Date: Tues, Jun 18 2002 12:44 am
I gotta say something, Soccer is a game for kids that aren't allowed to
play ,baseball, football or basketball. Not to mention ice hockey.
As a true patriot to our country I will root for USA Futbol Till the
bitter end of their World cup run. But thats it.
I drove a truck here in San Diego for the first 8 years after I retired
from the Navy. I never once saw kids playing a "pickup game" of soccer
outside of the barrio. Thats a fact.
Soccer has been a popular youth sport in our country for about 35 years.
Why has the sport at the professional level in this country never caught
on? Its is a crashing bore. A (most) lot of kids play it because their
parents make them. I don't want to here about "our best athlets don't play
it" Thats right. Most are African American. Soccer is, a shall I say, a
"suburban sport". There are few, if any,soccer leauges in the inner
city(Barrio excluded)
I have 3 sons 26, 22 & 14. All played sports. All were begged to play
futbol because of their speed. None did. They played the "traditional
sports" Because I let them make their own choices.
So please dont tell me the stats about how soccer is the #1 youth sport.
I repeat most kids are there because their parents want them to be.'Nuff
said!
