The Official 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Thread (from July 26 - August 11) - Closing Ceremony replay at 7pm EST

[Bigwhite2498]

That only works for goalkeepers. To be a world class midfielder or attacker you should be in an academy by the age of 8 or 9, maybe even earlier. Look at the current USMNT. Pulisic joined his first junior club in England at 7 years old. Weston Mckennie started playing at 6.

It's not a guarantee of success, but important for kids to get the reps. It's a lot like tennis that way; nearly all of the best tennis players in the world had instructors by the time they were 8 or 9 years old.

Yea Ik im more so saying they don’t have to be 100% into it they can do other shyt too

 

[The axe murderer]

That only works for goalkeepers. To be a world class midfielder or attacker you should be in an academy by the age of 8 or 9, maybe even earlier. Look at the current USMNT. Pulisic joined his first junior club in England at 7 years old. Weston Mckennie started playing at 6.

It's not a guarantee of success, but important for kids to get the reps. It's a lot like tennis that way; nearly all of the best tennis players in the world had instructors by the time they were 8 or 9 years old.

It feels very counterintuitive and alien controlling a ball with the feet if you haven't been doing it from a young age. Its so different to a lot of athletic skills.

 

[MenacingMonk]

I say gd

Netherlands have some nice looking PAWGs built well.

 

[Pure Water]

I'm a fukking degenerate. This shyt sexy as hell.

 

[The axe murderer]

THEY KEEP REPEATING THE SAME shyt
BECAUSE THEIR ARENT ANY
GOD TIER ATHLETES IN SOCCER
TO PUT THEIR LITTLE MYTH TO BED.

ITS SIMILAR TO HOW PPL DIDNT
THINK BEING THE BEST ATHLETE
IN THE FIELD WOULD TRANSLATE
TO GOLF UNTIL TIGER SHOWED UP
OR IN TENNIS UNTIL SERENA SHOW UP.

SKILL ARE GREAT BUT WHEN AN ELITE
ATHLETE SHOWS UP WITH SIMILAR SKILLS
IT PUTS ALL THOSE OTHER DUDES IN A COFFIN.







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I tell you what does need athleticism thats lacking... Boxing and MMA. Especially the heavyweights.

 

[DJSmooth]

I tell you what does need athleticism thats lacking... Boxing and MMA. Especially the heavyweights.

If Muhammad Ali was born in todays time he would have ended up in the NFL or NBA.

 

[The axe murderer]

If Muhammad Ali was born in todays time he would have ended up in the NFL or NBA.

Foreman would probably be much larger and playing in O line just off his freakish strength.

 

[broller]

true?

 

[CJ]

Hold up we won gold in mens break dancing? @MikelArteta

 

[MikelArteta]

Hold up we won gold in mens break dancing? @MikelArteta

yup we did
got two golds today and a silver

second best olympics ever for canada

 

[CJ]

yup we did
got two golds today and a silver

second best olympics ever for canada

Arop though

That Kenyan was moving! Missed gold by .01??? ..

 

[MikelArteta]

Arop though

That Kenyan was moving! Missed gold by .01??? ..

Kenyan don't know how he did it dude was in the front the whole race some rudisha type ish

arop still ran the 4th fastest time by an athlete ever

 

[JerseyBoy23]

Judged sports looking funny in the light with this Jordan Chiles news.

 

[chineebai]

true?

Yeah it’s true. She made a mockery of break dancing, someone else should have been in her spot.

 

[CJ]

Kenyan don't know how he did it dude was in the front the whole race some rudisha type ish

arop still ran the 4th fastest time by an athlete ever

Yeah me either that last 250 meters he was sprinting but Arop still caught up thankfully. Made more ground than I expected given how hard the Kenyan was going.

Just watched the break dancing. Phil Wizard mollywhopped French breh