Should Soccer be in all High Schools in Eastern KY

**RavenBoy** · 03-29-2008, 08:25 PM

I know some schools have it and some dont but should all?

**Tomcat68** · 03-30-2008, 12:40 AM

I'll say no, just simply based that some schools wouldn't be able to field a team every season.

Jshort5 · 03-30-2008, 12:41 AM

Who likes soccer?!? HARDLY ANYONE.....lol

**RavenBoy** · 03-30-2008, 12:47 AM

Jshort5 Wrote:Who likes soccer?!? HARDLY ANYONE.....lol

I know thats harsh but true. Its not a big sport in Eastern KY

**warriorpride** · 03-30-2008, 01:32 AM

Yea Its very true. I know when East Ridge was built it was built with the county's only offical soccer filed at the time (now I think Belfry is offical too) but now we just use it as a football practice field. Just a waste of money if you ask me.

**BlackcatAlum** · 03-30-2008, 02:28 AM

No, there isn't much interest in soccer in Eastern Kentucky, it seems like the city & large schools are the only ones that actually have soccer teams.

**RavenBoy** · 03-30-2008, 11:55 AM

I dont think it will ever become big in eastern KY

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-07-2008, 12:48 AM

It isn't very big right now but it is growing and at a rapid pace. Over the past 5 years there have been 7 schools add soccer programs in this area. Started out with Pikeville and grew from there. With that said ONCE you have this generation of kids that DO play soccer stick around here it will grow more. It will take time just as soccer has in the entire United States. From what a Belfry assistant was telling me Haywood is nervous about losing many of his kids to the soccer program at Belfry. I think it would be nice to have a soccer program in every school in this area but it will NEVER happen. I play soccer and I think it is one of the greatest sports. People in this area just do not understand the rules or concepts of the game to like it.

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-07-2008, 12:51 AM

warriorpride Wrote:Yea Its very true. I know when East Ridge was built it was built with the county's only offical soccer filed at the time (now I think Belfry is offical too) but now we just use it as a football practice field. Just a waste of money if you ask me.

Hey the football team got a practice field out of it LOL...Next year Pike Central will have a field as well.

blackcat_mvp6 · 04-07-2008, 12:53 AM

I like soccer. It's the up and coming sport in the US right now. I think it's a good chance for kids who don't play football get a chance to play a different sport during the winter. They can do it to condition for basketball or whatever other sport they want to play. I think all schools should have it.

**BlackcatAlum** · 04-07-2008, 01:49 AM

Teams in the mountains that have soccer programs are...

Corbin
Pikeville
Perry County Central
South Laurel
Pike Central
Belfry
Johnson Central
Oneida Baptist Institute
North Laurel
Prestonsburg
Shelby Valley
Letcher County Central
Middlesboro

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · (This post was last modified: 04-07-2008, 10:40 PM by 15thRegionSlamaBamma.)

South Laurel who was once a powerhouse state wide back in my high school days. They made the elite eight 3 of the 4 years and the final 4 once.

**warriorpride** · 04-08-2008, 12:42 AM

15thRegionSlamaBamma Wrote:It isn't very big right now but it is growing and at a rapid pace. Over the past 5 years there have been 7 schools add soccer programs in this area. Started out with Pikeville and grew from there. With that said ONCE you have this generation of kids that DO play soccer stick around here it will grow more. It will take time just as soccer has in the entire United States. From what a Belfry assistant was telling me Haywood is nervous about losing many of his kids to the soccer program at Belfry. I think it would be nice to have a soccer program in every school in this area but it will NEVER happen. I play soccer and I think it is one of the greatest sports. People in this area just do not understand the rules or concepts of the game to like it.

its like that one soccer commerical..."Your a fan...you just dont know it yet":lmao:

EKY Sportster · 04-08-2008, 01:29 AM

I think that they should! But there are some schools that would struggle to field a team because of size and competing sports. But it is a good alternative sport for many kids, it isn't overly expensive, and it certainly gets kids in shape! lol

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-08-2008, 09:44 AM

EKY Sportster Wrote:I think that they should! But there are some schools that would struggle to field a team because of size and competing sports. But it is a good alternative sport for many kids, it isn't overly expensive, and it certainly gets kids in shape! lol

only expensive thing is a good pair of cleats will run you about 150-200 dollars mine I wear right now were 230. Then I have 3 others that I use which all cost between 130-200. LOL

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-08-2008, 09:46 AM

warriorpride Wrote:its like that one soccer commerical..."Your a fan...you just dont know it yet":lmao:

Pretty much lol it will never get as big as it is in Europe and South America but that is just because it did not originate in the United States.

