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  1. cheese muffinSalvaged from archive23 Jun 2006, 13:26
    soccer.... http://youtube.com/watch?v=DuiSNf0rQjI&search=soccer%… football.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ZSBEAPrU0&mode=relat… i'll leave it up to you guys to decide which video takes more skill, speed an concentration. soccer, all that fancy footwork, and football, all that fancy.......yea...... not really the right word for it. :?
  2. crazyjoeSalvaged from archive23 Jun 2006, 13:47
    You need fancy footwork as a half back or full back. How do you think they avoid getting tackled? They have to find the right path in a split second - that decision could lead to a 20 yard gain or no gain at all.
  3. Rocker KidSalvaged from archive23 Jun 2006, 16:40
    Hmmmm guess I prefer American style football but soccer is fine on my terms 50/50? Most of the world prefers soccer anyway.
  4. Big OzzieSalvaged from archive23 Jun 2006, 17:53
    I couldn't say, haven't played sports in years and they don't use up much of my time now. But if I were to judge by the clips, American football is more of a rough and tumble full contact sport.....whereas Soccer has almost no contact, except the occasional wild kick or body block. To me it looks like Soccer is to Football like what the Harlem Globetrotters are to Hoops. It looks like the fans of Soccer like to see the fancy foot work and movement of the ball up and down the field. Where in American football, the fans want to see the Touchdown and the fastest way to get the ball over the scoring line......passed, kicked or by mowing someone over!
  5. VanguardSalvaged from archive23 Jun 2006, 18:36
    I like to watch hockey, but play football... can't stand soccer either way
  6. cheese muffinSalvaged from archive23 Jun 2006, 21:24
    You need fancy footwork as a half back or full back. How do you think they avoid getting tackled? They have to find the right path in a split second - that decision could lead to a 20 yard gain or no gain at all. uhh.. i think they avoid gettin tackled by running the other where they wont get tackled. where is the fancy footwork in running? its just .... runnin....
  7. VanguardSalvaged from archive24 Jun 2006, 23:58
    g2 run, dodge, throw, catch, recover etc. etc. all at once.
  8. cheese muffinSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 09:09
    isnt football, just catching the ball and knowing where to run to avoid being tackled?
  9. VanguardSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 09:13
    Try running to catch a ball, while at the same time having to keep your eye on it, and still having to dodge the oppostions defense.
  10. Big OzzieSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 09:37
    Try running to catch a ball, while at the same time having to keep your eye on it, and still having to dodge the oppostions defense. YEAH! WHAT HE SAID! Rah Rah REE! Kick'em in the KNEE! Rah Rah Rass! Kick'em in the OTHER KNEE! HeeHee :lol: :lol: Don't forget the opponent is also attempting to intercept the football that is passed, OR if the ball IS caught, you must avoid being tackled by a 200+lb man with hard pads running at full speed with enough kinetic energy to break the strongest bones in your body.......all the while hanging onto a leather ball the size of a loaf of Bread with Sweaty palms! AND should the ball be intercepted by the opponent, you must IMMEDIATLEY stop your forward momentum and become a defensive player and attempt to tackle the person with the ball while his team mates protect him by throwing body blocks in your path that may well ruin your career in football or at the minimum cause tremendous stress on your joints. Shit, Is that all there is to it? BIG DEAL! Try being a goaltender for a DART TEAM! :shock: :lol: :shock:
  11. Snuff.Salvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 09:51
    American Football and "Soccer" are pretty much incomparable. The sort of athletes required for each sport are completely different, for a start, and as a general observation I'd say that American Football's less flexible tactically. It's like comparing boxing to wrestling.
  12. Big OzzieSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 10:13
    American Football and "Soccer" are pretty much incomparable. The sort of athletes required for each sport are completely different, for a start, and as a general observation I'd say that American Football's less flexible tactically. It's like comparing boxing to wrestling. I am not a big sports nut, but I would tend to agree with your statement, Sir "^^_snufftelect_^^"..........In fact, I would rather see "soccer" almost compared to Basketball. As follows: 1) The ball is "Dribbled" up and down a field or court. ...a) One uses their feet only to "dribble" and "score" (with the exception of an occasional head) ...b)The other uses their hands only to "dribble" and score. 2) Passing is allowed from one end of the field of play to the other or from side to side. 3) If the ball goes out of the field of play, the balls are reinstated from the point of leaving the playing field. (In American Football the ball goes back to the original line of scrimmage if the play is incomplete, or if run out of play, brought into the "hash marks" near center field even with the point it left the playing field.) 4) Deliberate Physical contact between players is not allowed by either sport. (That is the basis of American Football and is required) 5)"Free Throws" or "Free Kicks" (I am not sure what they call them in Soccer) are allowed as part of a penalty shot. (Our football moves the placement of the ball to penalize a team) 6) Soccer and Basketball are both fast, almost non stop movement much like Ice Hockey. Football has timed breaks after each play. 7) I would rather see American Football compared to Rugby (sorry our AUSTRALIAN mates).....with the protection of padding of course. I think that Rugby is the roughest of the team sports.......BUT what do I know?
