Etiquette on the field????

soccersounder wrote:

Xara wrote:

soccersounder wrote:

bigtex75081 wrote:If a stranger forgets to hold the door for you when entering a store, do you stand outside the door acting irritated until somebody comes back and opens it for you? Or do you just go in and move forward with your life?

We've had strings about this same topic before. Taking a knee is a nice thing to do (I heard it started with peewee football) but that's it. Taking a knee is a relatively new thing. When was the last time you saw the USWNT take a knee during an injury?

Acting respectful, and giving the injured person all the space they need, should be enough. Serious (ambulance) injuries can take a long time and 20 minutes is a long time to be on your knee. If emergency services were needed, the first thing they'd do is tell the kids to get off their knees and get the hell out of the way.

Smart coaches use the quick 2 minutes to bring their kids over to the sideline, get them out of the way, keep the focus, get a quick drink of water, and make a coaching point or two. Having them jog over to the coaches' sideline keeps the kids loose and it helps certain kids from getting "coached" by their parents.

Not sure about that. I saw a coach/team do that once and the injured player got up and walked off the field with her coach. The Ref restarted the game and they walked it into the goal while the other team smartly huddled up.

Yeah, okay. I would be very curious to hear the details on this one. You're stating that the ref stopped play with his whistle for an injury. So what was the re-start? It would have had to start with a whistle followed by a drop ball, goal kick, free kick, or whatever after the injured player completely left the pitch. A coach would have to be fully clueless to keep his team huddled for that long and with the ref signaling the re-start.

I agree with BigTex. An injury stoppage is a good time to take care of things. Taking a knee is lame and right up there with the parent-tunnel after a match. A round of applause after the player is scraped off the turf is sufficient.

I could care less about taking a knee.

But there is no time-out in soccer big guy. The 99s LHGCL Qualifier, Sting vs the old Texas Stars. Sting player fouled and hurt in the corner near Stars goal. Star's coach decides to pull his team over to the far touchline to "take care of things". Sting player gets up and walks off with her coach, exits over the goal-line. Free kick to Sting. Ref starts play. Sting plays it to a teammate, who walks it in, while all 11 Star player's are frantically sprinting back towards the play

Pele98 wrote:

soccersounder wrote:

Xara wrote:

soccersounder wrote:

bigtex75081 wrote:If a stranger forgets to hold the door for you when entering a store, do you stand outside the door acting irritated until somebody comes back and opens it for you? Or do you just go in and move forward with your life?

We've had strings about this same topic before. Taking a knee is a nice thing to do (I heard it started with peewee football) but that's it. Taking a knee is a relatively new thing. When was the last time you saw the USWNT take a knee during an injury?

Acting respectful, and giving the injured person all the space they need, should be enough. Serious (ambulance) injuries can take a long time and 20 minutes is a long time to be on your knee. If emergency services were needed, the first thing they'd do is tell the kids to get off their knees and get the hell out of the way.

Smart coaches use the quick 2 minutes to bring their kids over to the sideline, get them out of the way, keep the focus, get a quick drink of water, and make a coaching point or two. Having them jog over to the coaches' sideline keeps the kids loose and it helps certain kids from getting "coached" by their parents.

Not sure about that. I saw a coach/team do that once and the injured player got up and walked off the field with her coach. The Ref restarted the game and they walked it into the goal while the other team smartly huddled up.

Yeah, okay. I would be very curious to hear the details on this one. You're stating that the ref stopped play with his whistle for an injury. So what was the re-start? It would have had to start with a whistle followed by a drop ball, goal kick, free kick, or whatever after the injured player completely left the pitch. A coach would have to be fully clueless to keep his team huddled for that long and with the ref signaling the re-start.

I agree with BigTex. An injury stoppage is a good time to take care of things. Taking a knee is lame and right up there with the parent-tunnel after a match. A round of applause after the player is scraped off the turf is sufficient.

I could care less about taking a knee.

But there is no time-out in soccer big guy. The 99s LHGCL Qualifier, Sting vs the old Texas Stars. Sting player fouled and hurt in the corner near Stars goal. Star's coach decides to pull his team over to the far touchline to "take care of things". Sting player gets up and walks off with her coach, exits over the goal-line. Free kick to Sting. Ref starts play. Sting plays it to a teammate, who walks it in, while all 11 Star player's are frantically sprinting back towards the play

Hilarious.........That's why I prefer taking the game ball with you to the huddle.

No prize for guessing who was the Ref in that game? I bet it wasn't 'Yours Truly'....

bwgophers wrote:

Pele98 wrote:

soccersounder wrote:

Xara wrote:

soccersounder wrote:

bigtex75081 wrote:If a stranger forgets to hold the door for you when entering a store, do you stand outside the door acting irritated until somebody comes back and opens it for you? Or do you just go in and move forward with your life?

