Comments on: The Truth About Soccer In 5 Words

By: ferdie

ferdie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:27:32 +0000

I always say to my players-use the game to tell the world about YOU.
In life, you might end up poor, but you always have to aspire to getting to the top. If you are going to change your life for the better, it will come from the way you live it. You are your game, and your game is what you’ve trained yourself to be good at. It’s all about you.

By: ferdie

ferdie — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:15:58 +0000

“Soccer this, soccer that. What most people forget to acknowledge is that soccer is an education. An education in life.”
BINGO THOMAS! This is the ultimate statement that sums up US soccer. Therefore they do not approach development as an education for a child. An education through which my child would discover his or her characteristics, and along the way, get to know the world. Many parents do not know what this sport offers a child. That is the sad part of soccer in america. We do it just for the sweat, while elsewhere, it is a vehicle of life.

By: Tony Everett

Tony Everett — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:02:13 +0000

This is exactly what I have been talking about for years. You have summed up a lot of what I have been thinkng about, and many of the reasons I am trying to set up Pure Game. I am in the early stages of my own blog and have been writing and rewriting most of what you have mentioned above (never posted!). I think my fear was upsetting the people I was writing about. Maybe I should have less fear and do it anyway! Soccer is a great game and sadly it is being turned into a big money business. This means the kids of today can’t enjoy it as the older generation did. This also sounds a lot like what they are saying over at Give Us Back Our Game. Keep up the good work, let’s do what we can to bring the fun back to the game.