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Quote from: redsforlife on Jul 13, 2009, 04:11: AMdan, i'm sorry, but you are 100% wrong. all freestyle styles, except maybe the use of hands, were originally used to train for football. if you don't believe me, just watch any warm up for a professional football match. you will see people juggling the ball with lower and upper body. its less likely, but you may even see someone do something sitting down. this was the beginning of freestyle. all i am saying is that separating football from freestyle is a really stupid move. it removes the history of the sport, and hurts is you in the possible business of the sport since most performances people get are for some football related event. another example is that futsal and beach soccer are completely different sports than football. they are played in an extremely different way. one player from each sport, isn't always good at the others just as in freestyle. they haven't replaced football from its background, so freestyle shouldn't either. dan, i respect you as a freestyler, but if you continue to say football has nothing to do with it, you need to consider yourself a juggler instead. Ok i see your point, but about the business thing... I care more about freestyling for fun than getting money, although obviously its great to get some LP's//about the last line, i think i might just consider myself a freestyler instead of a football freestyler... juggling is one of the words i hate when people talk about freestyle.. juggling makes it sound so "failed-footballer"-ish....oh well... okey freestyle originated from football.. but right now, it doesnt have to much to do with football once you pass a certain level..ask any kid who can do a neckstall and he will say its football-related...go ask someone who trains hardcore uppers, lowers, or sitdowns and they will tell you that for them, it has nothing to do with football, which is my situation..However its also a benefit to us that people are ignorant to freestyle... If you go busking, anyone who loves football will immediately stop so it can be a good thing, but we need to work to remove the thought that "Cristiano Ronaldo is the best freestyler in the world"
dan, i'm sorry, but you are 100% wrong. all freestyle styles, except maybe the use of hands, were originally used to train for football. if you don't believe me, just watch any warm up for a professional football match. you will see people juggling the ball with lower and upper body. its less likely, but you may even see someone do something sitting down. this was the beginning of freestyle. all i am saying is that separating football from freestyle is a really stupid move. it removes the history of the sport, and hurts is you in the possible business of the sport since most performances people get are for some football related event. another example is that futsal and beach soccer are completely different sports than football. they are played in an extremely different way. one player from each sport, isn't always good at the others just as in freestyle. they haven't replaced football from its background, so freestyle shouldn't either. dan, i respect you as a freestyler, but if you continue to say football has nothing to do with it, you need to consider yourself a juggler instead.