We've had strings about this same topic before. Taking a knee is a nice thing to do (I heard it started with peewee football) but that's it. Taking a knee is a relatively new thing. When was the last time you saw the USWNT take a knee during an injury?

Acting respectful, and giving the injured person all the space they need, should be enough. Serious (ambulance) injuries can take a long time and 20 minutes is a long time to be on your knee. If emergency services were needed, the first thing they'd do is tell the kids to get off their knees and get the hell out of the way.

Smart coaches use the quick 2 minutes to bring their kids over to the sideline, get them out of the way, keep the focus, get a quick drink of water, and make a coaching point or two. Having them jog over to the coaches' sideline keeps the kids loose and it helps certain kids from getting "coached" by their parents.

Not sure about that. I saw a coach/team do that once and the injured player got up and walked off the field with her coach. The Ref restarted the game and they walked it into the goal while the other team smartly huddled up.

Yeah, okay. I would be very curious to hear the details on this one. You're stating that the ref stopped play with his whistle for an injury. So what was the re-start? It would have had to start with a whistle followed by a drop ball, goal kick, free kick, or whatever after the injured player completely left the pitch. A coach would have to be fully clueless to keep his team huddled for that long and with the ref signaling the re-start.

I agree with BigTex. An injury stoppage is a good time to take care of things. Taking a knee is lame and right up there with the parent-tunnel after a match. A round of applause after the player is scraped off the turf is sufficient.

I could care less about taking a knee.

But there is no time-out in soccer big guy. The 99s LHGCL Qualifier, Sting vs the old Texas Stars. Sting player fouled and hurt in the corner near Stars goal. Star's coach decides to pull his team over to the far touchline to "take care of things". Sting player gets up and walks off with her coach, exits over the goal-line. Free kick to Sting. Ref starts play. Sting plays it to a teammate, who walks it in, while all 11 Star player's are frantically sprinting back towards the play

Hilarious.........That's why I prefer taking the game ball with you to the huddle.

No prize for guessing who was the Ref in that game? I bet it wasn't 'Yours Truly'....

At the risk of further confirming for everyone that I'm a complete idiot who does not know the LOTG... If it was a DFK and the player taking the kick passed it to a teammate who directed the ball in the net while the opposing players were frantically running back... Wasn't the teammate in an offside position and thus the goal should've been disallowed?

soccersounder wrote:Big Tex - The Ref actually did the right thing. Should you be able to foul an opponent and then go take a time out? If it was a 50/50 ball injury, then I think the opposing team wait until you are ready, but do not have to.

Pele - I was a dad on that day

Gophers - Great question. The FK, was very near the goal-line, so the pass was backwards and then off to the races.

soccersounder wrote:

Xara wrote:

soccersounder wrote:

bigtex75081 wrote:If a stranger forgets to hold the door for you when entering a store, do you stand outside the door acting irritated until somebody comes back and opens it for you? Or do you just go in and move forward with your life?

We've had strings about this same topic before. Taking a knee is a nice thing to do (I heard it started with peewee football) but that's it. Taking a knee is a relatively new thing. When was the last time you saw the USWNT take a knee during an injury?

Acting respectful, and giving the injured person all the space they need, should be enough. Serious (ambulance) injuries can take a long time and 20 minutes is a long time to be on your knee. If emergency services were needed, the first thing they'd do is tell the kids to get off their knees and get the hell out of the way.

Smart coaches use the quick 2 minutes to bring their kids over to the sideline, get them out of the way, keep the focus, get a quick drink of water, and make a coaching point or two. Having them jog over to the coaches' sideline keeps the kids loose and it helps certain kids from getting "coached" by their parents.

Not sure about that. I saw a coach/team do that once and the injured player got up and walked off the field with her coach. The Ref restarted the game and they walked it into the goal while the other team smartly huddled up.

Yeah, okay. I would be very curious to hear the details on this one. You're stating that the ref stopped play with his whistle for an injury. So what was the re-start? It would have had to start with a whistle followed by a drop ball, goal kick, free kick, or whatever after the injured player completely left the pitch. A coach would have to be fully clueless to keep his team huddled for that long and with the ref signaling the re-start.

I agree with BigTex. An injury stoppage is a good time to take care of things. Taking a knee is lame and right up there with the parent-tunnel after a match. A round of applause after the player is scraped off the turf is sufficient.

I could care less about taking a knee.

But there is no time-out in soccer big guy. The 99s LHGCL Qualifier, Sting vs the old Texas Stars. Sting player fouled and hurt in the corner near Stars goal. Star's coach decides to pull his team over to the far touchline to "take care of things". Sting player gets up and walks off with her coach, exits over the goal-line. Free kick to Sting. Ref starts play. Sting plays it to a teammate, who walks it in, while all 11 Star player's are frantically sprinting back towards the play