No games until 2021

I’m not okay with any. Can you prove any suicides directly related to COVID lockdowns? I’m not talking about a case where the lockdown was one of several factors that drove someone to commit suicide either. Give me some examples where lockdowns have been the primary factor in suicide.
Interesting take and a logical one to follow. Kinda the same thing as CV19 being part of someone's death certificate. I mean, if we are going to be specific about cause of death, might as well lay it all out there.
 
I think it really has to do with other factors.

Take for instance Utah.

From what I understand they have been far more lax over the entire covid period vs AZ. But looking at their numbers they have substantially fewer deaths per million vs AZ.

They have been much more open in comparison to CA as well. And their numbers are dramatically lower vs CA.

This would seem to imply that it isn't so much gov mandates or policies that determine what the virus does. It would seem more likely that the virus affects people differently based on location, the makeup of the population, etc.

Right now numbers mean nothing and are not credible. They are being manipulated, omitted to support agendas on both sides. Also likely that people just don't know what they are doing.

AZ quietly reported an oops last week - over 2500 hospitalization cases had been misreported by one healthcare system. They were in fact admitted into the hospital but never hospitalized. Similar mistakes have occurred over testing and capturing accurate data on death certificates. This is just one healthcare system of several in the state. Investigations ongoing. Makes you wonder what other clerical mistakes have occurred. More to follow I'm sure.
 
I agree 100% but that is not the argument he’s making. I understand his argument as: f*ck soccer...I want my kids back in a brick and mortar school. I could understand the brick and mortar school argument from the local barber or CalTrans worker. But, this guy was coming off as a lawyer to me and I’m calling B.S.
I just found the “prove a link between X and Y” discussion to be boring. It’s a weak argument, and that kind of proof requires a ton of data that no one here has or is qualified to assess. So I figured it was time to replace it with a better one.
 
It's more than soccer. We poured sand on the skate parks, put plastic bags over the basketball hoops, padlocked the baseball and softball fields, closed the swimming pools, roped off the playgrounds, and generally shut down every outdoor space where kids might have fun.

Meanwhile, casinos are open, restaurants are open, bars are opening, theaters are open, churches are open, and airports are open. All of these indoor activities are higher risk In than the outdoor activities we shut down for the kids.
So the only thing that matters to you is "death" rate and FOX news is your source of information? lol
 
I think it really has to do with other factors.

Take for instance Utah.

From what I understand they have been far more lax over the entire covid period vs AZ. But looking at their numbers they have substantially fewer deaths per million vs AZ.

They have been much more open in comparison to CA as well. And their numbers are dramatically lower vs CA.

This would seem to imply that it isn't so much gov mandates or policies that determine what the virus does. It would seem more likely that the virus affects people differently based on location, the makeup of the population, etc.
We can’t do anything so why even try?
 
What educational opportunities are you talking about? I feel this "pandemic" is really widening the gap between classes and people mainly due to teachers unions and their money influencing a particular political party. I feel bad for lower income families that may not have computers, quality internet connection, and both parents working long hours (if both parents are still in the household).
An educational opportunity for kids to explore and try something that they would not have the opportunity to explore if playing club soccer and attending a brick and mortar school.

I also think many kids nowadays are over indulged and could benefit from a little adversity and learning how to push forward. Pain is weakness leaving the body...right?

Could you reconcile your position about “Covid” and the teachers union with the recent shut down in Madrid, Spain please? Specifically, what impact did the teachers union have on the recent shutdown in Madrid?
 
An educational opportunity for kids to explore and try something that they would not have the opportunity to explore if playing club soccer and attending a brick and mortar school.

I also think many kids nowadays are over indulged and could benefit from a little adversity and learning how to push forward. Pain is weakness leaving the body...right?

Could you reconcile your position about “Covid” and the teachers union with the recent shut down in Madrid, Spain please? Specifically, what impact did the teachers union have on the recent shutdown in Madrid?
why would i talk about the teachers union in spain? im talking about the teachers unions here in california, where they say its too dangerous for teachers to be in the classroom with students yet the same classrooms are being used for daycare with daycare teachers to help with distance learning for $205 a week per kid.
 
