Author Topic: Do kids still play sports? (Read 6526 times)

nicname · « **on:** August 02, 2011, 11:22:53 PM »

I'm not talking about being on a team, but kids just going out in the yard or park and playing sports? That is pretty much all we did when I was a kid, but I never really see groups of kids outside playing football, baseball, basketball, etc.....

'taterblast · « **Reply #1 on:** August 02, 2011, 11:24:37 PM »

pike · « **Reply #2 on:** August 02, 2011, 11:25:09 PM »

No, they don't. I blame the liberals.

AbeFroman · « **Reply #3 on:** August 02, 2011, 11:50:18 PM »

I would go kick a soccer ball around at the old stadium in school. Played the pick up games with all the international students. Serge Afelly played sometimes, weird seeing someone that tall playing soccer. He liked to head the ball to himself, go figure, nobody could get that high to challenge.

Play sand volleyball now, as does every frat and sorority person from KSU, ku, and Emporia that lives in KC now. I guess I am one of them now

FP TC etc. · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2011, 12:59:20 AM »

No.

Kids suck now.

DQ12 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2011, 02:03:10 AM »

Quote from: AbeFroman on August 02, 2011, 11:50:18 PM

I would go kick a soccer ball around at the old stadium in school. Played the pick up games with all the international students. Serge Afelly played sometimes, weird seeing someone that tall playing soccer. He liked to head the ball to himself, go figure, nobody could get that high to challenge.

Play sand volleyball now, as does every frat and sorority person from KSU, ku, and Emporia that lives in KC now. I guess I am one of them now

Welcome to the winning team.

Trim · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2011, 05:57:52 AM »

BBBS needs more money.

Pete · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2011, 06:41:24 AM »

You know who also wants to know where kids are playing? Pedophiles.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:02:25 AM »

On my block I rarely see any of the several white families of kids playing sports. There is one black family at the end of the street and their kids are always outside playing hoops, throwing the football, riding bikes, all that stuff. No :opcat, just an honest anecdotal observation.

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:04:01 AM »

Quote from: pike on August 02, 2011, 11:25:09 PM

No, they don't. I blame the liberals.

Blame video games.

CNS · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:18:20 AM »

Blame the 100 deg weather. My street is usually full of kids, but it has looked like a ghost town this last month.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:29:56 AM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on August 03, 2011, 09:04:01 AM

Quote from: pike on August 02, 2011, 11:25:09 PM
No, they don't. I blame the liberals.

Blame video games.

Blame parents.

Poster formerly known as jthutch · « **Reply #12 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:38:43 AM »

Yeah, blame the heat, and parents. My kids were outside playing soccer in the back yard and my wife yells at them to get inside it's too hot out there. I was all

because they were driving me crazy and I told them to go outside for a while.

michigancat · « **Reply #13 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:46:37 AM »

Quote from: emawblast on August 02, 2011, 11:24:37 PM

kso_FAN · « **Reply #14 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:48:32 AM »

It's fun to think about the good old days, but all of us 30 somethings know that if cool video games existed when we were kids we would have played them as much as possible.

michigancat · « **Reply #15 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:50:23 AM »

I played the eff out of mario and then sonic and then mortal kombat and then road rash and then final fantasy.

:goodoledays:

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #16 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:54:00 AM »

Quote from: ksu_FAN on August 03, 2011, 09:48:32 AM

It's fun to think about the good old days, but all of us 30 somethings know that if cool video games existed when we were kids we would have played them as much as possible.

Was only allowed to play when the sun was down, and after all the chores were done and room was clean and crap. And obviously not at dinner, and not after bed time. So like basically never.

bigwillie20 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2011, 09:56:09 AM »

Quote from: michigancat on August 03, 2011, 09:50:23 AM

I played the eff out of mario and then sonic and then mortal kombat and then road rash and then final fantasy.

:goodoledays:

Seems like there must have been 40 hours in a day way back when. Remember playing basketball/football/baseball outside all day long and somehow managing to put in marathon sessions of nba jam in with my friends. Don't know when we found the time to get any sleep in.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #18 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:11:54 AM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on August 03, 2011, 09:54:00 AM

Quote from: ksu_FAN on August 03, 2011, 09:48:32 AM
It's fun to think about the good old days, but all of us 30 somethings know that if cool video games existed when we were kids we would have played them as much as possible.

Was only allowed to play when the sun was down, and after all the chores were done and room was clean and crap. And obviously not at dinner, and not after bed time. So like basically never.

Is your name Jaycee Dugard?

pissclams · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:15:42 AM »

Mommy and daddy don't let them out of the cul-de-sac at 177th and Quivira.

pissclams · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:15:57 AM »

Video games brah.

pissclams · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:16:10 AM »

When I was a kid I was rarely inside during the summer and most of the other kids were outside as well. We played every game imaginable. Do parents just let them stay inside all the time? My mom constantly made us go outside.

pissclams · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:16:29 AM »

When I've visited my family in the old neighborhood I can already see the difference from just 9-10 years ago. There was always 7-10 kids from ages 10-15 probably playing baseball or football every day in the summer. I don't see any kids playing any more. Weird.

pissclams · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:16:45 AM »

keep looking, i'm sure you'll find some groups of poorly supervised children outdoors somewhere

pissclams · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2011, 10:17:10 AM »

I see kids playing outside every day in the suburbs, not so much at 12th and Main.