Guys and Girls Playing Together ?

[theonekaos]

What are your feelings about the men that play Co-ed soccer?

What about your feelings towards the women that play with the men?

[ctsoccer13]

I have no "feelings" for either one. Coed soccer can be very enjoyable and competitive. It also provides a way for a husband and wife to also enjoy the game together, and sometimes father/mother & son/daughter. Some of the men I play with played scholarship D1. Some of the women I play with are all-american D1. Some I see are playing for the first time. Just like any other league, it's what you make of it. If properly setup, the league can thrive and everyone can have a good time.

[xTottixCorex]

i have very (and i do mean VERY) bad luck with women, and someone suggested it to me. i would like to do it one day, except that my school doesn't have it. and the closest is about an hour away. :(

[appleCORR7]

In the UK you can play mixed football up until the age of 11 i think and then you have to join a girls team.

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[nymetrobulls]

If it's a competitive game, then no way. I don't want to tackle a girl in a game because I'll look like an ass, but if I don't then everyone thinks you suck. So no co-ed games.lol

[appleCORR7]

Why don't you wanna tackle a girl?

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[nymetrobulls]

Why don't you wanna tackle a girl?

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Um going into a sliding tackle and hurting a girl isn't really something I'm into.:cool:

[arsenalfc08]

This is what I hate about coed games. I know i'm playing at my own risk so if your going to tackle me then tackle me. Don't go into it half assed because i'm a girl and you think you may hurt me. Tackles are part of the game.

[rca2]

Um going into a sliding tackle and hurting a girl isn't really something I'm into.:cool:


And hurting a guy is? Co-ed leagues often ban slide tackling.

[pablo85]

it doesn't exist here (netherlands)
soccer is a men sport here, but there are girl leagues. But they have another way to use their body, so it looks funny.

[pablo85]

I once played against a team from some farmer village that had one girl in their team. she was hot. everybody of our team wanted to play rightwing all of a sudden. not good for the team spirit.

[appleCORR7]

I'm also a girl. I play with guys never in a competitive game. But its funny because they always start off, ohh she's a girl and go easy and then when they see what i can do with a ball they are soon sliding at me from behind. The thing is they have to catch me first!

I can deal with slide tackles. Its when they just shove me off the ball its unfair because obviously, they are stronger than i am. I can keep up with sprinting etc with guys, but thats one thing that really annoyes me.

To be honest, some guys can be complete idiots because they don't like their pride being hurt and sometimes cant face a girl being a threat to them or being better than them. Thats when they start to play dirty.

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[ctsoccer13]

Our coed league doesn't allow for men to "challenge" women in anyway. Women can challenge men, but only women can challenege women. Slide tackling is allowed.

[Yañez]

Bad experience for me at age of 16.

Tackled a 5'2 girl. The rest was pretty embarrasing.

[Henry Porter]

This is what I hate about coed games. I know i'm playing at my own risk so if your going to tackle me then tackle me. Don't go into it half assed because i'm a girl and you think you may hurt me. Tackles are part of the game.

The thing most girls don't want to admit is that good male athletes are much faster and stronger than they are. If I tackle you at 6'3" 205 lbs hard, I'm going to hurt you. It's just a simple matter of physics unless you have something like Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, but even then it's damaging.

I have played in coed leagues and you just simply take the ball away without physical contact. It's really not that big of a deal but you surely can't go all in.

[arsenalfc08]

The thing most girls don't want to admit is that good male athletes are much faster and stronger than they are. If I tackle you at 6'3" 205 lbs hard, I'm going to hurt you. It's just a simple matter of physics unless you have something like Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, but even then it's damaging.

I have played in coed leagues and you just simply take the ball away without physical contact. It's really not that big of a deal but you surely can't go all in.

I see where your coming from. I know the guys are stronger than me but I may have a slight advantage in the speed department. Most of the guys are older like 30-40 so even though I am a girl I think maybe a 19 year old may be a little bit faster than someone older. At least I hope so.

Height though may be a problem at 5'3 i'm pretty short but then again Aaron Lennon only 5'5

[Henry Porter]

I see where your coming from. But what about pro players that are short, Aaron Lennon is only 2 inches taller than me. Now I know he weights more but is that the only difference, the weight?

Also the speed at which he's playing

http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/checking2.html

[arsenalfc08]

Also the speed at which he's playing

http://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/checking2.html

Yeah I forgot about that. I think Nike did a test and he was the fastest

[rca2]

If I tackle you at 6'3" 205 lbs hard, I'm going to hurt you.

Define "tackle" because you don't mean the same thing that I do. Unlike American football in soccer you tackle the ball, not a player. Do you know the definition of reckless tackle? A tackle that is sure to hurt another player is misconduct. Someone 5'2" is not going to play strength against your strength regardless of their gender. If all a player has going for himself is physical size and strength what they can do on a field is very limited. Yes a larger stronger player has an advantage over a slower shorter player IF all else is the same. Ever seen a 6'3" player try to shoulder charge a 5'2" player? Ever wonder why many defensive midfielders are relatively short?Sometimes being larger is a disadvantage. There are many other things more important than physical size in soccer. That is why its such a great game.

[Henry Porter]

Define "tackle" because you don't mean the same thing that I do. Unlike American football in soccer you tackle the ball, not a player. Do you know the definition of reckless tackle? A tackle that is sure to hurt another player is misconduct. Someone 5'2" is not going to play strength against your strength regardless of their gender. If all a player has going for himself is physical size and strength what they can do on a field is very limited. Yes a larger stronger player has an advantage over a slower shorter player IF all else is the same. Ever seen a 6'3" player try to shoulder charge a 5'2" player? Ever wonder why many defensive midfielders are relatively short?Sometimes being larger is a disadvantage. There are many other things more important than physical size in soccer. That is why its such a great game.

A tackle is removing the ball from your opponent. If I got into a girl at 5'2" I'm going to have an advantage and the likelihood of her getting knocked down (within the rules) is much higher than if it was a guy.

Also, please don't just quote a line that ignores the main point of my argument. It's rude. My point was that physically an athletic guy will have a massive advantage over a woman. I clearly point out the speed aspect as well but you just removed it so you could attempt to get your attack in. Don't talk to me as if I haven't played the game for over 20 years (and at a high level).