Cheating in Soccer

There are many things that a lot of player get by with that could be considered cheating. For example diving could be considered cheating. If the player doesn't touch you why are you diving and then acting like your a fish out of the water going all over the place. It's not necessary to do that. If the player makes contact with you that's a different situation, but if he misses you and you flop your causing the other player a yellow card or a red card possibly. Another way players cheat is by time wasting. Time wasting is probably the most annoying thing for the losing team, especially in a close game. The reason I say this is because you know if it was a tie game or if that team was losing the would be trying to get the ball in play as soon as possible. With them trying to kill time once the ball goes out of play, the players just walk around, in no rush what so ever. And the referee doesn't do much either. He just tells the players to hurry up and try to get the ball in play quickly. That's how player can get away with things in the sport of soccer and how it can be considered cheating.  

Soccer Conflict of Interest

A big problem that has become a big problem in soccer is the player health. A lot of concern has become to the player health and making sure that nobody gets extremely hurt. even though a lot of player get hurt, it's not career ending and they can go back in to same game. Also the referees need to make sure that nobody gets hurts. They need to have a grip on the game that nothing gets too out of hand and nobody gets extremely hurt. If the ref doesn't have a grip on the game the players are going to go at one another and some player will get hurt badly. Also there's a chance in older kids games that a fight might break out. If there happens to be a fight there are going to be a lot of suspensions and the referee's job is in jeopardy. If these things can be prevented the game will be a lot better and there won't be this big conflict n the game.  

How Soccer Deals with Gay Players

In recent media, a player by the name Robbie Rogers came out and told the media that he was gay. He was afraid that he's career was over and would never be able to play soccer again. In actuality, he was wrong. A lot people looked up to him and told him that his career wasn't over. After sitting out for about 4 months, he signed for the LA Galaxy. He is the first soccer player to be openly gay and still be playing soccer. He also has received an opportunity to play on the national team from the head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Robbie Rogers is now looked up to by a lot of soccer players and other players from different sports. Many soccer players accept the fact that he is gay and don't really think of it when they play against him. Robbie doesn't even think about it either. Robbie is starting something that could go internationally. Maybe in the next couple of years, more soccer players or players in different sports will come out and tell the media that they are gay. And I don't think that people will react to much about it.

Reaction to League of Denial

In today's world, concussions have became a big part in the sport world. In, League of Denial, it talks about how many football players received concussions and they eventually kept on playing with them. The affect it had on these player after their careers were over were very eye opening. A lot of these players had a lot of problems with them and they didn't seek the medical help that they needed. This is also causing a concern to player in today's world. Former NFL player Chris Borland retired from the game of football after only playing a year. The reason he did this is because he doesn't want to have head problems in the future. Borland says,"I'm concerned that if you wait 'til you have symptoms, it's too late. ... There are a lot of unknowns. I can't claim that X will happen. I just want to live a long, healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise."  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sports/league-of-denial/top-nfl-rookie-to-retire-citing-concussion-risk/. This was a very bold statement for a player to say with a lot of potential in his professional career. This may start a trend with young players retiring early because they don't want to have head problems when they are older.

In soccer, it is very rare to hear somebody with a concussion. In soccer, it's more just leg injuries and pulled muscles. But about a year or two ago, the goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspurs, Hugo Lloris suffered a pretty big knock to the head. After minutes of convincing the trainers, Hugo Lloris stayed in the game with what everybody thought was a concussion. If I was the trainers of Tottenham, if he had a pretty bad knock to the head, and looked like he was suffering concussion symptoms, he needs to come out of the game. Even if the player wants to keep on playing, he needs to come out of the game.

If I was GM of a Youth League

If I was the GM of a youth league for soccer, there isn't much that I would need to change. For the most part, the leagues are very good. The only conflict that I would need to change is the distance the teams have to travel and how to attract more kids to the sport. Maybe one way to attract kids is to hang flyers around town to get the word out that there is a team. Another way to attract kids is to put it up on a website so a bunch of people can see it. If you parents and kids are seeing this, this will intrigue them and hopefully they will come out and play.
Another thing that families may have a problem with is how far the teams will have to travel. With these teams traveling such a long time, it cost a lot of money for gas and things like that. With teams like this traveling a long distance, I would like to change the travel time for the teams that have to travel such a long time. Maybe meet half way so each team has to do some traveling. It's not fair for one team to have close to a 2 hour drive and the other team have just a 10 minute ride to their home fields.

Youth Soccer

Youth soccer is at the highest it has ever been. Behind basketball, soccer is getting the most popularity from kids. It's even in front of baseball and football. By the year 2000 there were nearly 3 million kids participating in soccer. With the rapid growth in the sport I wouldn't be surprised if a couple more million have joined by now. 

Also another reason that there has been a rapid growth in youth participation is because of how much soccer has been aired to the television. Just about every weekend, you can see a game or two of the British Premier League. Also a lot of kids joined after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. If games keep on getting aired on the television, I think a lot more kids will join their local league for soccer.

Should College Athletes get Paid

A big question in the college world is involving college athletes. Many people think that college athletes should get paid while others think them getting a free educator is good enough. If you were to ask me, I think a free education is good enough. The reason I say that is because they aren't professional athletes. They are student athletes, and with being a student athlete you must do school work and play to your best potentional as an athlete. Many people may disagree and say if they are playing to their best they should get some money, or if the on campus store is selling jersey with their number on it, they should earn some of that money. But a free education is good enough if you were to ask me.