We actually did have a lot of fun trying to string together a lot of passes or trying crazy combinations to try to see if they had any chance on Earth in working ever. But then I played for Wando and our entire team was comprised of the MPSC Ice, Carolina Girls Fusion, MPSC Impulse, and a former Fury player, so I can't say anything for the schools who weren't as lucky to have a good feeder program in the area.
But then again, when you play soccer, you [should] play for the love of the game. It should be just as fun, or more so, to knock around passes and combinations and challenge yourself to find new things to do and new ways to do it as to take advantage of too-easy 1v1 moments and just knock another in the net. To me, that's no fun at all if it's no challenge. I could go do that on my own with a friend; games are for teamwork, not for gratifying your own sense of self worth by beating a less skilled opponent and putting another digit on an already elevated score. Yes, it's fun to score and as a wing or defender, I got more assists than goals. But it was a heck of a lot more satisfying to get that one in against a James Island or a West Ashley or a Dutch Fork or Mauldin than it was to make a growing team feel even worse about where they are right now. They've already lost, they've already seen what they need to work on and gotten the experience, so lodging in dozens of goals doesn't make the lesson any more effective. In fact, giving them more opportunities to defend against wall passes or crosses or corners or switches of the field is going to end up a lot more of an effective "practice" from there on out.
Last edited by adidaskitten86; 04/05/08 07:53 PM.
