Help Reporter Understand Youth Soccer

[Guest]

Hello,

My name is Tony Schick, I'm a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica. I am looking into statements in the Yates NSWL investigation that "abuse in women's professional leagues appears rooted in youth soccer," that "verbal and emotional abuse is common in youth soccer" and that "women players are conditioned to accept and respond to abusive coaching behaviors as youth players. By the time they reach the professional level, many do not recognize the conduct as abusive."

I'd like to better understand the culture in youth soccer and the extent to which these statements ring true in Oregon. If you'd like to inform that reporting, please get in touch: 503-293-1931 or aschick@opb.org.

Thanks,
Tony

[Guest]

Hello,

My name is Tony Schick, I'm a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica. I am looking into statements in the Yates NSWL investigation that "abuse in women's professional leagues appears rooted in youth soccer," that "verbal and emotional abuse is common in youth soccer" and that "women players are conditioned to accept and respond to abusive coaching behaviors as youth players. By the time they reach the professional level, many do not recognize the conduct as abusive."

I'd like to better understand the culture in youth soccer and the extent to which these statements ring true in Oregon. If you'd like to inform that reporting, please get in touch: 503-293-1931 or aschick@opb.org.

Thanks,
Tony

Tony, good luck with your article. I've personally not observed anything that would be relevant to your article. I'd suggest you consider expanding your inquiry to players/parents in SW Washington. On a similar board relating to Washington soccer, there is an ongoing discussion about a coach who has allegedly been suspended twice for verbal/psychological abuse: http://talking-soccer.com/TS4/forum/...l-player-abuse

[Guest]

I wonder who in estimating the yates report gathered that information? Was that from professional athletes and an account from when they were younger?

[Guest]

Hello,

My name is Tony Schick, I'm a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica. I am looking into statements in the Yates NSWL investigation that "abuse in women's professional leagues appears rooted in youth soccer," that "verbal and emotional abuse is common in youth soccer" and that "women players are conditioned to accept and respond to abusive coaching behaviors as youth players. By the time they reach the professional level, many do not recognize the conduct as abusive."

I'd like to better understand the culture in youth soccer and the extent to which these statements ring true in Oregon. If you'd like to inform that reporting, please get in touch: 503-293-1931 or aschick@opb.org.

Thanks,
Tony

I wouldn’t go further than the thorns. Not only did they discover incidents AFTER the yates investigation was complete but they have youth coaches that were complained about for being abusive? Ask them about coaches getting thrown out of little kid matches

[Guest]

Hello,

My name is Tony Schick, I'm a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica. I am looking into statements in the Yates NSWL investigation that "abuse in women's professional leagues appears rooted in youth soccer," that "verbal and emotional abuse is common in youth soccer" and that "women players are conditioned to accept and respond to abusive coaching behaviors as youth players. By the time they reach the professional level, many do not recognize the conduct as abusive."

I'd like to better understand the culture in youth soccer and the extent to which these statements ring true in Oregon. If you'd like to inform that reporting, please get in touch: 503-293-1931 or aschick@opb.org.

Thanks,
Tony

Your angle on your article is pretty dumb if you ask me.

Women players? Not men?

is this just soccer? Football coaches can’t yell at women or men?

don’t know any better?

[Guest]

So you are trying to put the blame on youth soccer coaches?

[Guest]

Emailed you. Good luck with your piece. Female athletes need protection now more than ever.

[Guest]

Your angle on your article is pretty dumb if you ask me.

Women players? Not men?

is this just soccer? Football coaches can’t yell at women or men?

don’t know any better?

"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt."

[Guest]

Typical reporter. Trying to create division and conflict where there isn’t.

[Guest]

Yeah it does seem like they are one of those slimy, desperate, reporters that’s just trying to stir things up.

[Guest]

Tony, what you'll learn (and will get a preview of in this thread) is that parents are part of the problem. 99.9% of them no eff all about the game, and are only too happy to support these garbage orgs selling their trash. Timbers/Thorns are at the top of the heap.

[Guest]

Morality is the issue not soccer.

[Guest]

Morality is the issue not soccer.

The issue is power and who holds it. These orgs aren't challenged.

Morality? We already know they're amoral.