The soccer ball, what is your first reaction when seeing one ⚽️?

[Buzz Rules]

The soccer ball, what is your first reaction when seeing one ️?

 

[Simba's Mom]

My first reaction is, since I remember different sizes of soccer ball-#3, #4, #5-I speculate on which size it is-or if it's a non-regular size. But I also quickly react by remembering so very many ways soccer affected my life-both boys played from 5 yo thru high school, DS #1 was all-district. DH and both DSs were certified referees-DH saved his refereeing money one year to surprise me with my first solo WDW trip. I'll never forget that!

 

[citruscurtis]

Unamerican

 

[Buzz Rules]

Unamerican

How? It has been played here since colonial times (the game itself was different than the modern version though).

 

[wishicouldgomoreofte]

To kick it, of course.

 

[citruscurtis]

How? It has been played here since colonial times (the game itself was different than the modern version though).

How??
* No fans keeping stats in the bleachers
* Just stand there
* Game clock..who does that ???
* Catylist for participation trophy
* Colonial times.??.. how come there is no movie like...bang the drum slowly or Rudy

Oh gotta go... just got a phone call to play a good old American game of horseshoe ....been playing since the Roman empire

 

[NYCgrrl]

The soccer ball could remind me of my sons.
Instead it reminds me of the ex.

 

[Buzz Rules]

How??
* No fans keeping stats in the bleachers

?

* Just stand there

* Game clock..who does that ???

The clock goes up instead of down, the extra time is the time added back due to stoppages.

* Catylist for participation trophy

That's an American thing for youth sports and it's slowly dieing out in youth soccer programs as soccer academy programs grow.

* Colonial times.??.. how come there is no movie like...bang the drum slowly or Rudy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_soccer_in_the_United_States

It's more American than NFL, which was a ripoff of European rugby.

Oh gotta go... just got a phone call to play a good old American game of horseshoe ....been playing since the Roman empire

Soccer has been played since the Roman Empire. Dude, even the ancient Egyptians played it.

 

[Buzz Rules]

How??
* No fans keeping stats in the bleachers
* Just stand there
* Game clock..who does that ???
* Catylist for participation trophy
* Colonial times.??.. how come there is no movie like...bang the drum slowly or Rudy

Oh gotta go... just got a phone call to play a good old American game of horseshoe ....been playing since the Roman empire

 

[citruscurtis]

New Orleans.... that explains it... but instead of wearing Bourbon Street beads at PDX while waiting to board Alaska airlines...I will pull out my timbers scarf and wrap it around my neck...fans get early boarding privileges

 

[Buzz Rules]

New Orleans.... that explains it... but instead of wearing Bourbon Street beads at PDX while waiting to board Alaska airlines...I will pull out my timbers scarf and wrap it around my neck...fans get early boarding privileges

Dude, consider attending a professional match before judging the atmosphere.

 

[citruscurtis]

Alas... Roman empire... I am blind like Homer... how he knew that during the Olympics games competitors were stepping in dung while waiting for the soccer apparatus

 

[citruscurtis]

So ... do you want my experience with the timbers or thorns???

 

[Buzz Rules]

So ... do you want my experience with the timbers or thorns???

Both.

 

[_19disnA]

Had no idea people have 'reactions' to a piece of sports equipment. Much like seeing a basketball/baseball/golf ball/football/tennis ball...........who cares???

 

[tvguy]

My first reaction, if driving is........is there a child about to dart in front of my car?

Most every other thought, we have discussed before. Most random.

Flashing back to foggy November Saturday mornings chalking a field at 6 am when my daughter was playing.

Professional soccer teams have been successful here for 50 years, until the leagues they were affiliated with went bankrupt.

Wondering what will happen here in Sacramento with our team, its new stadium, new owners. As always, they draw well. Voters said no in recent weeks to $90 million in public funding to assist in construction, and the new owner, an Indian tribe, didn't even flinch. They are moving forward building the stadium, and while the City tries other options, EVERYONE knows $90 million is chump change to the owners, an Indian tribe with a casino. And then, will Sacramento get an MLS team?

Wondering about the future of youth soccer here. Five clubs merged into one due to declining participation and Park districts are repurposing soccer fields.