 AM · #10 |
| See you all in South Africa...GO USA!!! One day the World Cup shall be ours. |
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06/25/2009 08:30:03 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by david1707:
See you all in South Africa...GO USA!!! One day the World Cup shall be ours. |
Was wondering how long that would take! |
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06/25/2009 09:02:44 AM · #12 |
Isn't that funny?
Just in the town I live (app. 15,000):
1300 kids play soccer (recreational)
650 kids play baseball
250 kids play American football
We have 22 teams in our travel club (soccer)
We have 5 adult teams (recreational soccer)
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
wow, we even win sports we hate! |
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06/25/2009 09:25:48 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by HeiSch:
Isn't that funny?
Just in the town I live (app. 15,000):
1300 kids play soccer (recreational)
650 kids play baseball
250 kids play American football
We have 22 teams in our travel club (soccer)
We have 5 adult teams (recreational soccer)
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
wow, we even win sports we hate! |
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Just out of curiosity, how do you get these numbers? |
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06/25/2009 09:38:38 AM · #14 |
Kids are grown and gone and I'm not up-to-date with the statistics. But I was very well aware of them when I served on the recreational boards (soccer and township). About 15 years ago I was heavily involved with soccer leagues in our township. We had similar statistics to those that HeiSch mentioned.
Actually ours was even more stunning since there was virtually NO American football in our area. Since that time it has changed and we now do have football, however, soccer is still the major youth sport. It is especially evident during tournament time when you have herds of soccer teams roaming all over the place! |
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06/25/2009 09:39:29 AM · #15 |
Simple,
I'm VERY involved with Rec Soccer, Club Soccer, Adult soccer,...
Friends of mine are on the board of the other sports groups.
They all run under our town's sports commision, numbers come for registration and team assignments.
5 years ago my wife and I started the adult league (co-ed, just in our town)
Oh and I forgot the one I had the most fun with: I coached a team for 3 years:
The Soccer-Moms (all skill levels, all fitness levels)
We had so much fun.
I had to stop playing after seriously injuring my knee, since then I'm "just" coaching :)
Originally posted by karmat:
Originally posted by HeiSch:
Isn't that funny?
Just in the town I live (app. 15,000):
1300 kids play soccer (recreational)
650 kids play baseball
250 kids play American football
We have 22 teams in our travel club (soccer)
We have 5 adult teams (recreational soccer)
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
wow, we even win sports we hate! |
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Just out of curiosity, how do you get these numbers? |
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06/25/2009 09:47:09 AM · #16 |
| If only South Africa could beat Brazil tonight. Imagine, USA vs SA in the final. That would be ridiculous. |
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06/25/2009 09:50:00 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by prperold:
If only South Africa could beat Brazil tonight. Imagine, USA vs SA in the final. That would be ridiculous. |
NO kidding!
R.
ETA: It'll be on ESPN at 2:25 PM EST...
Message edited by author 2009-06-25 09:52:05. |
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06/25/2009 09:53:06 AM · #18 |
That's cool. Like I said, I was just curious.
I don't have exact numbers, but for baseball and football (the two I'm involved with currently), we have probably close to 400 playing baseball and close to 500 playing american football in a town about a 1/3 (or smaller) than yours.
I'm not sure how many play soccer, but I know the local chapter of AYSO isn't real big, one middle school has a girls team and a boys team, but the other doesn't, and the high school has a girls' varsity and a boys' varsity -- no JV that I know of. No club teams on this end of the county, though there is one on the other side of the county -- one team per age group.
Needless to say, though soccer is growing in popularity, our area is still a "football" county. :) |
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06/25/2009 09:58:21 AM · #19 |
If you want to see Soccer in full swing here in the US: July 24-28 is the US Club Soccer National CHampionship Cup Tournament in VA Beach.
Not "too" far from NC :)
top US youth team are competing there. 13 year olds through I think 18 year olds.
Originally posted by karmat:
That's cool. Like I said, I was just curious.
I don't have exact numbers, but for baseball and football (the two I'm involved with currently), we have probably close to 400 playing baseball and close to 500 playing american football in a town about a 1/3 (or smaller) than yours.
I'm not sure how many play soccer, but I know the local chapter of AYSO isn't real big, one middle school has a girls team and a boys team, but the other doesn't, and the high school has a girls' varsity and a boys' varsity -- no JV that I know of. No club teams on this end of the county, though there is one on the other side of the county -- one team per age group.
Needless to say, though soccer is growing in popularity, our area is still a "football" county. :) |
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06/25/2009 10:20:19 AM · #20 |
Originally posted by HeiSch:
If you want to see Soccer in full swing here in the US: July 24-28 is the US Club Soccer National CHampionship Cup Tournament in VA Beach.
Not "too" far from NC :)
top US youth team are competing there. 13 year olds through I think 18 year olds.
Originally posted by karmat:
That's cool. Like I said, I was just curious.
I don't have exact numbers, but for baseball and football (the two I'm involved with currently), we have probably close to 400 playing baseball and close to 500 playing american football in a town about a 1/3 (or smaller) than yours.
I'm not sure how many play soccer, but I know the local chapter of AYSO isn't real big, one middle school has a girls team and a boys team, but the other doesn't, and the high school has a girls' varsity and a boys' varsity -- no JV that I know of. No club teams on this end of the county, though there is one on the other side of the county -- one team per age group.
Needless to say, though soccer is growing in popularity, our area is still a "football" county. :) |
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hmmm, drive 7 1/2 hours? can't -- my son's football camp starts that week. hahahah. It is growing here, just slowly. My little girl (age 4) is wanting to play soccer and we may let her in the Spring. |
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06/25/2009 10:35:01 AM · #21 |
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
wow, we even win sports we hate! |
what are you talking about, i watch soccer all the time......What team is Pele on nowadays? |
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06/25/2009 10:49:00 AM · #22 |
Soccer is a good sport all kids should play. Well, till they are big enough for real football. ;)
Soccer Hater
(not really a hater I just don't like it at all-"to each his own") |
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06/25/2009 04:50:00 PM · #23 |
I have to aggree with you on this one :)
When the kids get really big, they then play football.
They couldn't keep up with the others running any longer :)
BTW Brasil won 4-3, so US plays Brasil
Originally posted by Niten:
Soccer is a good sport all kids should play. Well, till they are big enough for real football. ;)
Soccer Hater
(not really a hater I just don't like it at all-"to each his own") |
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06/25/2009 04:58:54 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by smardaz:
Originally posted by Jdroullard:
wow, we even win sports we hate! |
what are you talking about, i watch soccer all the time......What team is Pele on nowadays? |
doesn't he play ice hockey? |
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06/25/2009 05:01:27 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by HeiSch:
I have to aggree with you on this one :)
When the kids get really big, they then play football.
They couldn't keep up with the others running any longer :)
BTW Brasil won 4-3, so US plays Brasil
Originally posted by Niten:
Soccer is a good sport all kids should play. Well, till they are big enough for real football. ;)
Soccer Hater
(not really a hater I just don't like it at all-"to each his own") |
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No, Brazil won 1-0. 88th minute free kick. Well done SA on a good fight. |
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