SC Soccer Forums SCSoccer.com Forums Girls Varsity Soccer Why is Soccer held to different standards?

After the incident with one of our players on the boys team, I posed the question to our Head Basketball coach. If a player on the court uses foul language and is heard by the official, what is the consequence? His response "A technical foul" Same question to Football, a 15yd unsportsman like penalty. So I guess my question, is soccer held to different standards? It's no wonder that 3/4 of the ejections in the state come from soccer. We have different consequences for the same infraction in contact related sports.

Honestly, myself as a player have to admit that I in occasion am guilty of dropping a few choice words during a game in frustration.

Thoughts?

I could not agree more. Although I do not condone the actions of the player, it is interesting that SCHSL views all sports equal when talking about suspensions but leaves the rules of the in game process (with small modifications) intact. The rules in soccer are in place to punish a frequent abuser of the rules. A match suspension is clearly set to punish the abuser. But the game is supposed to be constantly flowing, no stoppages.

So in American football, if billy bob drops the f-bomb the team is punished 15yds. Billy Bob still plays can drop plenty of f-bombs or other physical abuse and unless he fights with someone nothing happens... "it is the heat of the moment" what most football people would say...no different in soccer.

In Basketball you consistantly infringe on the rules you are sat down for the remainder of the game. You can still play the next game. Your team plays at full strength. Not so in soccer.

The one that bothers me the most is that the infringement is in the referees eyes. If johnny gets two yellows for fairly inoffensive acts he is done the next time he gets a red he sits out two weeks

What the league should have for soccer is the cumulative rule. track the offense and have the players who consistently infringe on the rules punished not the infrequent player.

As far as this situation is concerned, he should have been more intelligent than that.

You ever think we should bring basketball and American Footbal to higher standards...Maybe so many would not get in trouble with the law as our USC quarter backs do...

DB

our player who was ejected was a large part of the article written in the local paper. Should the infraction committed receive this much coverage? Would it happen in the other sports mentioned, or like you said do we hold our athletes to different standards? Is the SCHSL not teaching the same values to all of our athletes?

No, it should have not been written up the way it was. He is a kid. Way too much exposure for a High School KID!!!!!

some other states do follow an accumulation rule. i.e. six yellows = 1 game suspension.

As it is, the rules are the rules. They are procedures to recommend or promote change if you feel the desire.

I agree that the other sports should be elevated to the level that soccer players are held to. Or maybe to the level of golf where players are responsible for calling fouls on themselves.

One rule that is little known..at least by players. If the ball goes out of play, they should stop play. As a coach I teach players to keep playing until the whistle, as a ref, we can call the player that keeps on playing, and give the ball to the opposing team.
Let me add to my statement, the player should be calling the ball out, if it goes out, and indicate themselves who the ball belongs too. The ref should never have to interfere with a whistle!