Right now numbers mean nothing and are not credible. They are being manipulated, omitted to support agendas on both sides. Also likely that people just don't know what they are doing.

AZ quietly reported an oops last week - over 2500 hospitalization cases had been misreported by one healthcare system. They were in fact admitted into the hospital but never hospitalized. Similar mistakes have occurred over testing and capturing accurate data on death certificates. This is just one healthcare system of several in the state. Investigations ongoing. Makes you wonder what other clerical mistakes have occurred. More to follow I'm sure.
Lot's of "mistakes" I hear and were all human and bound to a make mistake or two or three even. We will need to wait until later to find out what is really going on with all those numbers. The game of numbers and how folks use numbers to scare the sh*t out of you. Math my ass!!!!
 
Can you provide data about how many COVID+ cases were directly related to youth soccer? And of those cases what percentage contributed to the spread to others? Additionally, and more importantly, how many of those were fatal or caused long term health concerns or impairments. If we're going to be paranoid then let's first understand the need to be paranoid. I'm not a denier, just a realist.
No I can’t. The reason being is that they are kids and not guinea pigs. In order to do what’s in the best interest of the kids we have to proceed with caution. I am actually proud that we don’t have those stats at this juncture.

Now is the time for kids to focus on individual skills. They can work on their strength, conditioning, technique, and the MENTAL ASPECT of the game now. When play returns the kids will hit the ground running with way more mental tenacity and be better teammates.
 
An educational opportunity for kids to explore and try something that they would not have the opportunity to explore if playing club soccer and attending a brick and mortar school.

I also think many kids nowadays are over indulged and could benefit from a little adversity and learning how to push forward. Pain is weakness leaving the body...right?

Could you reconcile your position about “Covid” and the teachers union with the recent shut down in Madrid, Spain please? Specifically, what impact did the teachers union have on the recent shutdown in Madrid?
Not much opportunity to explore when parents cant afford supervision for their kids while they are at work. Please tell me how a family where both parents work and who cant afford $205 a week for daycare can provide an additional opportunity to explore without a brick and mortar school that tax dollars already pay for?
 
why would i talk about the teachers union in spain? im talking about the teachers unions here in california, where they say its too dangerous for teachers to be in the classroom with students yet the same classrooms are being used for daycare with daycare teachers to help with distance learning for $205 a week per kid.
$205 a week seems like it would be cost prohibitive for many so I would suspect that the daycare is sparsely attended and not densely populated like a public school. Not an apple’s to apple’s comparison pal.
 
$205 a week seems like it would be cost prohibitive for many so I would suspect that the daycare is sparsely attended and not densely populated like a public school. Not an apple’s to apple’s comparison pal.
hey pal, classrooms dont have to be densely populated either. Hybrid learning where half the students are occupying the room in the morning and the other half in the afternoon have already been worked out before school even started. instead our state mandated no in person learning while daycare has never stopped. Now schools are getting paid for daycare utilizing these "empty" classrooms. But dont take my word for it, heres a link:

 
Not much opportunity to explore when parents cant afford supervision for their kids while they are at work. Please tell me how a family where both parents work and who cant afford $205 a week for daycare can provide an additional opportunity to explore without a brick and mortar school that tax dollars already pay for?
I get it but I don’t. I come from an era where kids played outside unsupervised. I got my first kiss playing “house.” Kids can skate, bike, play tag, jump rope, climb trees, doorbell ditch, hopscotch, go hiking, lemonade stand, volunteer at old folks home etc.

Plenty of low to no cost activities available.
 
Because soccer is known globally as the most beautiful game for a reason. It's inherently more fun and satisfying participating in team sports than individual sports.

As a family we have done the biking, skateboarding, RC, swimming, poker (my 6-year-old knows how to play draw poker now thanks to Covid), piano, and countless other things over the past seven months. But at the end of the day my kids like team sports above all else.

