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  Problems with Soccer (Football) from an American Standpoint

  by RubaDub in

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  so as not to hijack another thread, just a few comments on why we (americans) find that soccer is generally a boring game to watch.. 1. lack of scoring: american football adjusts the rules periodically so that each team averages around 3 touchdowns per game.

  basketball added the three-point line to encourage more scoring.

  even traditional baseball has tweaked the rules to encourage more scoring.

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  MsDucky

  dgp, footballers in England don't get serious injuries?
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  C'mon ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by cantleave in

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  we can beat em..

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  MsDucky

  Those Germans were running like they were on crack. It looked like they never got tired.
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  C'mon ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by cantleave in

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  we can beat em..

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  MsDucky

  I think England got depressed after being denied that goal. It would have made them feel a lot *cheekier*? Was does *cheekier* mean?
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  C'mon ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  by cantleave in

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  we can beat em..

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  MsDucky

  *Shakes head* WTH, that was a goal. I just don't get this soccer officiating.
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  USA knocked out by Ghana

  by Simon in

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  i really thought the us was going to do it but they got knocked out.. apparently, the same team (ghana) as last time - don't feel bad ... germany normally knock us out (probably tomorrow)..

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  MsDucky

  Palimpset, I checked out that PDF. The PDF represents households and not organized sports. So, I'm thinking this applied to what families played together or did individually. Exercise walking had the highest activity. When I googled number one sport played in America, I got American football.

  Table 1212.

  Participation in Selected Sports Activities: 2007

  [

  In thousands (265,381 represents 265,381,000), except rank.

  Data are based on a questionnaire mailed to 10,000 households. The questionnaire asked the male and female heads of households and up to two

  other household members who were at least seven years of age to indicate their age, the sports in which they participated in 2007, and the number of days of participation in 2007. A participant is defined as an

  individual seven years of age or older who participates in a sport more than once a year. See source for methodology.]

  Activity

  All persons Sex Age Household income (dol.)

  Number Rank Male Female

  7–11

  years

  12–17

  years

  18–24

  years

  25–34

  years

  35–44

  years

  45–54

  years

  55–64

  years

  65

  years

  and

  over

  Under

  15,000

  15,000–

  24,999

  25,000–

  34,999

  35,000–

  49,000

  50,000–

  74,999

  75,000

  and

  over

  SERIES I SPORTS

  Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265,381 (X) 129,201 136,180 19,410 25,341 28,959 37,285 41,600 43,343 32,066 37,377 27,497 23,309 27,441 38,546 57,397 91,192

  Number participated in—

  Aerobic exercising

  1

  . . . . . . . 30,340 11 8,867 21,473 1,053 2,134 4,266 7,039 5,943 4,785 2,749 2,372 2,196 1,747 2,381 4,083 6,186 13,747

  Backpacking

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  . . . . . . . . . . . 12,980 18 7,623 5,357 1,187 1,636 1,903 1,993 3,057 2,061 835 308 1,167 834 876 1,280 2,600 6,223

  Baseball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,951 16 10,683 3,268 3,975 2,909 1,834 1,285 2,191 786 455 515 1,344 514 1,014 1,637 2,680 6,762

  Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,145 14 16,651 7,494 4,923 6,952 3,496 3,360 2,524 1,662 733 495 2,602 1,496 2,099 3,111 4,462 10,374

  Bicycle riding

  1

  . . . . . . . . . . 37,405 6 19,904 17,501 7,046 6,518 4,395 4,766 5,684 4,639 2,549 1,809 2,512 2,394 2,911 4,764 7,908 16,916

  Billiards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,491 12 17,799 11,692 988 2,543 6,015 6,999 6,045 4,206 1,901 794 2,784 2,409 2,897 4,488 5,888 11,025

  Bowling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,466 5 21,542 21,925 5,091 6,813 7,720 7,207 7,575 5,277 2,113 1,669 3,031 2,617 3,955 5,640 9,522 18,702

  Camping

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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,541 4 24,226 23,315 4,863 5,518 5,831 7,902 9,924 7,432 3,707 2,364 3,548 2,840 4,733 7,150 11,678 17,592

  Dart throwing . . . . . . . . . . . 12,093 20 7,114 4,979 652 937 1,803 3,285 2,969 1,699 498 251 909 734 1,176 1,674 3,185 4,415

  Exercise walking

  1

  . . . . . . . . 89,794 1 33,660 56,133 3,676 5,185 6,740 13,742 16,270 17,944 13,295 12,942 8,379 6,065 8,088 12,131 19,858 35,272

  Exercising with equipment

  1

  . 52,827 2 25,858 26,969 817 4,301 8,070 10,581 9,559 9,618 5,518 4,363 2,565 3,032 4,553 6,314 11,237 25,126

