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Shmoses posted:In a similar vein there was a extremely lovely team in my local league when I was a kid. Basically full of kids who were too small or crap to get into decent teams. They frequently lost 15-20 nil. Whenever we played them all of my teammates would just constantly push forward and try to score, the formation would become 1-1-8 and the standard would just suck. I would hold my position in defence and as a result I think I was the only person in the whole league that didn't actually put a goal past them. I would've preferred winning 1-0 with proper play than playing like that poo poo for 80 minutes and winning 15-0. These days me and a few friends just play heads up against the local kids.
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fordyce posted:Can anyone claim to have accidentally kicked a better player than Ashley Young? Because I was once subbed on against his team at school, and the only thing I managed was to twat him right on the ankle as he did a step-over. Did you manage to kick Lewis Hamilton while you were at it too? quote:He was also a more-than-useful footballer at John Henry Newman School in Stevenage and played in the same team there as Ashley Young, the England under-21 midfielder who joined Aston Villa from Watford in January for £9.65m. 'I was quicker than Ashley Young, stronger than him, so I had that with me. But he was very skilled and very neat and would dribble the ball round people very nicely. I was very powerful in the team, I was always a midfielder and in my team I was the fittest by far because of my racing and the training I did. I'd run up and down and up and down and if someone tackled me I'd get them back. I'd always get them back because I never gave up, whereas a lot of people would get tackled then just leave it for the next stage of the game. I'd never let that happen.'
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Apr 27, 2009 20:24
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Fat Turkey posted:If this happens in London and someone needs a fullback, I'd be interested. Shotgun right back in London. Normally I just kick the local kids down the park but kicking goons? Sign me the gently caress up.
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May 12, 2009 18:53
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fordyce posted:Where your foot ends up is where the ball ends up. God, I'm so sick of retrieving my feet from row z of the stands  But yeah practice like a motherfucker. Having as many balls as you can get your hands on helps. After a shot think about the positioning of your feet, how you moved you leg, the follow through etc. Then try to recreate that and be consistent between shots.
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May 24, 2009 21:19
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Completely hosed up up AdiNovas after less than 10 kickabouts down the park, now I look like a hobo when I play hockey in them. Hockey is for girls, literally. They're the only reason I play
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Sep 20, 2009 22:49
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They're stopped putting the lights on at the local park pitches. Good job though as my knees have gone to poo poo and there's only some many painkillers I can take.
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Nov 14, 2009 03:34
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the posted:I guess I need to reevaluate the pricing then. Do quality gloves really cost that much? I've gone through two pairs in two seasons. They just deteriorate so fast. The poor man pays twice. Having 2 identical pairs to rotate through would help a tiny bit if you play fairly regularly. And yes take them out of your bag after use.
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Dec 16, 2009 21:54
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Chivas Aribas! posted:Has anyone had any luck with the Nike CTR 360s? I'm split between those and the Mercurial Vapors. What irks me is the difference in stud patterns. But it depends what position you play really and what type of playing style best suits you.
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Dec 18, 2009 17:11
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Chivas Aribas! posted:How many times have you been red carded in a casual five a side game on a Wednesday night? ~10? Never got a card in all my years as a defender  Although I did always go in hard on the FNG at their first training session, in hindsight that was very cuntish. Got a yellow card (10 minute sin bin) in a hockey match for giving a guy cramp once. That was a bit poo poo.
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Dec 24, 2009 01:28
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Just remembered when I was a kid and we were battering this crap side from outside of Reading. About 30 minutes in their goalkeeper stormed off the pitch because of how absolutely poo poo his defenders were. Nobody wanted to take his place so in the end I think they subbed in some kid that was just there watching. Felt really bad for him.
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Jan 26, 2010 17:56
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the posted:Whelp, my indoor team is just atrocious. We probably have about 3, maybe 4, good players on the entire squad. And by good I mean "capable of sprinting and/or running for more than 30 seconds." Get them defending deep, like in the penalty area deep. 2 slow guys in the middle. This only works if you've got awesomely quick and fit left/right backs. Either get them to channel the attacks wide or down the middle depending on how good the other team is at poo poo like 1-on-1 or crossing. Mind you I'm talking from 11-a-side view point here.