  13. tgd_02Salvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 10:21
    fuck footbal, theres a reason soccer is the "king sport"
  14. KitRaeSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 10:33
    fuck footbal, theres a reason soccer is the "king sport" Because it is played by very rich people that earn their money by shooting a little black and white leather thing into a net?
  15. VanguardSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 10:38
    fuck footbal, theres a reason soccer is the "king sport" Because it is played by very rich people that earn their money by shooting a little black and white leather thing into a net? basically... and that is why Hockey is teh awsome shit
  16. hiSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 10:47
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1456417717068146447 ^American football without huge pads and a pause for a break every few seconds. :lol:
  17. tgd_02Salvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 10:56
    fuck footbal, theres a reason soccer is the "king sport" Because it is played by very rich people that earn their money by shooting a little black and white leather thing into a net? very rich people LMAO!! guess you dont like baseball then huh or rather ANY sports for that matter......queer
  18. KitRaeSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 11:00
    fuck footbal, theres a reason soccer is the "king sport" Because it is played by very rich people that earn their money by shooting a little black and white leather thing into a net? very rich people LMAO!! guess you dont like baseball then huh or rather ANY sports for that matter......queer Of course I like sports :) But I only like it when I actually get to participate, instead of just watching... Is that so wrong?! :cry: :cry: :cry:
  19. tgd_02Salvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 11:10
    then why are you riping on soccer when AMERICAN sports such as baseball have GIANT payrolls *couh yankees *cough
  20. TomasUliSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 12:55
    If sports teams are making huge profits, then it's only fair for the players to receve a big juicy check. Why is this a problem to some people?
  21. Big OzzieSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 15:15
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1456417717068146447 ^American football without huge pads and a pause for a break every few seconds. :lol: WHOOOOFAH! Reminds me over growing up when at my moms home in a small town called Roslyn just outside of Philadelphia, Pa. During the late '60's-'70's, the RMF (Roslyn Mother Fuckers) were the baddest in the area. Many a dispute was settled on a field playing American Football, full tackle, no gear (Rugby Style), I can remember playing gangs from Glenside, Ardsley areas of Philly called Mt Airy, Vernon Rd and Germantown. A lot of us ended up in the Emergency Room at the Hospital, cuts, bruises and the occasional cracked head or broken bone. But the Police put a stop to it.......then the fights went to sticks and clubs, rocks, chains and tire irons until someone eventually got stabbed then shot. Real progress. huh?
  22. andrexoteSalvaged from archive25 Jun 2006, 16:15
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1456417717068146447 ^American football without huge pads and a pause for a break every few seconds. :lol: :shock: and i was going to play that on the univ. sport program? no way i dont wanna loose my brain :shock: :shock: :shock:
  23. TheCanadianSalvaged from archive10 Jul 2006, 03:29
    American Football and "Soccer" are pretty much incomparable. The sort of athletes required for each sport are completely different, for a start, and as a general observation I'd say that American Football's less flexible tactically. It's like comparing boxing to wrestling. i agree with you 100%. i have been playing soccer for 6 years and i have never gotten sick of it, and i have never not liked it
  24. QuackersSalvaged from archive10 Jul 2006, 07:54
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1456417717068146447 ^American football without huge pads and a pause for a break every few seconds. :lol: :shock: and i was going to play that on the univ. sport program? no way i dont wanna loose my brain :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: Its much more fun than football. And atleast your not all padded up like american football, must take alot of fun out of the game.
  25. Snuff.Salvaged from archive10 Jul 2006, 08:15
    To be fair the Yanks do go for it TWICE as hard as rugby players do in American football. If they didn't wear padding there'd be a fresh team every season and the health insurance would be astronomical and a competetive sport of it's own (...not that it aint already *shrugs*).

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