Originally Posted by
blue matt
the trouble is, the next generation of footballers see it, they copy it, grassroots coaches dont stamp it out as most want to win
I know people love my stories, I took my girls team to a tournament on Sunday ( 8.15 registration, ouch ) a few local teams ( all play in the same league ), a few from slightly further afield and one girls academy team ( which to me, seems pointless for them to enter as they should be the best of the best, they weren't , they beat us by 2 and did go on to won it, but they had to earn it in a few games )
anyways, this academy team were diving, faking injury, get near the box and down they go, what really sums it up for me though is one tackle ( a shoulder to shoulder ) my player took the other girl of her feet, the player must have rolled about 7 times, led of the floor, the ref shouts " play on, shoulder to shoulder tackle " player rolled a little more, then started to bang her hand on the floor in agony, the coach runs on ( to the ref ) the players surround the ref, Lino goes to the ref ( to back him up I guess ) fair tackle, shoulder to shoulder he says again, Coach and players are telling him she should be sent off, player is hobbling around the pitch, throw in taken to her, she sprints after the ball, a miracle of a recovery
now while this could have been them watching EPL UCL football, this must have been coached into them, any 50 / 50 they are down rolling around, even going down during a corner with someone marking them, one of my girls said after " on one of the corners, I was stood goal side, she just flopped to the floor, I didnt touch her " ( now I 100% believe this girl, she is has honest as the day is long )
If we cant have honesty in grassroots games, what chance does the game have