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re: Per Chris Lee of VandySports, multiple starters have quit the team because of Sarah Fuller
Posted on 12/2/20 at 7:41 pm to skrayper
Posted on 12/2/20 at 7:41 pm to skrayper
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I don't think he meant it as a defense of using a soccer player, but rather a semi-adjacent statement on how hard it is to transition from high school to college as a place kicker.
Regardless of where the person was coming from, they'd have to practice a decent bit to get where they can really kick it well.
^This. Kicking isn't as easy as everyone assumes. It really is a technical thing that takes a ton of practice at the collegiate and pro levels to get right. That's also likely the reason why the coaches just went with a squib and hoped for the best but even that can go wrong.
We undervalue kickers and STs players more than any other position but if you're a guy (or gal) that likes to follow the analytics of the game returning starting kickers turn out to be one of the most important returning players a team can have -- more important than QB in factoring a team's likely production for the next season.
ETA: And no, I was never a kicker (unless you count managing to kick it behind myself), I just know a few who were.
This post was edited on 12/2/20 at 7:45 pm
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Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:05 pm to Prof
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That's also likely the reason why the coaches just went with a squib and hoped for the best but even that can go wrong.
They went with a "squib" because if she absolutely unloaded and really got ahold of a kickoff, it might get to the 30 yard line. Also, they didn't want to take any risks that she might get hit.
It was a pathetic microcosm of all that is wrong with modern society.
Posted on 12/2/20 at 8:44 pm to Prof
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^This. Kicking isn't as easy as everyone assumes. It really is a technical thing that takes a ton of practice at the collegiate and pro levels to get right. That's also likely the reason why the coaches just went with a squib and hoped for the best but even that can go wrong.
OR (And this is just spitballing here) they could have allowed one of the other kickers that was on their roster kick. You know, the ones that had already kicked before and didn't need as much work?
If they wanted the ball on the 35, then they should have put anybody out there and told them to kick it out of bounds. Simple. no need to hold farcical tryouts and then award it to the least qualified person at the tryouts.
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