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Soccer-Lovers: EXPLAIN KICKING THE BALL 40FT OVER THE GOAL
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:39 PM Author: passionate disrespectful hell Why does this happen in every soccer game Ive ever seen, played by the world's best athletes.
Hey, we only get 10 shots on goal the entire 90 minutes, let me just sail this one fifteen yards over the cross bar whoops |
Date: June 16th, 2014 10:44 PM Author: passionate disrespectful hell (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763711) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:45 PM Author: Vivacious underhanded mad cow disease incel Soccermos, explain. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763719) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:46 PM Author: mauve casino Why don't NFL QBs just hit their receivers right in the numbers every time? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763728) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:48 PM Author: passionate disrespectful hell I was waiting for this.
Imagine an NFL where every game you watched included multiple throws 15 yards over the receivers hands and out of the back of the endzone. Whoops. |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:50 PM Author: Cobalt angry brunch Ok. How about why do MLB batters pop out? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763757) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:38 PM Author: Sienna Mildly Autistic Sneaky Criminal (Actual retard) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923934) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:30 PM Author: Mahogany flickering rehab baseball is 15X smaller, comes at you @ 100 mph. try again shitlib (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25924487) |
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Date: January 17th, 2024 8:41 AM Author: Shimmering locus juggernaut bc baseball is the kind of sport where if you pop out or miss completely only 2/3 of the time you'll be one of the best players in the game and likely make the HOF. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#47297704) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:51 PM Author: Vivacious underhanded mad cow disease incel And every time the ball sails 50 feet over the goal there has to be this Academy Award winning performance where the shooter clutches his head with both hands in disbelief. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763762) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:10 PM Author: poppy talented hissy fit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925177) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:20 PM Author: Seedy pistol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925253) |
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Date: June 30th, 2019 3:05 PM Author: Salmon associate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#38464954) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: iridescent party of the first part international law enforcement agency They have giant doods chasing them and the receivers are moving. Soccer players miss a giant, stationary goal after taking two minutes setting up the shot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763747) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:50 PM Author: Seedy pistol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763756) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:51 PM Author: Vivacious underhanded mad cow disease incel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763768) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:56 PM Author: mauve casino Rofl. It is not easy to put a shot on goal with dudes defending against you in world class soccer. There is not offensive line to give you room and time to set up the kick. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763790) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:04 PM Author: iridescent party of the first part international law enforcement agency They still fuck up free kicks most of the time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763842) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:09 PM Author: curious sticky trust fund free kick has to go up to make it over the wall first. its just hard to put the right spin on it to make it come back down (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763883) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:11 PM Author: passionate disrespectful hell any player famous for just blasting through the wall (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763898) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:14 PM Author: curious sticky trust fund lmao check out juninho pernambucano videos to see a good free kick taker |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 10:31 AM Author: passionate disrespectful hell pretty curvy stuff.
Predict Lebron's success at being a goalie |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: Gaped blood rage personal credit line Dude, they're throwing to a moving target while huge bulky dudes are trying to take their head off. They aren't kicking into a giant stationary rectangle. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763751) |
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Date: January 17th, 2024 8:56 AM Author: emerald dopamine plaza they're kinda tall and lanky, but yeah. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#47297734) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:49 PM Author: 180 tantric bawdyhouse It can be very difficult to keep the ball from sailing when it's hit hard. Hitting the ball at the wrong spot or off the wrong part of your cleat will send it sailing. When you're hitting the ball as hard the pros, there is very little room for error. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763748) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:51 PM Author: passionate disrespectful hell This is a very good explanation. But it leads to the question why havent soccer players evolved to the point where they learn to pick the ball up with their hands. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763765) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:58 PM Author: Zippy House Death Wish lol.
