How many here actually play ball?

dahat

Just curious how many of ye play soccer?

Is it just sunday soccer?junior soccer?
Or like me just an astro turf warrior twice a week?

Dr.Winston O'Boogie

Play 3 times a week, twice with mates on astro Mon/Thurs and then in an 11 a side league with astro.ie on Wednesdays (top of the league with 4 games left!!).

Boskowski

Retired from club football. Astro turf warrior twice a week like yourself.

Xavi6

I usually play in the Amateur Premier League of Western Australia. Not right now though as I did my cruciate :rolleyes:

redzerdrog

i play meath and district league with my local club but nothing too serious the GAA comes first for me at the min but considering giving soccer a good lash for next season

dahat

Xavi6 wrote: »

I usually play in the Amateur Premier League of Western Australia. Not right now though as I did my cruciate :rolleyes:

Whats the recovery for a non millionaire player?
Same time frame?
Bloody hard injury for an amateur to recover from given the medical exp. invovled

Eirebear

Wish i could to be honest but not sure how the knees would hold up these days.

The problem with knee issues is that it makes it harder to get back into football, 5's is a no no for me due the the more intense sprint-turn-sprint scenarios.

dahat

Eirebear wrote: »

Wish i could to be honest but not sure how the knees would hold up these days.

The problem with knee issues is that it makes it harder to get back into football, 5's is a no no for me due the the more intense sprint-turn-sprint scenarios.

Well 8 years ago i could barely walk for 5/6 weeks,diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis,had stopped playing at 18 ish,16 years later due to good meds and lost weight i can now play twice weekly on astro if i look after myself.

If medically you cant play so be it but dont leave the mind stop you like i did for years.......

Pauleta

Im still trying to cling onto the dream on the astro once a week :cool:

Eirebear

dahat wrote: »

Well 8 years ago i could barely walk for 5/6 weeks,diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis,had stopped playing at 18 ish,16 years later due to good meds and lost weight i can now play twice weekly on astro if i look after myself.

If medically you cant play so be it but dont leave the mind stop you like i did for years.......

Thats good advice i reckon, maybe a lot of it is down to being all in my head.

Ive not played for about 5 years simply because of the pain i was going through after games, and i suppose it has built up in my mind.

niallo27

I used to play about 3 stone ago

Xavi6

dahat wrote: »

Whats the recovery for a non millionaire player?
Same time frame?
Bloody hard injury for an amateur to recover from given the medical exp. invovled

I did it in July last year but following three wrong diagnosis, I didn't find out I'd actually done it til November (I'd be trying to play in between cause apparently it was just strained ligaments :rollyeyes:). Had the op then and it's about a 9 month recovery all up. You just have to make sure you do all your rehab and stay motivated. My surgeon/physios look after the AFL and Super Rugby players amongst others here so I'm getting the best help.

Expense wise I was so lucky I had private health insurance. Total cost of the op was just short of $10k but I only had to pay about $2k of it.

dahat

niallo27 wrote: »

I used to play about 3 stone ago

Stop eating like i did!!!
Pleasure of attempting to play is great,got no speed at all,can be turned in a jiffy but still cute enough on the ball and before one attempts to turn me so i can play for it!

ColmDawson

I used to play for Lakelands FC when I was a kid, went off football for a few years but played five-a-side with friends during the past two summers. I've made up numbers a couple of times for a friend's uncle's astro team and seem fairly handy at scoring. I just wish they needed me for numbers every week!

Glico Man

Play astroturf as often as I can, injuries permitting. Still get the odd twinge in both my knees and my right ankle

Insect Overlord

Back when I was 17/18/19 I was playing a game every weekend.

22 now. I've been playing 5- and 6-a-side astroturf games (an hour or 90 minutes per week) for the last six months, and occasionally filling in for one of the local Junior teams whenever they've been stuck for a goalkeeper. I'd love to play and train every week, but other commitments have had to take precedence over the last few years.

Yakult

Stopped playing years ago due to knee ligament damage that went on for 2 1/2 years. Wouldnt mind committing again to a local club or 5-a-side kinda stuff. Would prefere coaching at this stage tho.

Lukekul

Play astro turf twice a week, getting back from patellar tendonitis this past few months, its great to play and not be in pain after. My brother had been playing with me recently but did his left cruciate 2 weeks ago after doing his right in august 09'. Poor bastard is only 18 and plays with castlebar celtic

Dolph Starbeam

Train Tuesdays, Astro.ie 6 a side on Thursdays, CCFL game on Sunday, had stopped playing for a couple seasons after college so getting back into things now. Can't wait until the season is over though, knocked out of all the cups already and fighting near the bottom of the table... and i miss my Saturday nights out.

MisterAnarchy

Retired from club football last year due to dodgy knees (They make sounds like Rice Krispies )
Play astroturf soccer now twice a week .

Leiva

Playing since under 9's til senior level , but a bad break to my right Tibia ended things when I was probably playing my best ball when i was 23/24.

Went back playing Sunday league and enjoyed it but couldn't give it the all due to work commitments etc .

Now I'm a twice a week astro warrior .
5-a-side Mondays ... Full size Wednesday .

I'm slower but loving it .

M

nicklauski

Play a fair bit myself. Astro warrior of a Monday and Wednesday. Train with the local club here and games of a Sunday.

Once the league kicks off the astro will be down to 1 night a week though.
Pre season is a killer!
Especially after the Christmas I had :pac:

GavRedKing

Play 5/6 a side on Monday & Wednesday and have training on Tuesday & Thursday with a match on Sunday.

By the time Thursday comes aorund its taking its toll but its worth it.

Jagera

Stopped playing about 3 years ago, due to moving. Only used to play Astro league, and 5-a-side 1-3 times a week. No scouts ever turned up to any of my games, or maybe they lost my number.

lordgoat

Currently injured, stupid ****ing groin will not heal up.

