To the editor: Sports activities (soccer particularly) is just not particular in educating younger individuals tips on how to work in teams, tips on how to get together with others or tips on how to respect the foundations. (“Soccer isn’t simply violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse,” Opinion, Dec. 22)
Debate groups, drama golf equipment, chess golf equipment, science golf equipment, robotics golf equipment and lots of different group actions train the identical issues. The large distinction? None of these actions depends on any kind of violence.
The lionization of soccer is a tragic commentary on the US. Maybe op-ed article authors Frederick J. Ryan Jr. and James Washington haven’t examine why soccer grew to become such an enormous deal. Merely put, it perpetuated white supremacy, violence and faith (historically, soccer groups pray earlier than video games for victory, as if the divine cares who wins) at a time when American exceptionalism was inextricably tied to those values.
The U.S. and the world won’t lose democracy if individuals cease taking part in soccer. There are many different youth-oriented actions that do a much better job serving because the “schoolhouse” of democracy.
Michael Lampel, Granada Hills
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To the editor: The piece on soccer is the very best I’ve learn in The Instances just lately. The writers put all of it on the road, saying we want sports activities just like the blood in our veins — to compete and provides it our all in a managed setting.
My grandson performed Pop Warner youth soccer for his first time this season. The expertise modified him and made him see the values of workforce play and onerous work. It introduced tears of pleasure to my eyes each time I watched him and his workforce play. And, his coaches are a number of the most wonderful individuals I’ve ever met.
Chet Chebegia, San Marcos