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Jan 26, 2010 18:00
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the posted:I feel awful for our goalie because he is probably the best goalkeeper I've ever played with. He's at least collegiate-level quality. And we've lost 12-2 and 8-2 in the past two games because of unmarked players getting passes directly in front of the box. Good goalies are worth their weight in gold. I hated playing in a 5-a-side goal. So whenever my team did those tournaments I bagged a position on the wing. Was hilarious that I was the only decent player on our 3rd 5-a-side team yet we could beat our 1s and 2s easy. We just got beaten by the loving extra rounds we had to play to get into a decent cup.
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Jan 26, 2010 18:03
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the posted:Yeah, I mean, outdoor this wouldn't be an issue. But when you've got 5 a side, what can you do? Hmmm. Ok defend proper backs to the wall. Balls deep. You need one guy to absolutely throw himself at everything that comes anywhere near the goal. I used to do this against the kids down the park. Slide tackles, diving blocks and generally getting hosed up are things you gotta deal with, but I never lost a match and they only ever managed fluky goals. My astros bear the scars of a million lunge blocks.
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Jan 26, 2010 18:07
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I play with a pair of Adidas shinpads older than some of you posters. They have useless ankle protectors as the little plastic bits have hosed off from where they should be. Need a new pair for hockey and another new pair for football  Spent ages designing a sweet NikeID pair of boots. Really tempted... TinkerBell posted:I'm on a pitch 6-7 times a week so I go through boots like it's going out of style, specially since most of these sessions are on turf. They last about 6 months average before I need to replace them. You need 3 pairs playing this often. And seriously wearing out boots on grass? Rotate pairs, keep them clean, don't walk along concrete wearing them and get some decent insoles. Should last ages. the posted:Well, I'd love to but slide tackling and board checking will land you quickly in the books at this facility. Don't check people. But pop out an amazing slide tackle in the first few minutes and put them in their place.
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Jan 28, 2010 04:59
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the posted:No I mean that slide tackling is explicitly against the rules. That's gay as hell.
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Jan 30, 2010 18:56
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the posted:Outdoor season is starting up. I need some gear to make sure I don't rip all the skin off my legs when I slide tackle. Something like this. Recommendations? 50 bux?! Just HTFU hth.
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Feb 2, 2010 15:48
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RedPaddy posted:Other team were muppets as well, their striker spooned an absolute sitter from 3 yards out early on and tried to claim it as a corner. I was right behind him and neither me or the keeper got a touch, he just sliced the ball off into the snow. Not a big deal, but he got really offended when we took the goal kick and his team started muttering about cheating like we were loving Leeds or something. And then later in the game they score when a sub who was apparently just subbed on runs onto the pitch to intercept a throw and score. When the game was cancelled they were really cocky about it, saying that next week it'd be 4 - 0 even if we cheated again. I don't give a poo poo but it was just pathetic they got that bad tempered over a phantom corner, in a five a side game. Hopefully we'll have some more first teamers back next week to deal with what is apparently now a Grudge Match loving hate this poo poo. When I played there was nothing like this at all. Maybe a bit of a grudge between local rivals and friendly digs at ex-teammates but never mouthing off at poo poo. Got renewed ammo for the grudge against Witham though last weekend, bloody idiots.
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Humuhumu posted:What's a good boot for playing on artificial turf? Was going to ask this for Astros. Might just have to suck it up and bag a pair of these http://www.barringtonsports.com/products/2/style/asics_gel_platinum_le_hockey_shoes_2009/9281/view and hope my friends don't suddenly want me to play 5-a-side any time soon.
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Feb 8, 2010 23:48
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What the gently caress are you guys talking about when you say cleats and turfs. Are you saying studs versus astros?
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calcio posted:All I play with now is either turf or hard ground. All the fields around here have been converted over to next/new turf. Ok. I call these Blades Studs Hard ground Astros Indoor Thinking about it, I've never owned a pair of blades or hard ground boots. Used to have to replace studs like nobody's business though.
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Lazlow posted:Are the men allowed as many touches as they want in your indoor coed league? Mine only allows three touches for the guys but no limit for the girls. I don't know if I like it. It encourages a fast game, and our passing has definitely improved, but when you get stuck you're hosed. Actually played a bit of 3 touch hockey last night with the 1s and 2s (loving hell they're good). The one thing about it when playing as a defender is the sheer difference in tactics. The player you're marking receives the ball and takes one more touch, they then have to pass (or shoot, but a simple block works) so you either stick tight and wait for the pass and cut it out or drop onto the players around them so they don't have the option. Personally I hate it as it changes the dynamics of the game too much and I've been told I used to panic on the ball so I slowed right down. Playing down the park though, 3 touches and you're at the other goal, the pitches are minuscule
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the posted:How do I play a striker in outdoor? Are you fast?