  Fishing (net) . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,325 7 23,923 11,403 3,058 3,536 3,460 5,361 7,109 6,549 3,754 2,498 3,479 2,540 3,617 4,940 7,192 13,556

  Fishing—fresh water. . . . . 30,825 9 20,898 9,927 2,894 3,107 3,027 4,779 6,177 5,613 3,220 2,009 3,338 2,344 3,148 4,241 6,356 11,397

  Fishing—salt water. . . . . . 10,414 23 6,985 3,429 368 1,094 1,195 1,627 2,302 1,915 1,109 803 1,420 532 918 1,456 1,827 4,261

  Football—tackle . . . . . . . . . 9,195 25 7,930 1,264 1,442 3,906 1,729 810 518 275 219 297 1,425 850 990 639 1,516 3,775

  Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,729 15 17,583 5,147 654 1,441 2,165 3,765 5,169 4,535 2,845 2,154 757 854 1,033 2,093 4,912 13,080

  Hiking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,633 13 14,746 13,887 2,038 2,720 2,517 5,182 6,083 5,976 2,760 1,356 1,862 1,248 1,643 2,895 6,381 14,604

  Lacrosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,218 28 572 646 256 411 212 49 274 – – 15 – – 15 30 138 1,035

  Mountain/Rock climbing . . . . 4,599 26 2,705 1,894 457 535 1,240 777 745 549 274 22 514 178 281 547 1,234 1,845

  Running/jogging

  1

  . . . . . . . . 30,372 10 15,852 14,519 2,211 5,071 5,904 6,978 5,087 3,547 950 623 1,892 1,641 1,975 3,918 6,321 14,624

  Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,770 17 8,434 5,335 5,041 3,332 1,529 1,814 1,563 127 203 160 1,108 716 849 1,859 2,791 6,447

  Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,958 24 5,139 4,818 1,155 1,795 1,815 1,933 1,578 1,131 415 138 609 376 787 1,580 2,209 4,398

  Swimming

  1

  . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,346 3 23,950 28,397 8,710 7,801 6,238 6,906 8,992 6,971 3,752 2,978 2,886 3,031 3,992 6,244 11,294 24,901
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  Problems with Soccer (Football) from an American Standpoint

  by RubaDub in

  1. social
  2. physical

  so as not to hijack another thread, just a few comments on why we (americans) find that soccer is generally a boring game to watch.. 1. lack of scoring: american football adjusts the rules periodically so that each team averages around 3 touchdowns per game.

  basketball added the three-point line to encourage more scoring.

  even traditional baseball has tweaked the rules to encourage more scoring.

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  MsDucky

  Rubadub, I understand American football "off-sides". If someone jumps over the line before the quarterback says hike, he's off-side.

  I can't believe they let that guy lay on the ground running the clock down and he hadn't been fouled by anyone; and if he was seriously hurt/sick/what have you, they should of stopped the clock while he got attended to.

  I don't even think they stopped the clock when the team ran off the field to celebrate. What is that? Weird?
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  USA knocked out by Ghana

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i really thought the us was going to do it but they got knocked out.. apparently, the same team (ghana) as last time - don't feel bad ... germany normally knock us out (probably tomorrow)..

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  MsDucky

  Palimpset, I think you meant the most popular sport played in "South" America.

  Yeah, Simon, I know that it is the most popular sport in the world excluding North America. I tried to get into it, but I don't understand it? What is "off sides"? What foul? The man is laying on the ground and nobody touched him. And when are they going to score???

  During the US/Ghana match, I went and played computer games and would check in every now and then to see if someone had scored. It's like the first team that scores wins the game. You might as well quit watching.
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  USA knocked out by Ghana

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i really thought the us was going to do it but they got knocked out.. apparently, the same team (ghana) as last time - don't feel bad ... germany normally knock us out (probably tomorrow)..

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  MsDucky

  Palimpset, where did you get your info that soccer is the most played sport in the US?
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  What Are Some "Strange" Beliefs Jehovah's Witnesses Have?

  by minimus in

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  i think it's fair to say that witnesses' beliefs are often odd.

  how they come to a "biblical" conclusion is often unreasonable and far fetched!.

  please list some ideas and views that jehovah's witnesses have that are unusual or weird..

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  Thus Saith the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses on the subject...

  If a woman doesn't scream out for Jehovah when being raped, she committed fornication.

  Say what? I've never heard or read that.

  "Is Rape Fornication If the Woman Does Not Scream?"

  The answer, according to the WTS at various times, has been:

  YES

  WT 1/15/64 p.63

  http://www.freeminds.org/sociology/women/rape-and-jehovah-s-witnesses.html
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  USA knocked out by Ghana

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i really thought the us was going to do it but they got knocked out.. apparently, the same team (ghana) as last time - don't feel bad ... germany normally knock us out (probably tomorrow)..

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  MsDucky

  Well, there goes the US's fascination with soccer (football).