I understand what you're saying. I think parents are a bit more wary of letting kids out to play these days.
It's sad but a sign of the times i suppose.
valiant thats great(honestly)but thats organised footy.
i think its important kids play for fun in the street too, no 5-6pm booking of astro turn pitches etc
just playing for fun till the sun goes down.
I think football is built into lads metabolism.
If a football bounces towards me in a park or beach I can't resist a half volley.
Apologies to all those kids that have lost balls in the sea, up trees or in lakes !!
Valiant I totally agree (as opposed to winding you up the other day- apologies)
I am completely the same with my kids, yes they do watch some telly and play some games on the computer but I try to get them out playing sport or doing other things as much as possible.
They both love football (boy and girl) and both play at school, and out of school, but do other sports as well as I dont want them to turn into some of their mates that just sit in and get repetive strain injury of their thumbs on the phone all the time.
Re someone asking whether they play at school, its yes most the the time at break and lunch, and the only reason my kids dont play on the street like i used to is the traffic on my road.
now you are getting in the whole "would you let your kid play out in the street these days" argument. Things are a lot different now to 20, even 10 years ago.
lol, me and my mates used to play on freddie birds field too - used to walk down the old railway line, and jump over the railingsWe used to jump the fence and use the pitch at Freddie Birds all the time, it was ace. The day they put the big fence up, football died a little.
jumpers for goal posts- in off the post!
ball going under someones car
ball goes into someones garden, you kicked it you gotta knock
channel martin tyler and shout shearer as you shoot
ahahah i loved my youth!
You also love quoting from that Twitter account 'Football as a kid'
........The kids to see their heroes. Astounding
jumpers for goal posts- in off the post!
ball going under someones car
ball goes into someones garden, you kicked it you gotta knock
channel martin tyler and shout shearer as you shoot
ahahah i loved my youth!
i love that account, its all true
i can hand on heart say all the above happened in my life.
I remember playing football for hours in the summer holidays and only going in when it was getting dark. And having a rush goalie was always great.
probably in my case saint & greavsie and even before them but that brings back happy memories cc4l
not to mention the 3 hour games up the common when we played till it got too dark to play..... knackered but happy days indeed
So the kids don't see the players as heroes? I know I did.
Things have changed since then Nick. There are more readily accessible heroes all around them than those that play for the not so local, poorly marketed club.
When I was a lad we played anywhere. Didn't matter if it was on grass or concrete. The most popular lad was the one who could afford a football.
Anybody remember playing 3 and in, when there wasn't enough for a proper match.
or 'heading and volleying'... could only score in that manner.. anything else was the goalies?
Completely disagree. My son worships anyone who plays in Sky Blue. Particuarly Carl Baker and Callum Wilson.
valiant thats great(honestly)but thats organised footy.
i think its important kids play for fun in the street too, no 5-6pm booking of astro turn pitches etc
just playing for fun till the sun goes down.
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