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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Bend It Like Beckham
I'm in a rec soccer league and we had a game today. Our team is pretty good, but we are still in the lowest league because there were a lot of new players on the team and we didn’t know how everyone would play. We had been undefeated so far, so we can usually put up and play really well against the other teams we face.
However, the team we were playing today was so hot-headed. Right from the start I knew that they would be trouble. Half their team was made up of subs that they had recruited from a higher league, so they were really good players. I’m used to playing soccer as a pretty physical sport, but this team was not having it. One would think that because most of their team was very experienced players, they would be okay with our team being aggressive. However, every time we had any physical contact with them, they would start yelling at us and at the referee to call fouls on us.
Our team is made up of people from all over the world and one of best players is from Spain. During our game, he fouled a player from the other team and the other team went crazy. The goalie ran out and started to push and yell at our player. People from the stands and both teams started to rush the field. Our player’s dad is from Spain, so soccer is in his blood. He was so mad he ran down the stairs and started to heckle the team we were playing. Things got really heated but luckily it didn’t turn into a brawl. The referee kicked the player that tried to start a fight out and the game went on.
This taught me that it is important to remain level-headed in stressful situations. If my teammate had lost his temper, there would have been a fight. Luckily, he was smart and avoided a heated situation. So now, he knows that we have his back and we know not to stoop to lower standards. If a similar situation happens, we know what to do and can laugh it off now.Also, we are trying to recruit Beckham for our team so fingers crossed.
Lesson learned: don’t start a soccer fight with Spaniards because their father will come for you.
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So I am a soccer player and played through out High School and I absolutely loved it. My favorite thing about the sport is how competitive and heated some of the games can get. I remember an experience or two that taught me the same lesson. Even if your blood is boiling and you want to hit the other player so bad you just have to hold it in. Nothing is ever gained by releasing steam through anger. The worst part about doing that is that you instantly regret it when you see the damage you inflicted. Playing soccer taught me a lot of valuable lessons in life but this is one I especially cherish.
ReplyDeleteAwesome story! I also played soccer throughout my whole life. It is such a great sport, especially when you play with passionate people. I like playing intramural soccer at BYU and even here you often run into similar situations. I love when people have passion for the game, but all the fun is ruined when people lose their tempers. I'll try to remember to keep my temper in check haha.
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