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Post by soccerplayer4 on Feb 15, 2004 14:37:55 GMT -6
Why is it that basketball and football are so much more competitive then soccer in Louisiana? How is it possible for teams as bad as Abraham (beaten 17-0 by Northshore) to even get into the playoffs? Why is it that there are more then twice as many football programs as soccer programs in LA. I was wondering if this was typical just to Louisana or if it's nationwide.
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Post by goat on Feb 15, 2004 15:41:11 GMT -6
easy, football has been around longer than soccer. when i was in highschool,(ages ago), there were only three sports a kid could play, football, basketball, ot track. so naturally there are more football teams than soccer. also soccer is just starting to be played in some area's of the state. soccer is the fastest growing sport in the state and will continue to grow however it has a long way to go before it will compete head to head with football and basketball in this state anyway.
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Post by beattle09 on Feb 15, 2004 15:50:09 GMT -6
the way i see it can be done is that if the basketball or football teams don't prefrom in a school the soccer team better step it up. i am saying this from experince our football team was 2nd in state and lost first round and it was said at our school the first time i have ever heard it that soccer rules because we got past the first two rounds of the playoffs. however i agree it takes time for people to get into it.
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Post by Bish on Feb 15, 2004 20:34:10 GMT -6
I don't think soccer is the fastest growing sport. I say it's either at a stalemate or actually decreasing in popularity. It was really popular when I was younger, and there were about 8 or 9 teams in each rec age group. It seemed like after every year went by though, a big group would quit, and there would be one team less. Eventually when I got to U-17, there were no other teams in our age group but ours. Now I don't really see that as "growing." Maybe in certain areas it is, but from what I've seen, it hasn't been growing at all.
The reason soccer isn't really competitive is simple. It's not as popular as the other sports mentioned.
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Post by SoftTouches on Feb 15, 2004 20:37:46 GMT -6
easy, football has been around longer than soccer. actually soccer has been around alot longer than football. . .it just hasnt been as popular of a sport in the u.s. |
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Post by Footy365 on Feb 15, 2004 21:42:22 GMT -6
Not popular, its the most popular olympic sport in the us, over basketball
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Post by 1SuckyPlayer on Feb 15, 2004 21:46:27 GMT -6
If you ask the boys at school how many of them think soccer is a woosy sport 80% will tell you it is.... If you ask them how many have tried in 98% will tell you they haven't... Compare that to football and the number will drop less then 10% woosy sport and less that 30% have not tried football.
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Post by Footy365 on Feb 15, 2004 21:49:50 GMT -6
im just telling you what i heard when i went and toured the olympic training center in Colorado Springs
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Post by goat on Feb 16, 2004 7:39:14 GMT -6
hey fishbish, you need to look at the younger age groups to see if your program is growing. if you had 8-10 u-10 teams when you where playing how many do they have now. every sport has less teams as the kids get older. football for example, every year the # of people playing gets smaller, (start with 40 freshmen by the time they are seniors there are only 20), baseball has a tough time putting more than 3 teams together at the high age groups as well. LYSA has grown in #'s every year that means the sport is growing!
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Post by Bish on Feb 16, 2004 8:56:36 GMT -6
What I'm saying is that I remember when I was younger, there were several older teams in the u-16 u-17 or u-18 age groups. Now there aren't any teams at all.
Sure every sport has less teams when you get older. Soccer has absolutely no teams now for rec or select. That stands out, to me.
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Post by Bish on Feb 16, 2004 8:58:28 GMT -6
Not popular, its the most popular olympic sport in the us, over basketball Hah, I'm sorry but there is no way you can prove soccer is more popular than basketball. It's the most popular sport in the world, but definitely not in the U.S. Don't trust what you heard. |
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Post by soccercoachingbrit on Feb 16, 2004 23:25:58 GMT -6
where have you all been, there are more kids playing soccer in this country than any other sport.... the numbers include boys girls and all levels, i would say thats growth wouldnt you....  |
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Post by Bish on Feb 16, 2004 23:30:14 GMT -6
It may be one of the most popular youth sports, but that doesn't really count if the kids grow up and don't play the sport after they are 12 or 13. Just look at your tv guide tonight and compare how many soccer matches are on tv tonight compared to basketball or hockey, or pretty much any other sport. Hell, boxing.
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Post by fanforlife on Feb 16, 2004 23:39:14 GMT -6
hey catch i noticed the same thing earlier this year at my rec association meeting. they noticed a decrease in the number of kids in the total rec program.
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Post by navysoccer on Feb 17, 2004 14:48:43 GMT -6
The level of competition for soccer is dramatically worse in the south than it is nationwide. Some high schools in the north have two soccer seasons, with soccer having field priority over football. Just look at the lack of southern players on national teams. Even southern colleges seem to lack the skilled players necessary to make them competitive in NCAA. True, it is the newest sport in Louisiana, but it will take some time for it so catch up with the rest of the nation. It's like trying to catch up with a speeding train. But that doesn't negate the dedication of Louisiana players to the best sport there is. I have seen more heart and fire in Louisiana than most places.
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