Great Advantage Call

[USSF REF]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/soccer/08/02/manu.recruit.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Check out this link.

Aside from the rediculous skill exhbited by this 9 y/o kid (which warrants that you watch all 4 min of the video)...

There is a great advantage call in the 2nd or 3rd sequence fairly early in the video. Look for it.

And don't let anyone tell you some BS like 9 year olds don't commit cynical fouls - you'll see what I mean.

[USSF REF]

The call is around :35 into the movie. (3:25 remaining.)

[Ref Flunkie]

Eh looked like a standard no call to me, maybe advantage worthy, but I can't tell from the video quality.

And is it just me, or do those kids seem like big 9 year olds?

[USSF REF]

Eh looked like a standard no call to me, maybe advantage worthy, but I can't tell from the video quality.

And is it just me, or do those kids seem like big 9 year olds?

We are talking about the same one where the kid totally hacks out the player who had established a break-away toward the goal... only to have his teammate (the phenom) come up with the ball and score.

That kid is pretty amazing for his age. Look at what he does to the opponents and how he makes his teammates look better.

[NHRef]

Most suprising thing in that video to me was not the kids skill with the ball, but his passing/vision ability!! Come on now a 9 year old that can dribble around anyone, yet still passes off to teammates who are open, unheard of :cool:

[Ref Flunkie]

We are talking about the same one where the kid totally hacks out the player who had established a break-away toward the goal... only to have his teammate (the phenom) come up with the ball and score.

That kid is pretty amazing for his age. Look at what he does to the opponents and how he makes his teammates look better.

Nope, not the one I had at the 3:25 mark...something must have been off.

He was a mighty fine passer...a bit of a showboat, but I guess that is how you get noticed.

[USSF REF]

Nope, not the one I had at the 3:25 mark...something must have been off.

He was a mighty fine passer...a bit of a showboat, but I guess that is how you get noticed.

It's around the :35 second of the entire clip.

Anyway, I was most impressed by the passing as well. I love though how he knew to wait until he had bated the other defenders in and waited until they were off balance to make his move. Classic "soccer rope-a-dope."

[mosler]

I liked how the kid kept running to follow the play. Most people making a pass like that would sit back and admire their buddy on the breakaway. But this kid ran after the play and it happened to pay off.

[GlennAA11]

sheesh that music sure is annoying! I'm also not so sure that was an advantage call. A little bit later the play looks more like a rugby match and there was apparently no fouls called on anyone. But it is Australia... The kid is pretty good for 9. But really, he's 9. Why is Man U signing a 9 year old?

[blech]

sheesh that music sure is annoying! I'm also not so sure that was an advantage call. A little bit later the play looks more like a rugby match and there was apparently no fouls called on anyone. But it is Australia... The kid is pretty good for 9. But really, he's 9. Why is Man U signing a 9 year old?


they read that they sign like 40 a year for each age level into what is essentially a high level youth development program. it's big stuff obviously to make that cut, but it's not like he's going to be suiting up this season or anything. it's a nice way for the team to make a contribution to training, and also gets them dibs on potential stars as they will keep them in the program.


(and i agreed with the initial poster, both about being impressed with the ref for applying advantage and for the kid for continuing to follow the ball - many would have just stood and watched)