Girls soccer is dangerous!!

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SouthBayPhenom
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When keepin' it real goes wrong...

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/south-carolina-teen-brutal-soccer-attack-earns-assault-103322121.html
Phantomfan
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The girl tripped over her own feet, as I see it.

Pure idiot. At least she will be charged...
bearister
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Wow. That is like those rapid fire face punches thrown in MMA fights to finish the guy off when he is lying on his back. That ain't cool at all.
SouthBayPhenom
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this obviously must have been a heated rivalry, and if somebody had completely cheap shotted her I could understand some kind of reaction - but nowhere near what happened, and especially given that it was (at most) an incidental tangling of feet leading to her falling
ColoradoBear
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What was strange to me was that #22 didn't help out her teammate on the ground despite being 10 feet away (or #5 walks up and doesn't do jack either).

Maybe college athletes are role models after all:



SouthBayPhenom
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ha! thought of that Lambert gal as well after watching the first vid
TheBearsHaveWon
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It appears that there was a small clip by Blue #4 that dropped White #15. By the way, nothing that either #4 or #15 did constitutes a foul under the LoTG.

Having officiated both genders in soccer, I can tell you there is a huge difference in the approach one needs to take in these situations. Further, the following are HUGE generalities....

Males are usually very straightforward. If they feel they are mistreated by an opponent, they will jump up and immediately get aggressive. Referee presence and action (Running at full sprint to the area, blasting the whistle and yelling loudly to knock it off) are usually effective in de-escalating these situations. Male players usually just want reassurance that justice will be served and the ref letting everyone know they "saw it" and is handling it, will typically act to have a calming effect.

Women. Oh boy. Totally different story.

[COLOR="Red"]Now, I am in no way condoning what happened in the video. It was plain and simple wrong on many different levels.[/COLOR]
Neither am I saying that the following is what occurred between the players in the video....

I will just offer the following as per my own experience.

Women tend to be much more protective of teammates than males. If one player is fouled, she likely will not attempt to immediately retaliate. Instead, it is just as likely that a teammate would be the one to respond to the transgression - fouling the offender many minutes after the fact; even allowing several retaliatory opportunities to pass before exacting revenge. Sometimes the retaliation does not happen until several games or even YEARS later. Longest interval I have been witness to was one girl attacking another on the pitch for a foul the other committed against a friend two YEARS prior... :headbang

Because (again IMHO) female players tend to not seek immediate satisfaction, the referee has to be even more vigilant of any physical contact that one player objects to, even if the situation appears to be calm at the moment.

Unlike in men's matches, rarely will the immediately precipitating action be the sole trigger to a fight in a women's match.

If the referee is not in tune with the players, what happens instead is that the match appears to be running smoothly in a well-behaved manner. Suddenly a seemingly innocuous play will light the tinderbox. I have seen this exact scenario play out. Not as violent as on the video, but it is not that uncommon that a small trip/bump or push suddenly escalates to a confrontation.

Finally, it is good that no other players/substitutes got involved. Players/Subs are prohibited from getting in physical altercations (violent conduct) with ANYONE during a match. Doing so is a red-card offense (send off + suspension).

I am sure many have seen the video of a streaker running across the pitch and a player helping security by knocking the streaker to the ground. Once the outside agent is cleared, the referee then shows a red card and sends off the "good Samaritan". And the referee is right in applying the law in this manner. In this case, no good deed goes unpunished.
Bearsph74
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This girl has a lot of anger. It's going to come back to bite her in the ass bigtime in the future.
bearister
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Bearsph74;731429 said:

This girl has a lot of anger. It's going to come back to bite her in the ass bigtime in the future.


TheBearsHaveWon
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FingeroftheBear;731412 said:

^^^ So you saying women remember stuff and hold a grudge? No way, I've never seen or felt that ever and btw, I have 2-3 large bridges near me that I can let for not that much if you're interested. Great views.

Seriously, I think more guys have been punched and attacked, tend not to take it personal and thus they know what happens, i.e., pain and sometimes humiliation and thus they lay back.


