Official Olympic thread!

I'm hoping the Japanese squad can defeat the 12 women side of the US

 

From the same article you linked and paraphrased

But nothing Pedersen did compared to her decision to whistle Erin McLeod for a six-second call in the 78th minute. Canada was leading the U.S., 3-2, and on the verge of a massive upset when seemingly out of nowhere, Pederson blew her whistle. Everyone was confused at Pedersen's whistle and when it blew, not a single person thought of the six-second call. It was a decision that perplexed even the most veteran of soccer watchers and led some to even wonder, "what is a six-second call?"

To wonder that would not be an indicator of a novice to the sport. While the six-second call is in the rule book, you would be hard-pressed to find a single person who has ever seen it called above the U-10 level, let alone at the professional level in an Olympic semifinal.

 

You didn't count the linemen.

 

Correct

 

You mean 11 women.

Soccer is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

1.) The referee in question was Norwegian not American.

2.) There were lots of crappy calls in the game going BOTH Ways.

3.) Canada came up short.

4.) There isn't any use being a poor sport and a baby about it.

Man up, if you can. Give it a try.

 

Women's shotput gold medalist .....total hottie...

http://www.topnews.in/sports/files/Nadzeya_Ostapchuk.jpg

 

Station!

 

It basically says what I quoted, the six-second rule takes "top-billing" but again, tell the defender to keep her hands at her side and no penalty would have been called, never mind the "can't remove your hands in time" BS, every player knows take a hit for the team.

 

Get a grip

 

I refering more to the " no one has seen the 6 second rule called in pro soccer ever " part

Whatever

Go Japan

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?hp&hp

awesome video on runners in the olympics.

 

I read an article that at the start of the second half the line judged warned the goalie to NOT delay play. ie don't hold the ball. Even though the rule is never enforced its still a rule. Just like travelling or carry over is never called in the NBA

 

Not cool bro...not cool.

 

Actually its a Mens sport as well. Next to soccer
its the 2nd most popular sport around the world. Just not a big sport in the USA.

Absolutely not. If any of you have ever played water polo you know how hard the game is

 

Read a bit more

 

Check out men's triple jump final tomorrow. Christian Taylor for USA is a former student of mine from Sandy Creek High School. Looks like he might take gold!

 

Water Polo is extremely hard. But just bc its hard doesn't make it non-homo. (that's what he said). It's homo.

 

derp

 

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you think its homo due to the speedo. By that logic swimming, wrestling (singlet), track (singlets) are also homo

 

Just because no one has seen it, doesn't mean it wont be enforced. The ref was out of her league, who knows maybe she refs U-10 games at home.
As for the second part, what player in a wall has her hands in front of her body? If you're in a wall, it's basic fundamentals to keep your hands behind your back.

I did not know that, thanks for the info. It's just I only ever see women play it.