Chardee MacDennis

was thinking of trying to get the Soccer vs Poker forum game going again, would anyone be interested?

Gillington

Wow,the amount of injuries!

Play Wicklow League but with work its hard to make training,also astro once a week with mates

Jax Teller

Used to play Astro leagues with my mates up till last year we kept finishing second so we got fed up . I love indoor football play most Mondays

stovelid

Only Astro/Indoor these days - twice a week usually.

token56

When I'm not injured I play astro 2-3 times a week with different crowds and it can vary from 7 a side to full pitch. Hopefully the group I play with at home are going to be entering a team into the CCFL next year (lowest league possible probably) and we'll see how that goes. Even if that doesn't happen I wouldn't mind starting to training and play with a proper team.

Iago

BastardPrince wrote: »

was thinking of trying to get the Soccer vs Poker forum game going again, would anyone be interested?

There's nobody left in the Poker forum, you'd have to go to their new forum to ask them

Played Intermediate LSL for 10 years or so until a succession of injuries and surgeries took their toll.

Masquerading as an Astro Warrior at this stage although I'm about 6 years and 3 stone out of shape.

Chardee MacDennis

Iago wrote: »

There's nobody left in the Poker forum, you'd have to go to their new forum to ask them

Played Intermediate LSL for 10 years or so until a succession of injuries and surgeries took their toll.

Masquerading as an Astro Warrior at this stage although I'm about 6 years and 3 stone out of shape.

really? bah!!

well there may be enough for soccer vs soccer!!!

IvySlayer

I'm too rubbish to play Wish there was a league for people who can't play.

Raytown Rocks

Used to play/ train 4 nights a week.
Monday and Wednesday was Astro.
Tuesday and Thursday training with the local team ( over 35's) ...dont laugh.
Game on Sunday.

Damaged a small ligament in the knee, hard to get at/bad blood flow to the area. MRI scan and the Doc said no operation just 2 years rest.
Im nearly 40 for Gods sake 2 years rest means retire.

So now I train the guys while standing around...tis very hard to watch when ya really wanna play.

Sorry longer answer than first anticipated.

Mitch Connor

play astro football Wednesday and Thursday, with a full size game on a Sunday, play in goals for the sunday game.

Ush1

Used to play in the LSL but had to stop training due to an illness. Just astro and gym now.

Vokes

Eirebear wrote: »

Wish i could to be honest but not sure how the knees would hold up these days.

The problem with knee issues is that it makes it harder to get back into football, 5's is a no no for me due the the more intense sprint-turn-sprint scenarios.

Hey, I was kinda similar too, had a couple of repeating ankle problems / fractures with the sharp turning involved in 5-aside. But have shed nearly 10 kilos recently in the past few months, and its done wonders. I'm playing astro 5- and 7-aside twice weekly now with no issues to report.

Ardennes1944

played in munster senior league til last season...at 18 i hung up the boots...but now im back. started off by getting to the final of the ucc cup...not bad eh? :cool:

nicklauski

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

played in munster senior league til last season...at 18 i hung up the boots...but now im back. started off by getting to the final of the ucc cup...not bad eh? :cool:

You managed to leave out the result. So maybe it was :pac: :P

helimachoptor

Play 11 a side astro league tuesdays and thursdays. Was playing 7 a side on mondays up til recently also.

Also play 11 a side UCFL on saturdays. 29 shortly but i'm in good condition and pretty fit. No injuries really a few strained muscles here and there and a bout of shin splits but been pretty lucky tbh.

VW 1

Played for St Kevins (Whitehall, Dublin) up to about 14 and quit for another sport.

Back for the past year or so, playing astro monday lunchtime, thursdays, and saturdays as well as training on friday and a match on sunday for an LSL team.

Aim for September is to get back into a team thats more competitive and in higher leagues. Kinda hard to squeeze in around my boxing training which is Mondays Wednesday and Fridays but great for the fitness levels overall training so much!

Saint_Mel

MOG7 wrote: »

... CCFL game on Sunday ...

What club are you with? I made a glorious comeback in the lower regions of the CCFL 2 seasons ago but done my back in so packed it in.

kryogen

This thread needs more poll

Tusky

Used to play astro 3 times a week but now only managed one game. Would love to make that 2 games a week though.

Dolph Starbeam

Saint_Mel wrote: »

What club are you with? I made a glorious comeback in the lower regions of the CCFL 2 seasons ago but done my back in so packed it in.

Clonmore Utd, 3rd from bottom in Division 1

Saint_Mel

MOG7 wrote: »

Clonmore Utd, 3rd from bottom in Division 1

I was with Monksland United ... B team though so we were in the lower regions of D3

dahat

IvySlayer wrote: »

I'm too rubbish to play Wish there was a league for people who can't play.

FIFA 11 Xbox or PS3 whatever you choose!!!

joe123

lordgoat wrote: »

Currently injured, stupid ****ing groin will not heal up.

One of the worst injuries you can get. Two years ago mine got so bad it felt like I was ripping something everytime I kicked a ball. 6 months of going to a physio I still couldn't shake it properly. Eventually it went but it still comes back alot!

Had shinsplints at the start of last season for about two months! And last night I found out my knee that's been bothering me for awhile has tendonitis!

And I'm Only 23! Still though love playing despite the injuries.

JohnnyRyan99

Kilkenny and District Soccer league is where its at :cool:

Dolph Starbeam

JohnnyRyan99 wrote: »

Kilkenny and District Soccer league is where its at :cool:

What team do you play for? We played Evergreen in the cup a couple months ago, we got hammered.

Uncle Mclovin

Ya I play....


And if by play you mean rooting it from the back up to the big lad up the front.


Then yes I play.