just do premise a sport around not using the most dexterous and evolutionarily unique parts of the human body. |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:01 PM Author: passionate disrespectful hell I mostly watch these days waiting for that eureka evolutionary moment, like a chimp figuring out how to use a stick to get ants out of a tree hollow, when the first one of these eurofuckers tentatively picks the ball up with his hands and experimentally tosses it to an astonished teammate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763827) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:04 PM Author: Zippy House Death Wish 180. that's how rugby was invented. it took american brains to realize you can throw the ball *forward*, thus creating football (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763837) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:31 PM Author: razzle kitchen mad-dog skullcap This was the best anti-soccer argument I've seen. I remember Max Kellerman making it around the time of a previous world cup. He said you know what would be awesome, if they took soccer, shrank the goal down, move it closer together, get rid of a bunch of the players on the field and put the goal high in the air where you could watch incredible athletes make the ball go in using the evolutionary advantage of the opposable thumb. AKA- I'll watch basketball. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25924498) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:40 PM Author: flatulent ocher orchestra pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923945) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:53 PM Author: crimson aromatic love of her life Too strong for their own good (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763775) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:59 PM Author: effete violent regret *Rolls a soccer ball slowly in your direction*
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:59 PM Author: Contagious blue trump supporter or how about breaking away and being in perfect position to make an unimpeded shot on goal or pass to your perfectly positioned teammate, but waiting the extra second until defenders converge on you. They do this a lot too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763815) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:06 PM Author: curious sticky trust fund this is actually a thing, players won't use their teammates for tap ins (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763864) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 10:59 AM Author: Autistic sweet tailpipe It does seem like a lot of players would rather try to break down two defenders for the spectacular goal which validates their ability rather than try for a more open shot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25765660) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:35 PM Author: Stubborn purple principal's office potus brother 99.99% of those times the perfectly positioned teammate is actually off sides (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25924534) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 10:59 PM Author: Filthy circlehead son of senegal It's a form of hustling. Do this once and the other team won't know what's coming next time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763817) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:05 PM Author: Medicated legend base (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925127) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:06 PM Author: curious sticky trust fund ball bobbles a bit even on good surfaces, get under it by a bit too much and you'll sky it. also, ball is often top spinning when a player takes it first-time, causing it to rise. also, body positioning is often less than ideal when coming on to a free ball (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763855) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 7:06 PM Author: Onyx french stain that's why these guys are the best at the game in their countries. They do nothing but kick soccer balls and run all day, for years and years. They should have this shit figured out. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25768124) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:08 PM Author: vibrant shrine voyeur they're trying to get some serious spin on it to come back down but their kick was off, so it never curves (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763877) |
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Date: June 16th, 2014 11:14 PM Author: Cocky Fragrant Theatre Rigpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25763916) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 10:35 AM Author: Titillating pearly theater shitlib Makes me love hockey even more. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25765573) |
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Date: June 17th, 2014 6:52 PM Author: curious sticky trust fund (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25768074) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:38 PM Author: Lemon rebellious electric furnace (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923925) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:38 PM Author: shivering mother reading party its a NUANCED and NOT COMPLETELY RANDOM sport (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923931) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:39 PM Author: puce philosopher-king not played by players w/ multi million dollar contracts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923944) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:39 PM Author: flatulent ocher orchestra pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923938) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:43 PM Author: Topaz Yarmulke Codepig All sports are fixed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923967) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 5:46 PM Author: puce philosopher-king maybe, but soccer isn't a sport. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25923989) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:18 PM Author: Lemon rebellious electric furnace (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25924421) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:23 PM Author: Seedy pistol Imagine NBA players routinely chucking shots into the stands from 15 feet out
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:33 PM Author: razzle kitchen mad-dog skullcap Like Baseketball psych out misses. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25924515) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 7:36 PM Author: shivering mother reading party (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25924537) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:03 PM Author: Lemon rebellious electric furnace (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925112) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:05 PM Author: flatulent ocher orchestra pit *pitcher rockets 8 fastballs into the stands over the course of a game* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925123) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:18 PM Author: Seedy pistol *Is Rick Ankiel* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925238) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:23 PM Author: flatulent ocher orchestra pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925281) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:05 PM Author: Filthy circlehead son of senegal they would immediately be cut from the team. yet, in soccer they are rewarded with trophies. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925126) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:06 PM Author: Medicated legend base it's like how in baseball you fail 70% of the time and you're a hall of famer. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925136) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:07 PM Author: Lemon rebellious electric furnace in soccer a 5% success rate makes you a god (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925146) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:08 PM Author: Medicated legend base we can still make it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925163) |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:19 PM Author: Seedy pistol Sorry, is the soccer ball you're kicking coming at you at 95 miles per hour while moving around?
Oh, no it isn't? |
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Date: July 13th, 2014 9:29 PM Author: Filthy circlehead son of senegal how about i grab you by the ears and move your head around, tough guy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#25925346) |
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Date: January 18th, 2015 6:25 PM Author: Lemon rebellious electric furnace (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#27140560) |
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Date: January 23rd, 2015 8:33 PM Author: Autistic sweet tailpipe http://gfycat.com/CheapMaleAntelopegroundsquirrel# (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#27174133) |
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Date: November 25th, 2022 3:55 PM Author: Salmon associate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#45543934) |
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Date: January 17th, 2024 8:38 AM Author: passionate disrespectful hell (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#47297701) |
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Date: September 16th, 2024 3:04 PM Author: Salmon associate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#48095166) |
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Date: June 20th, 2026 8:41 PM Author: Salmon associate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#49952317) |
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Date: June 27th, 2026 7:48 PM Author: Salmon associate I’m convinced players do this to make soccer seem harder than it is (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#49966251) |
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Date: June 27th, 2026 7:54 PM Author: cracking mediation Retarded Americans like games where scoring is very easy. They would love soccer if it was some scheme where it was just a succession of penalty kicks and the score was in the 50s. And of course they love games where they can watch hundreds of ads in 3 hours as well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#49966264) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2026 5:30 PM Author: Metal Up Your Ass Doesn't really address the op.
The margin of error on these shots is ridiculous. |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 12:40 PM Author: michael doodikoff a standard World Cup soccer goal is 24 feet wide and 8 feet high - seems big already for a small soccer ball (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#49983890) |
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Date: July 3rd, 2026 4:46 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#49977448) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 12:38 PM Author: cumstein I’ve seen this six times between yesterday and today (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2595833&forum_id=2/en-en/#49983887) |