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    Summers abroad

    Contemplating a move this summer where I send my u12 down to Brazil to play unstructured, pickup soccer on the beaches and in the streets of Rio for three months.

    Any thoughts on exposing them to that environment? Rather than three months of drills, drills, drills with silly coaches in the U.S. that strangle the fun out of the game, perhaps it is better to just give them exposure to the joy of the game in a real futbol country, with real players.

    We put our toes in the water with this model when we went to Spain to see El Clasico for a few days and my son played in the parks in Madrid all day with other kids. Happiest I've ever seen him- and he learned a lot.
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    I assume you/he know some Portuguese, but it sounds incredible. Much better than shipping him off to some local Revs, NEFC or GPS camp in the U.S. where over-privileged kids play on their iphones and pretend they are great players.
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      Has to be better for his development than hanging out with the freak-show parents and their kids in U.S. Club Soccer camps.

      I would imagine spending time with other Brazilian kids in the streets of Rio (assuming you know people and its safe) would do worlds for his soccer and personal development.

      Or he could just stay in the U.S. and whine and complain like every other rich, white club soccer kid who is beyond spoiled.
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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Has to be better for his development than hanging out with the freak-show parents and their kids in U.S. Club Soccer camps.

        I would imagine spending time with other Brazilian kids in the streets of Rio (assuming you know people and its safe) would do worlds for his soccer and personal development.

        Or he could just stay in the U.S. and whine and complain like every other rich, white club soccer kid who is beyond spoiled.
        Oh the irony of jetting off to spend a summer abroad playing soccer to avoid "spoiled" kids.
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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Has to be better for his development than hanging out with the freak-show parents and their kids in U.S. Club Soccer camps.

          I would imagine spending time with other Brazilian kids in the streets of Rio (assuming you know people and its safe) would do worlds for his soccer and personal development.

          Or he could just stay in the U.S. and whine and complain like every other rich, white club soccer kid who is beyond spoiled.
          So true. Not only would he learn ten times more but it will be cheaper and be a great life experience.
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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Contemplating a move this summer where I send my u12 down to Brazil to play unstructured, pickup soccer on the beaches and in the streets of Rio for three months.
            Brazilian kids are in school during the winter. Moron troll.
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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Brazilian kids are in school during the winter. Moron troll.
              You should have let her send her kid there. She's such a clueless gas bag.
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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                You should have let her send her kid there. She's such a clueless gas bag.
                If you thought for a second that the OP was not a troll post, you are more retarded that I thought!
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                  Brazil is a 3rd World country. I wouldn't spend any appreciable time there.
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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    If you thought for a second that the OP was not a troll post, you are more retarded that I thought!
                    Hate to burst your bubble, but I'm not a troll. And kids do play all the time in Brazil even during "winter" / our summer. I've been there in July, I should know.

                    Maybe going there just to get away from the MassH***s would be reason alone
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                      Letting a 12 year old hang out with random kids in Rio seems like a bad idea, no matter how much soccer skill one might acquire.
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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Hate to burst your bubble, but I'm not a troll. And kids do play all the time in Brazil even during "winter" / our summer. I've been there in July, I should know.

                        Maybe going there just to get away from the MassH***s would be reason alone
                        I'll buy that.

                        Bring me back some flake next time?

                        Thanks!
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Letting a 12 year old hang out with random kids in Rio seems like a bad idea, no matter how much soccer skill one might acquire.
                          It'll be fine. They know what they're doing. What could go wrong?
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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            It'll be fine. They know what they're doing. What could go wrong?
                            No doubt it will only cost about $300 to spend an entire summer on the beach in Brazil. Just make sure the kid has all his major organs when he gets back from "playing at the beach" every day.
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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              No doubt it will only cost about $300 to spend an entire summer on the beach in Brazil. Just make sure the kid has all his major organs when he gets back from "playing at the beach" every day.
                              Shoes? Stolen.

                              iPhone? Stolen.

                              Cash? Stolen.

                              They probably won't be kidnapped, though, which is good.
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