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Tafkam Hokie

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To revisit a point from a couple days ago, soccer is a rich kid sport


in the US. Or at least an upper-middle class sport.

And to those kids, it is a passtime, a way to hang out with friends, or something you do because your parents want you to play sports but don't like violence and you aren't athletically freakish enough to play basketball. And if it turns out a kid is never more than "pretty good" at soccer, no big deal. He has quite a few other good options with what to do with his life.

But when you get to the lower socio-economic classes, sports is an outlet and a way out. For many of those kids, it is one of very few positive things in their life, and failure is not an option.

Sure, these are sweeping generalizations with plenty of exceptions if you dig into individual cases. But it does create a general culture in youth sports where football and basketball are taken very seriously by the kids, but soccer isn't.

To compete on the world stage, you need players with that hunger to excel and who will never settle for 2nd best (or 3rd best, or a participation trophy).

(In response to this post by BB Hokie)

Posted: 10/13/2017 at 11:18AM


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  Soccer will become successful in the USA when they implement American rules -- hokeyhokie 10/13/2017 08:44AM
  I know this is not a popular view on here, but soccer in US will never be -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 09:48AM
  American football participation is dropping dramatically -- capitals1 10/13/2017 11:13AM
  Yes, but as i mentioned below, soccer is no safer than football. -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 11:19AM
  Based on # of concussions? Maybe. -- HWA 10/13/2017 11:38AM
  Science disagrees with your assessment. ** -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 11:49AM
  I'll bite, where is the science? -- HWA 10/13/2017 2:55PM
  It is much safer, come on. ** -- Manbearpig 10/13/2017 11:35AM
  Soccer is significantly safer than football ** -- CPRVHokie 10/13/2017 11:30AM
  Most knowledgeable soccer fans know there is some truth to this. -- CPRVHokie 10/13/2017 11:06AM
  So many problems with this post. The best athletes do not play baseball ** -- ModerateHokie 10/13/2017 11:05AM
  Counterpoint... Go to an Elementary school and count the jerseys kids wear. -- BB Hokie 10/13/2017 10:24AM
  To revisit a point from a couple days ago, soccer is a rich kid sport -- Tafkam Hokie 10/13/2017 11:18AM
  Hahahah...key word there is Blacksburg. -- HokieFan14 10/13/2017 10:34AM
  For starters - Shorten the field and make the net twice as wide. ** -- HokieNoVA 10/13/2017 09:02AM
  Play them on a motocross track. ** -- 48zip 10/13/2017 09:38AM

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