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Didn't get time to warmup today Legs are loving killing like a bitch. Always warmup, always.
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tbp posted:I got kneed in the calf and almost cried my cramp was so bad I'm also A Gigantic Pussy Got absolutely taken out today. Thank gently caress the astro I was playing on was bouncy as gently caress. Would've hosed my knee seven ways to Sunday on my home pitch. Manned up and didn't show any pain when it happened... until I sat in a hot bath. Hip is also killing. Refs never give any cards for obvious fouls and infractions just bullshit stuff like me kicking the ball back to where the original offence was. wtf?
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tbp posted:What position do you play? Left back, always left back. Except for kick abouts down the park when my mate goes left and I go right. Left footed wanker stealing my position 
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tbp posted:I played right back for like two games once. I hated the gently caress out of fullback. Its so much about effort, and you could honestly just gently caress about and never overlap and poo poo and thats literally what I did. Sweeper/CAM here.. Depends really. 5-a-side is a piece of piss generally. But on a full sized pitch I'd stick p. deep and only go on a run very rarely. Only scored 5 goals in 6ish seasons (one or two were as GK) when I was a kid.
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tbp posted:gently caress that I'm just never playing fullback haha. I like CAM to much now, because i get to pretend to be Ronaldinho. Better not play me then, I will attempt to kill you within the first 5 minutes with an industrial tackle.
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Shrapnac posted:I literally want to kill myself if I have to play in the middle of the field and one of our regular center backs has been hurt most of the season so I've been playing there. Hate hate hate. Get a ringer in? Hell we had a brand new striker the other day. He scored a hat-trick.
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Shrapnac posted:Doesn't work like that. Everyone in our league is registered and we have to present a player pass before every match. You can't just bring in random dudes. There are even rules about not being eligible for the amateur leagues if you've played professionally in the past 3 years and stuff like that.  We have to be registered too. Nobody really checks club membership though. And it kinda makes the point moot if you get 1st team players dropping into 4th teams.
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brapbrapbrap posted:It's all gone off in my neck of the woods. My football team has a semi-final tomorrow night in a proper stadium and everything, and the team went up today. We have a squad of 18 so 2 people were going to miss out altogether and 2 wouldn't get on from the bench. gently caress that. It's not the final. Related, my 5s hockey team needed a win and some favourable results in the league to gain promotion this weekend. I turned up early, brought the goalie kit etc. Turns out though one player turned up randomly and wanted to play. League rules meant I then couldn't play as I was playing a 4s match later and we couldn't have any subs as a result. After 5 minutes on the pitch I'm forced to leave. We're left with the worst defence possible and we lose 3-2 to a team that's only won once this season. Having to give the half time team talk was a bit of a bitter pill to swallow too. But gently caress it, it's not life or death. Hope everybody comes to their senses. There will be other matches. You will get your shot. Also, love managers, no matter what. They complain? They try managing a squad of what seems like giant manbabies. Good luck brapx3
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luvd posted:If he can't do the roulette he has zero chance of being able to do the flip flap. Flip flap is a million times easier than the roulette.
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Lazlow posted:Stretch like a motherfucker. http://www.physioroom.com/prevention/stretching1.php Don't forget to cool down too.
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Had a decent kickabout today. Only trouble was the school was shut so any balls going over the fence into the school grounds meant climbing over a lot. Was the only person running my arse off and throwing myself at shots. Rolled my ankle getting a block in and stupidly played on anyway. Can hardly walk now Still it was awesome. I loving love football 
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the posted:E-mail from the same captain after last game (that I attended):  [/quote] Ouch. I'm not looking forward to this hockey summer league. Trying to get 12 friends together for a 6-a-side (9 man team 3-4 reserves) football is hard enough. Trying to get over 60 players together on different days is going to be impossible. Also, my ankle is still sore after 2 weeks.
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Shrapnac posted:I always chew gum when I play but it's sugarfree which might make a difference. I sometimes chew Airwaves or similar, but the last time I did that the ref said gum was banned on the astro
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Pr0phecy posted:Anyone have any direct firsthand experience with plyometrics? Has it drastically improved your acceleration? A tiny bit. At least I'm back up to speed after a knee injury.
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