Barbi20

AWESOME KAT!!!! Congrats!!!! I Miss ya Girl!

What are everyone's thoughts on how far the Cherokees can go this year?

Not saying protective headgear shouldn't be looked into as an option, but i personally feel requiring headgear to be a bit on the extreme side. As is my understanding, the majority of posts in this topic have come from concerned parents. But since it is ultimately the players who are going to be affected by any new required equipment? As a player, I for one am against requiring headgear. Ilovethisgame, you talked about how your son fractures his skull. Have you asked him if HE thinks head gear should be required? As a player who HAS had head injuries I think that head gear would be helpful to relatively few head injuries. In my years as a player, I have had 3 major injuries to my head. I got a concussion as a young player, roughly age 12, from heading the ball at the same time as another player. would head gear have helped? maybe. In the last two years, at high school age, I have had two more serious head injuries, neither of which could have been prevented by head gear. I had my nose broken in a physical play for a 50/50 ball and surgery was later required to realign my nose. I also recieved a concussion requiring a trip to the emergency room this year when a player off an opposing team kicked me in the head while i was still on the ground after a slide tackle. Had i been wearing head gear, no doubt it would have been my face or stomach instead. Even looking back at these injuries I don't believe in requiring head gear. Injuries are a part of soccer. If a concerned parent worries about his/her son/daughter, they should have the option to wear headgear. But part of playing at a higher level is accepting that injuries do occur. It should be the player's choice to decide.

"Girls soccer v Boys Soccer Girls skin v boys skin no scars v scars" Just because the players are girls, doesn't mean they aren't tough enough to handle getting a "slider burn" or "strawberry". If a goal keeper feels that her skin is adequately protected in her tanktop, that should be her own decision. Her lack of sleeves is not affecting the play or health of anyone else. More concern should be placed on protecting the goalkeepers from overzealous attackers who feel it appropriate to challenge a ball that is already in keeper possession.

A good slide tackle is one of the best and last defenses a defender often has. I think when done properly they are great. In no way should they be taken out of the game or should a ref because of personal feelings call it differently than the rules state. If it is dirty call it and give a card when necessary but don't penalize the ones doing it right. What surprised me most was to hear a coach and/or parent say that he told his players to try and hurt an opposing player they should be removed from the game permanently. If you are a coach I am glad I don't have a child that plays for you and I hope your administrators see this. As I said, I never want to see someone hurt or to look the other way if it is a foul. But to tell a player to try and hurt another player is wrong!!!

Bradley is a strong opponent. But McMinn was leading 2-0 at half. Not taking away from Bradley's win. Just saying that McMinn Co. has proven they are capable of beating Bradley. They just need to learn to hold on to a lead.

lol. thats what my parents told me. the mask xqqqqme suggested looks like it would work. hope things work out for ya!

If I were you, I'd look in Eurosport of talk to someone in a local sporting goods store. I wouldn't recommend basketball masks, because they tend to be made to protect cheeks not noses, so they put all their pressure on the flat of your nose

Don't know about concussion bands, but i broke my nose over the summer and was allowed to wear a plastic mask that covered just nose & cheekbones.