I think every child should play contact sport when they’re growing up. Well, either Rugby Union or AFL, I don’t care for League much. I felt this stronger than ever over the weekend when I went to watch a soccer grand final of a friend. On one of the other fields was the under 9s or 8s GF. When one team won, they ran together and hugged one another, whilst the other team dropped to their hands and knees, buried their heads in the ground & started crying. Parents ran onto the field and hugged the kids, before pushing them to shake hands. I thought that the behaviour was pretty ordinary. Whilst the kids shook hands at the end, they were pushed to do so by their parents, & they had a definite sense of winning and losing.
WallaRugby is much better. Why? Well obviously they tackle one another and toughen the f*#k up at a younger age, but also because they don’t score until they’re older. That is the great thing, they learn to play the game with one another & respect one another, they play for the game and their friends.
I’m prejudice, obviously, but there is no way Ill let my kids play soccer, its all about Rugby. Or AFL, its good too.
Here is a photo I took at the game though. ART! F*#king art mate.
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