Only in Massachusetts

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by capt. apathy
if your kid wants to play soccer, it's too late for a helmet.

LMAO!  Wow something else we can agree on.  My dad coached peewee league football and he allways "hated those commie ball kids cause they allways took up too much practice field"

[indy007]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
LMAO!  Wow something else we can agree on.  My dad coached peewee league football and he allways "hated those commie ball kids cause they allways took up too much practice field"

Yeah, god forbid people play a sport where you don't get to take a break every 10 seconds and talk about what to do next

[Krusher]

Originally posted by Skuzzy
PA must not have enough lawyers in control yet.  Give it time.  

Boston Legal,
Denny Crane !

[Krusher]

Originally posted by Pei
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/14/measure_calls_for_soccer_helmets/?p1=MEWell_Pos3

Take a game that already features play acting at even the hint of contact and add helmets....

They use helmets in T-Ball.  A game where you hiy a stationary ball of a post !


Wilson A5280 T-Ball Batting Helmet

[Denny_Crane!]

It's a ridiculous law. Children should not be required to wear any protective equipment what so ever. There's too damn many of them already. Noisey bastards.

[Sixpence]

You have to use your head to direct the ball, a helmet would restrict gameplay, so you can't relate it to football.

I did find this quote amusing though

"Moreover, soccer helmets ''will look silly," said Stephen DeFranc, Weymouth High School's athletic trainer. ''It'll look like football."

lol, it is football!

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by Sixpence
You have to use your head to direct the ball, a helmet would restrict gameplay, so you can't relate it to football.

I did find this quote amusing though

"Moreover, soccer helmets ''will look silly," said Stephen DeFranc, Weymouth High School's athletic trainer. ''It'll look like football."

lol, it is football!

actually it's commie ball.  at least that's what my dad says.  Only commies play soccer;)

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
actually it's commie ball.  at least that's what my dad says.  Only commies play soccer;)

Well, let me tell ya, we would have to run from the high school to the stadium for(to get there to practice) football practice. On the way I would notice the soccer team practicing. Their practice was running, and running, and running. They ran up and down park ave, mountain ave and proctor ave. They are long hills of streets that run all the way to Everett. I couldn't do it. The worst words from our football coach were "tomorrow bring nothing but your helmets and a pair of shorts"  wind sprints...both sessions...suk!!  Those soccer players were in great shape, I couldn't run everyday like they did, i'll give them credit for that.

[Saintaw]

I would *pay* to see Furball wear one off these. Excuse me if I laugh in advance.

[Dowding]

"Only commies play football"? You mean the rest of the world are commies. McCarthy paranoia at its best.

[AWMac]

There's a few Soccor Moms that I'd like to see with helmets on....




BACKWARDS!!!

[storch]

in my beloved florida we are not required to wear motorcycle helmets, our thugs usually only shoot each other or eurotourists, we law abiding citizens can shoot each other legally if we look at each other crosswise and we have a very large population of lawyers which grows exponentially larger daily.  something is wrong with your conclusion.  oh and come visit florida, we weren't shooting at you.  

[lazs2]

In my opinion.... making the kids wear helmets is like admiting that you are allowing them to do a dangerous and irresponsible thing that has the potential for maiming or killing them and that you should be held responsible since all you did was provide inadequate helmets.

It is a self feeding monster.

lazs

[nirvana]

Good lord, I played soccer for 5 years.  Kids these days are sissified.  Screw the helmets, injuries are bound to happen in sports, you accept liability.  You don't want that liability, keep them in your house where they can bust open their forehead on the coffee table.