Jshort5 · 04-08-2008, 10:59 AM

Even if every high school in the mountains had a team, when they went to state IMO they wouldn't be very competitive at all against some of the big city schools such as Lexington Catholic and Trinity of Louisville

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-08-2008, 06:19 PM

Jshort5 Wrote:Even if every high school in the mountains had a team, when they went to state IMO they wouldn't be very competitive at all against some of the big city schools such as Lexington Catholic and Trinity of Louisville

that is why we need to get in place good recreational soccer with GOOD AND QUALIFIED COACHES NOT PARENTS. I for one have now took over a U 19 team and we train just like some of the top teams in the NAIA such as Lindsey Wilson and University of the Cumberlands. Having such coaches as Paula Neto of Cumberland coming in and doing camps will do nothing but improve the abilities of the existing coaches and players which has already begun to take place. Like I said it is a slow and gruling process but it is on the up rise. One thing I have noticed a lot in Pikeville is now parents are pushing their kids at an early age to play soccer rather than football, if we can get coaches in the programs that are dedicated and push the kids to get better while still making it fun then EVENTUALLY the high schools will be able to compete with the upstate schools. Also like I have said before South Laurel was once one of the top programs in the state and was competitive against the likes of Catholic, Manual, Dunbar, Danville and Trinity.

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-08-2008, 06:23 PM

Another thing is a lot of people around this area will not even given soccer a chance simply because they do not think its entertaining. If ppl would give it a chance take the time and learn the rules and concepts of the game then they would understand why things go the way they do. Most people are like why don't they try to score more and its because you must posses the ball to win games. Soccer is a lot of making shapes and then breaking down the defense by doing that. Scoring in soccer is a slow process most ppl think they could get out there and score 5 goals so easy, and it is those people that I look at and laugh b/c they would probably take one touch and it would fly 10 feet inf ront of them to a defender.

**RavenBoy** · 04-08-2008, 08:26 PM

15thRegionSlamaBamma Wrote:Another thing is a lot of people around this area will not even given soccer a chance simply because they do not think its entertaining. If ppl would give it a chance take the time and learn the rules and concepts of the game then they would understand why things go the way they do. Most people are like why don't they try to score more and its because you must posses the ball to win games. Soccer is a lot of making shapes and then breaking down the defense by doing that. Scoring in soccer is a slow process most ppl think they could get out there and score 5 goals so easy, and it is those people that I look at and laugh b/c they would probably take one touch and it would fly 10 feet inf ront of them to a defender.

I like playing the video games but thats about it. I hate it in real life though. :thumpsup:

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-08-2008, 09:16 PM

RavenBoy Wrote:I like playing the video games but thats about it. I hate it in real life though. :thumpsup:

Why do you hate it?

**RavenBoy** · (This post was last modified: 04-10-2008, 12:57 AM by BlackcatAlum.)

15thRegionSlamaBamma Wrote:Why do you hate it?

I dont know, I just never have liked it. When I play, its just to boring for me. I guess so big of a field and so much space between everyone not enough action.

EKY Sportster · 04-10-2008, 12:48 AM

Soccer has continuous motion, but it is sort of slow paced like baseball when you watch it. But if you get into it then it can be entertaining. I like the video games too!

**RavenBoy** · 04-11-2008, 06:57 PM

EKY Sportster Wrote:Soccer has continuous motion, but it is sort of slow paced like baseball when you watch it. But if you get into it then it can be entertaining. I like the video games too!

Ill tell ya Baseball and soccer are both boring sports IMO

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-13-2008, 02:02 AM

I understand where you all are coming from, when I watched soccer for the first time I thought it was boring as well. But, once I started playing and figured out how the game is supposed to be played I came to like it really quick. I guess its because when I am watching it I am thinking to my self what ppl need to be doing or what could happen a certain situation so I occupy my self while watching it. Now I have been to MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL games and nothing tops a good foreign professional soccer game when you are actually there. When I went to Brazil for 10 days to train for soccer we went to a pro soccer match and it was insane. The flares were going off, the chants, the drums ppl bring in. Of course the home team had to lose so there was a riot out side the stadium after the game and us Americans had to be escorted out. Oh and another funny story about that game coach told us we HAD to wear black/white b/c its was the homes teams colors IF we had wore blue chances are we would have got jumped b/c that was the other teams colors. It was insane!!!

**RavenBoy** · 04-13-2008, 01:03 PM

Id say so. Over there Soccer is the same as UK basketball here.

**15thRegionSlamaBamma** · 04-14-2008, 12:16 AM

RavenBoy Wrote:Id say so. Over there Soccer is the same as UK basketball here.

mmmmmm yeah basically lol ppl will kill for it

HazzBeen · 04-14-2008, 02:37 PM

Sometimes your football team can even get a kicker from soccer..lol

**Cards09** · 04-14-2008, 09:54 PM

Sheldon clark has a team to

**RavenBoy** · 04-20-2008, 12:09 PM

I believe Perry Central has one. I dont know for sure on that though.