Soccer is a contact sport, there's really nothing you can do about it if people aren't doing it on purpose, and I don't think they are. You can't tell people "don't go for the ball when I'm dribbling it" and I don't think you'd want anyone to tell you that, either. I've been knocked down kinda hard several times over the past couple months, including last Saturday, and didn't say anything cuz it's part of the game and shit happens. We can certainly encourage people not to be overly aggresive, but if I remember right your second time to the ground wasn't even a foul because the defender took the ball away first. I'm not trying to call you out, just pointing out that things like this can't be controlled and "sorry" might just have to cover it most of the time.
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May I politely suggest we start this week with a discussion on fouls?
The tempo has picked up in recent weeks, which is cool, but sloppy play
is starting to take its toll. My right shoulder and ribs are still a
little sore from the last time I got tripped last week.
I know people aren't doing it maliciously, but "sorry" won't pay for any
injuries that happen as a result.
soccer_atlanta@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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> Title: Soccer at Toomer Elementary
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> Date: Saturday April 7, 2007
> Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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> Location: Toomer Elementary School (Rogers St. & Hosea Williams
> Dr.), Kirkwood
> Street: Rogers St. & Hosea Williams Dr. NE
> City State Zip: Atlanta GA 30307
> Phone: (404) 441-6777
> Notes: Weekly casual soccer match at Toomer Elementary School,
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> for lunch after the game. This is a casual game, but cleats and
> shinguards OK.
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