tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post1157713929692790488..comments2023-06-28T11:47:06.208-04:00Comments on a book a week: Soccernomics by Simon Kuper and Stephen SzymanskiAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-49798718132328888092010-07-07T13:37:26.192-04:002010-07-07T13:37:26.192-04:00That will be a good thing!That will be a good thing!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-72934268844724000162010-07-05T12:30:01.043-04:002010-07-05T12:30:01.043-04:00Jeanne - one of the things Kuper talks about is wh...Jeanne - one of the things Kuper talks about is who plays the most soccer. Recreational soccer isn't really played a lot around here, either. Rec leagues for teens/adults are around in Canada, here and there -- there are intramural leagues at most universities, for example -- but they are often much harder to sniff out than the rep leagues -- the ones requiring a couple games a week, lots of travel, and practice on the days that there are no games. Whereas many other countries, people just <i>play</i> no matter what their age or skill level. I imagine eventually we, in Canada and the US, will start to see enough people who wish they could play soccer recreationally that house leagues will become more popular for older ages.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-71502138595924240382010-07-05T11:36:04.335-04:002010-07-05T11:36:04.335-04:00I became a bit of a soccer fan because my son play...I became a bit of a soccer fan because my son played, but now that he's in high school, it's either all soccer all the time or none. I wish there were recreational soccer opportunities for older kids in the U.S., but there are not.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.com