Win a soccer game by more than five points and you lose, Ottawa league says
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From: max.it on 4 Jun 2010 15:50 On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:32:50 -0700 (PDT), "deemsbill(a)aol.com" <deemsbill(a)aol.com> wrote: >> >> > =A0Most of our kids' and rec leagues have a "murder" rule. If a team is >> >down by a certain amount at a certain point, the game is called. >> >> Thank GOD we in Ireland NEVER had such nonsense imposed on us! >> I remember myself and my pals going "down to the field" to play a game of >> football and we'd play games like "first to score 10 wins"... If there we= >ren't >> enough of us (if we had say 5) we'd put 1 in goal 2 defenders and 2 attac= >kers, >> and once 5 (or 10) goals were scored we'd all change round... =A0Under th= >e stupid >> rules in Canada (and some in USA) we'd have no fun at all! > > These are all organized leagues....not just a group of kids >making up teams and playing. There are two reasons for the murder >rules....one is it's not considered sporting to RUTS(Run Up The >Score)...they're supposed to be learning the game and having fun. It's >usually set up when there's "no chance" of a comeback...usually 5 or >more goals midway through the second half. I've often seen teams that >are way ahead trade players to try and even it up a bit so they can >play the whole game. Competitive leagues and school leagues don't have >these rules. > > Also, this isn't as big a deal with soccer....more with softball >and baseball....but there's a time allotted for each game with others >scheduled right behind. If a team scores 30 runs in an inning, it >usually takes awhile and uses up a lot of the scheduled time. You wouldn't deal with cricket at all then? max.it (the orange cage)
From: conwaycaine on 4 Jun 2010 17:45 "Meh" <generic(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:8p5i06td1o8qu3o1895pro4ku4ah9q6u9f(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 07:04:17 -0700 (PDT), "deemsbill(a)aol.com" > <deemsbill(a)aol.com> wrote: > > >>> DO you REALLY think citing someone who knows SO LITLE about the story >>> that >>> he thinks it's happening in America instead of CANADA, is the right >>> thing >>> to do?? >> >> Now, now....as some here have pointed out....Canada is in America, >>too! > > Canada is in North America, > SIMPLY 'America' has always referred to the United States of.. Now comes Auld Bob into the discussion...........
From: Ray OHara on 7 Jun 2010 16:48
"Cory Bhreckan" <coryvreckan(a)nospam_verizon.net> wrote in message news:huemhp$4fi$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 06/05/2010 06:13 PM, deemsbill(a)aol.com wrote: >> On Jun 5, 6:04 pm, Cory Bhreckan<coryvreckan(a)nospam_verizon.net> >> wrote: >>> On 06/05/2010 05:45 PM, deemsb...(a)aol.com wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Jun 5, 5:29 pm, "Ray OHara"<raymond-oh...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>>>> "Allan"<al...(a)noemail.co.uk> wrote in message >>> >>>>> news:EUlOn.71843$dN2.63680(a)hurricane... >>> >>>>>> <deemsb...(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>>>>> news:3270500c-a81f-460b-a9cf-58a84f3bcf16(a)d8g2000yqf.googlegroups.com... >>>>>> On Jun 4, 9:51 am, Ray<r...(a)iol.ie> wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, 3 Jun 2010 23:10:36 +0100, "Allan"<al...(a)noemail.co.uk> >>>>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> "Ray"<r...(a)iol.ie> wrote in message >>>>>>>> news:ct1g06lj70n8ecqui8bns7jvedko5q5s75(a)4ax.com... >>>>>>>>> This is what happens when political correctness is allowed to run >>>>>>>>> wild! >>> >>>>>>>>> == >>>>>>>>> In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an >>>>>>>>> Ottawa >>>>>>>>> children's soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team >>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>> wins a >>>>>>>>> game by more than five points >>> >>>>>>>> Points????? >>> >>>>>>> I think they mean goals... >>> >>>>>>> I was disappointed to see our local paper ran a poll asking if you >>>>>>> were >>>>>>> looking >>>>>>> forward to the World Cup? >>> >>>>>>> Yes: 18% >>>>>>> No: 35% >>>>>>> What's the world Cup: 47% >>> >>>>>>> :( >>> >>>>>>> Ray >>> >>>>>> Why? Soccer is, at best, the 4th place sport here (5th in places >>>>>> where hockey is popular). If you subtract the 30-35% who don't care >>>>>> about any sports, that sounds about right. >>> >>>>>> ***************************** >>> >>>>>> Plus of course I take it the poll was of peole of both sexes and not >>>>>> just >>>>>> men. If it is anything like here then many women are dreading the >>>>>> World >>>>>> Cup arriving. 18% of Canadians looking forward to it does seem >>>>>> reasonably >>>>>> high especially when one considers they aren't actively involved. >>>>>> Have >>>>>> they ever qualified? >>> >>>>>> I suppose many in North America won't understand how big a do it is. >>>>>> It is >>>>>> the biggest single sports (as opposed to the multi sport Olympics) >>>>>> tournament in the world by far. >>> >>>>>> Allan >>> >>>>> The frosties like us don't really care. >>>>> Soccer is a good game for kids to play, its good exercise and they >>>>> probably >>>>> won't get hurt but that's it. >>>>> In Canada it's Hockey with baseball way back in 2nd- >>> >>>> Where do soccer, basketball, the NFL, and Canadian football >>>> rank? >>>> (I know they're all light years behind hockey) >>> >>> They think the NFL with its four downs and fair catch rule is for bed >>> wetting poofs. >> >> >> Yeah, but only wusses need a larger field. > > Which means they have to run further on fewer downs. Why can't the NFL > players get in shape? A little exercise never hurt anyone, and quit the > smoking, eh? > even the Frosties have given up on the CFL what are ther 6 teams left? and 90% of the players come from here. |