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I know that we aren't at the college level so not every school is going to have a nice field, but I know it annoys me as a sweeper when we play on fields that everytime the other team gets a throw-in they put it in the box and I feel more of a threat than a corner kick. Just an observation, how do you feel?

i wish it was more controllable. with many schools having their soccer fields in the football stadium it limits the size. fields inside of tracks are restricted and narrow. i play sweeper too and i feel ya on that one. whats with this state? forget football and build stadiums based on a soccer field

its the game

I love it - its a great weapon most coaches don't even take the time to exploit.

This year Christ Church has a kid who can do it. Mid 90's Riverside had Adam Davis and he could do it on a regulation soccer field. I think he had 30 assists or so as a senior.

Couple of tall kids, a medicine soccer ball, a bit of coaching and 15 minutes a day.

I've got part of the solution to your problem DCA. Have your defense clear the ball further up the field instead of giving up a throw-in within range of the goal.

I freaking hate it, especially when a no talent team can rely solely on the big throw, just because they have their basketball team's power forward at striker.

I love it... its how we score a majority of our goals.

Definatly a great weapon to have.

It is an excellent weapon. Im sure you're refering to CC's ability to chunk it in the box at home...it's tough to have to sit on your own 6 and wait for a ball at your head. The key is having a strong and fearless keeper to collect those balls. A few MEN in the back doesnt hurt also.

exactly

I dont think it makes no difference to me. We have a kid on the team, sweeper/freshman, who has a pretty nice flip throw who can get inside the box from far out.

Its a part of the game. I don't think it is unfair, because that is like saying that a team with a better player on it is an unfair advantage. In fact I think it evens some games because a weaker team can possibly "steal" a goal from the other team if they have a long thrower. As a defender i enjoy collecting balls in the air such as this, because it doesnt have to do why talent as much as it has to do with who has the balls to not back down.

The players must be practicing this skill. Corey Seawell, fm last year's Spring Valley team could often put it into the box on a 70 yd wide field. He was a potential scorer on a football field. I've seen a number of other kids with like capabilities. I'm always amazed.
So, typically, are defenses the first time they get a taste of this skill. I think that a long throw-in is often more accurate than the corner kick and thus more dangerous. Defenses should be ready for such a capability at any time. MARK UP!
I have noted some female players getting throw- ins deep into play on the football sized fields. This long throw-in skill is increasingly an arrow in the offensive quiver.
Be alert, defenders!

WF has joseph hoefer who can toss the ball a damn long way...they utilize it quite frequently and do a good job doing it.


We have sheldon lee who can throw the ball from way out but he plays center Defender so we dont get to use him much up towards the oppositions goal.


The Way i see it though, its a weapon and if you're good at it use it.

i like it a lot we get a lot of goals when me or shedd #3 throws it in

Yeah...flips throws definitely are'nt all for show, the score. Tall guys throw it, smaller guys flip it. Either way, it's effective.

I'm pretty sure more than half of our goals have been scored from throw-ins this year.

There is definitely some good advice in this thread..I can't really think of anything that hasn't been said.

It's definitely an area of the game that doesn't get much credit..maybe because the ball doesn't go out as much in higher level soccer..but still.

What has not been mentioned is that a snap long throw in can be more effective than a corner kick as you cannot be offside from a throw-in.

I deffinately don't think that it's a cheap tactic. It's something that if you have the ability to do it then more power to you. I run up top from sweeper sometimes just to take throw-ins, I was just seeing how people, mainly defenders, feel about how much of a threat it is. Some teams it really helps, for example CC. They've got a 1/2 combo w/ Jake and Tomek, who are both strong guys, that is hard to stop. For other teams like us it hurts us because we don't have size we've got speed, so we get beat on those throw-ins. Only in away games though because our field is so wide, that there hasn't been anybody that I've seen yet that we've played at home that can get the ball into the 6.

I absolutely hate those flip throw-ins (as a defender) but it's an effective weapon. In our match against Irmo this year they pressured our defense every time with those throw-ins and we did not cope with it very well. I'm pretty sure one of their goals in the second overtime came from a flipped throw in. It may be a pain to deal with, but it's not unfair, and kudos to any coach who exploits it.

we at Dixie use the long throw a lot id say that its one of our best weapons its givin us a lot of goals this year

I can throw it that far. i got like 7 assists off of them..

wow.

If a player has a disability (with an arm) then he is allowed to throw it in with one arm, this makes for a good offensive weapon. Of course the only player i knew who did that graduated last year.

West beat South florence b/c of a throw in last night. I know they love throw-ins....I hate em

Nah, we tied the game b/c of a throw in... but you're right i do love them.

o.alright.

WF throws are more dangerous than their corners and they utilize this skill very well

Dreher has a tremendous weapon in sophomore Sean Baier that absolutely throws darts from 35-40 yards out! It's the best pure line drive throw-in that I've seen since a kid at Spartanburg did it in 1994!