Funny that the clip opens up with him talking about flag football. A friend was posted to the embassy in Madrid and his son played with Pynadath...I was told that athletically he was a freak, able to do whatever he wanted.
I posted at some point that he might be the best American dribbler I've ever seen and still suspect that he is.
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In the squad for the U-19s at something called the “NextGen Series.” Looks like they’ll be trying some new rules as well. Maybe our buddy @feyenoordsoccerfan can fill us in. 1144227666440196098 is not a valid tweet id
Does anyone know how these rules work? Do they kick the ball in instead of throw ins? Also why no throw ins? Is it like something to limit headers? Also by shootout, are we talking NASL penalties with the run up? Because in all honesty I’m for that, here in NOVA we used to do those in tournaments and I think they still do for the youths.
The Dutch FA, the KNVB, has been experimenting with alternative rules since last year to see how these impact the game in friendly club matches and unofficial tournaments. It's a bit like with the VAR, in which case the KNVB was the explorer for the FIFA to learn from it how to set it up. What's alternative is mentioned on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/BzLHv_FCv3M/ Afaik it's limited to swapping throw in with dribble the ball in or kick it in and when the match is a draw there's no penalty shoot out, but players dribble one on one the ball to the goalie to score.
In here the KNVB explains the rule changes being probed. Use google translate. https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/organisa...f-nieuwe-spelregels-wedstrijd-van-de-toekomst
Throw-ins do sometimes seem kind of incongruous -- "You can't use your hands, except for this time!" On the other hand, like they generally help the game keep flowing. If every throw-in became a kick, you might see games turn entirely into an exchange of set pieces. That would probably be bad.
The rules about having to use two arms over the head and keeping both feet on the ground always made me wonder the evolution of the rules. But I’m betting now that it prevents you from really serving it super deep, which jives with the whole keeping it from being a bunch of set pieces.
It would totally change game strategy. Poor FBs, giving up a corner would be preferable to kicking the ball over sideline.
@feyenoordsoccerfan Has anyone over there experimented with two referees? Hockey added an extra ref because the speed of the game was such that one man couldn't see everything. Soccer has such a big pitch, plus all that running back and forth that a 2nd ref, plus the linemen might really help.
If it were in fact kick ins vs throw ins it would fundamentally change the game. I think as "money ball" continues to break the game down, set plays and throw ins in the attacking third will be more and more relied on for advantageous attacking positions. The game will get broken up to maximize those moments. Kick-ins would truly be revolutionary and would lead to more and more teams playing towards the sideline, hoping to get as many of them as possible.
Not that I'm aware of. It's not that long ago they added the two extra "linesmen" to watch the goal mouth area. I think with the VAR the need for and the costs of (and the logistics to find quality for that xtra job) that change is prohibitive.
We're way off-topic here, so I'm waiting for the smackdown, but in the meantime it's fun. So, what would be the arguments for getting rid of throw-ins? They aren't perfect, notwithstanding the semi-randomness of them being allowed at all. Refs waste a lot of time telling players not to creep, players constantly try to game it, they're often used to waste time, and the need to observe the thrower's form pulls attention off the field. But those issues don't seem THAT bad. The no offside rule is a good one. Long throws can be exciting, considering that they're relatively rare. (It's kind of weird more teams don't have long throwers.) Probably I'm missing something.
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