Earlier game this year a player from HHS sent in the game and told to get a yellow card, sure coach did not want someone hurt, but not sure if that is the right message to teach.

The halftime talk was him encouraging them to play like savages. We turned down the music and the box and half the stadium could hear him screaming at them to assault someone.

 

Who was the coach and what game was it? Tired of trying to guess who it was. You can't leave us hanging like this. Or can you?

Earlier game this year a player from HHS sent in the game and told to get a yellow card, sure coach did not want someone hurt, but not sure if that is the right message to teach.

 

What? That's crazy. Def not the message you don't want to send. Did the player get the Yellow Card?

No need to name coaches or schools just coaches need to be more responsible withthe tactics they teach or encourage. Knocking players on the ground is not a soccer tactic and it does nothing to encourage good soccer or safety during games. Remember you are coaching high school kids not club or college players.

No need to name coaches or schools just coaches need to be more responsible withthe tactics they teach or encourage. Knocking players on the ground is not a soccer tactic and it does nothing to encourage good soccer or safety during games. Remember you are coaching high school kids not club or college players.

 

Fair enough

No need to name coaches or schools just coaches need to be more responsible withthe tactics they teach or encourage. Knocking players on the ground is not a soccer tactic and it does nothing to encourage good soccer or safety during games. Remember you are coaching high school kids not club or college players.

 

I disagree with you...this thread is started on speculation with apparent knowledge of a conversation from the sideline, but dont name the schools? Then whenever this team goes and plays another school with the same mentality, and all of a sudden both schools have issues...when in fact if it is one specific team? If you "know" something, then it should be okay to post it...otherwise you're just posting more speculation. I never think a kid's or player's name should be called out...i feel in 99.5% of situations the kids are off limits....but a coach or a school's coach is fair game if they are telling and instructing these kids in that manner (if it's true).

Depends how it was delivered. Was the intent to "injure" or was the intent to get kids to be more physical? Perhaps coach felt kids were getting knocked off the ball too easily and wanted them to be stronger with the ball.

 

I'd have to agree with JOAT. Context, context, context...

EVERY DARN DAY, there is something somewhere blasting someone over something they said. The uproar is over a single sentence or even a sentence FRAGMENT.

 

I'd also take a leap and assume that those involved, players and coaches, understood what it meant. Were the "head hunters" in the 2nd half playing quite the opposite in the 1st half?

Maybe the coach was trying to get a different level of play out of them? Was he over exaggerating to drive it home?

***Not, like the softball catcher attacking the runner, or the pitcher throwing at the ump, or the attacks on refs.

 

I'm sure if some opponent's parent might be upset if they overheard me tell a certain in linebacker/kicker that we all know and love to "GO TAKE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF" or "GO BREAK SOMEONE" as I hit him on the shoulder pads... I'm also sure that said linebacker knows it's not to be taken literally.

(Sorry for football reference in a futbol thread but that's what came to mind. Plus maybe it's a bit sexist but I'm also struggling for a scenario where I've actually told a girl to hurt someone in this type of context... hmmmmm)

Can someone describe the level of play in the first half versus the second half please. The term "headhunters" was thrown out there in reference to what? Are we talking about sweeping the legs, throwing elbows to head/face, tackling from behind or what?

 

I can also see the "yellow card" reference as well. You are trying to tell that kid to be more aggressive, not dirty, but aggressive. There is certainly a difference in the two.

If you have any knowledge of this kind of activity I strongly urge you to talk it through with some greater minds and then approach the school and don't take no for an answer.