I think we can slow it down a bit. Afterall, we're not 18 and
totally resilient anymore.

By the way, I'm fine but my knee still hurts. I blame Maggie. She'll
receive notice of suit for my medical bills anytime now. :)

I will, however, be out for a good while. So, if anyone has a decent
bike they want to get rid of, give me a shout.


--- In soccer_atlanta@yahoogroups.com, Will Frishe <slyder@...>
wrote:
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> ghetto joe wrote:
> > Getting juked by Maggie and busting your knee doesn't count as a
foul
> > ... oh wait, that wasn't you :-)
> > 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.
>
> Yes, it is a contact sport, and yes it happens. In past groups I've
> played with, the group was capable of self-policing and calling
their
> own fouls. I've watched blatant high kicks that barely missed a
head out
> here get pointed out by several people and no one stops.
>
> As far as the second time I went down hard, the guy was on my left
side
> and swept across & hooked my right ankle. Yea, I bet the ball came
with
> it, he basically put a bar in front of my path.
>
> That being said, if people think I'm asking too much, I can always
find
> another place to play.
>
> - --
> Slyder@... | "So go and bow your head and weep,
> Earendel / 3rd Rail / CSC | for your world wont change
while
> Sing your dreams, scream your song | you sleep" -- Flogging Molly
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