I am a bit taken aback, but at the same time highly encouraged, yea to the extent that I can most honestly express that I am as impressed as ever I have been. So very happy, so pleased on your behalf. To think, that you have never for yourself experienced the complex reality that is the female psyche. To think, there exists a gentlemen that has solved so vexing a ruberic. You, sir, must realize the true blessing with which you have been endowed.

I must sadly confess that for myself (and I believe I can, without conceit, say that I speak for a great majority of our gender) that it remains an onerous, if not fruitless, task to attempt to fully understand the nuances of the fairer sex' inner thoughts and rationales.

Sadly for me and my colleagues, it continues as a great challenge. Particularly so when we allow hubris to overwhelm our better judgement and lead us to attempt to officiate their sporting endeavors. Often, with woeful results. Their intricate relationships are simply at a level which elude our obviously pedestrian efforts.

Further, I find myself sincerely touched and a little over-awed with your gracious and generous offer. It is truly a unique, if unexpected, opportunity to acquire for myself such desirous and sought after property.

Sadly, and it is with great remorse and true regret, that I must decline your most appealing offer. You see, I find myself at the moment in an abundance (an embarrassment really) of such property. Were I to obtain 3 (or even 2) more, I feel that it would eventually lead to a great guilt. I quite honestly would not find opportunity to fully utilize them to the extent that such properties well deserve.

Nay, I must beg your indulgence. I cannot in good conscience accept your offer. I truly hope that my response will not in any way impart even the slightest hurt on your behalf and that we can continue our most cordial and mutually beneficial communication.

With heartfelt warmest wishes -
TBHW
edg64
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Perhaps 'Stand Your Ground' applies to soccer and she won't be charged.

Let's wait for the media to resolve this misunderstanding.
Phantomfan
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TheBearsHaveWon;731399 said:

It appears that there was a small clip by Blue #4 that dropped White #15. By the way, nothing that either #4 or #15 did constitutes a foul under the LoTG.

Having officiated both genders in soccer, I can tell you there is a huge difference in the approach one needs to take in these situations. Further, the following are HUGE generalities....

Males are usually very straightforward. If they feel they are mistreated by an opponent, they will jump up and immediately get aggressive. Referee presence and action (Running at full sprint to the area, blasting the whistle and yelling loudly to knock it off) are usually effective in de-escalating these situations. Male players usually just want reassurance that justice will be served and the ref letting everyone know they "saw it" and is handling it, will typically act to have a calming effect.

Women. Oh boy. Totally different story.

[COLOR="Red"]Now, I am in no way condoning what happened in the video. It was plain and simple wrong on many different levels.[/COLOR]
Neither am I saying that the following is what occurred between the players in the video....

I will just offer the following as per my own experience.

Women tend to be much more protective of teammates than males. If one player is fouled, she likely will not attempt to immediately retaliate. Instead, it is just as likely that a teammate would be the one to respond to the transgression - fouling the offender many minutes after the fact; even allowing several retaliatory opportunities to pass before exacting revenge. Sometimes the retaliation does not happen until several games or even YEARS later. Longest interval I have been witness to was one girl attacking another on the pitch for a foul the other committed against a friend two YEARS prior... :headbang

Because (again IMHO) female players tend to not seek immediate satisfaction, the referee has to be even more vigilant of any physical contact that one player objects to, even if the situation appears to be calm at the moment.

Unlike in men's matches, rarely will the immediately precipitating action be the sole trigger to a fight in a women's match.

If the referee is not in tune with the players, what happens instead is that the match appears to be running smoothly in a well-behaved manner. Suddenly a seemingly innocuous play will light the tinderbox. I have seen this exact scenario play out. Not as violent as on the video, but it is not that uncommon that a small trip/bump or push suddenly escalates to a confrontation.

Finally, it is good that no other players/substitutes got involved. Players/Subs are prohibited from getting in physical altercations (violent conduct) with ANYONE during a match. Doing so is a red-card offense (send off + suspension).

I am sure many have seen the video of a streaker running across the pitch and a player helping security by knocking the streaker to the ground. Once the outside agent is cleared, the referee then shows a red card and sends off the "good Samaritan". And the referee is right in applying the law in this manner. In this case, no good deed goes unpunished.



Yeah, guys dont wait to get revenge...

Carpenter over at ASSU can vouch for that.
Adrian The Cal Bear
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At least the fans didnt get into it...

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