We are not in a "rush" to get back to soccer. We patiently waited 7 months. Compared to all the activities with non-zero risk that are allowed to open, soccer (also non-zero risk) is much safer in our own determination.

My DD goes to a school that offers both hybrid and virtual programs. She chose hybrid and some of her best friends chose virtual only. My DD doesn't ask her friends how long they will hide in the basement, and her friends don't accuse her of killing grandparents. They respect each other's decisions and remain good friends. We can all learn to act more like adults from our kids.
Your very use of the the phrase "hide in the basement" shows a base disrespect for others decisions. Yes, you should show more respect for others decisions. As a family we personally only know one family friend who has died from covid. It has been devastating for everyone who knew this beautiful women. By the way she had no underlying condition, was skinny, never smoked, worked out at a gym when they were open, and walked five miles a day. She fought 43 days to stay alive. At first her symptoms were very mild then on day 7 or 8 she suddenly got worse and was rushed to the hospital. She was one of the lucky ones to get Remdesivir. Had a few days where she seemed to improve but started crashing again and was put on a ventilator. She fought for weeks but lost the battle. No one else in her family had covid. She was only 59!! Let that sink in. Statistically for her, the death rate wasn't .005% it was 100%. Whatever your position on covid, RESPECT others decision instead of mocking them, you don't know what they have gone through.
 
No I can’t. The reason being is that they are kids and not guinea pigs. In order to do what’s in the best interest of the kids we have to proceed with caution. I am actually proud that we don’t have those stats at this juncture.

Now is the time for kids to focus on individual skills. They can work on their strength, conditioning, technique, and the MENTAL ASPECT of the game now. When play returns the kids will hit the ground running with way more mental tenacity and be better teammates.
Another word for Isolation Dre. This is the big "Mental Aspect" your missing to see and seem to not understand. If kid has only one parent ((a bastard child and lucky to be alive, but was not well protected before born from some and not really cared for from Elites afterwards because their a little bastard anyways)), then most likely their all alone all day and then after individual skills training, their all alone again. Do you know how many kids have only one parent and that parent works in socal?
 
So the only thing that matters to you is "death" rate and FOX news is your source of information? lol
Death Rate...yah, pretty much, that and hospitalizations. Why fret about case rates if it doesn’t correlate?

No....those are CDC’s published numbers (see the footnote in the image), just happen to be a screen grab from Fox News. I hate most media news outlets.....mainly Fox and CNN are the worst. (Wrong yet again...). It does however answer the question that was asked does it not?
 
I get it but I don’t. I come from an era where kids played outside unsupervised. I got my first kiss playing “house.” Kids can skate, bike, play tag, jump rope, climb trees, doorbell ditch, hopscotch, go hiking, lemonade stand, volunteer at old folks home etc.

Plenty of low to no cost activities available.
times are not the same bro. I used to do that do, but most of my day was still at school during the day. I had adult supervision during the day that tax dollars paid for. Those tax dollars arent covering what it used to during this pandemic. whether we like it or not, public school is daycare for many working class families. Now kids are at home alone unsupervised for most of the day. I doubt you would let your daughter spend most of her day unsupervised outdoors like you did back in the day. especially in rougher neighborhoods.
 
I get it but I don’t. I come from an era where kids played outside unsupervised. I got my first kiss playing “house.” Kids can skate, bike, play tag, jump rope, climb trees, doorbell ditch, hopscotch, go hiking, lemonade stand, volunteer at old folks home etc.

Plenty of low to no cost activities available.
I came from a similar generation. My parents biggest issue was getting me to come home or stay inside.

How many teenagers climb trees, build lemonade stands, etc? Can’t volunteer at old folks homes right now (both my kids are acting Presidents of their youth volunteer groups) due to the restrictions.

Your points are valid, but can not be extrapolated across all age groups. Teenagers have different interests that are far more socially based.
 
I should also add that your “f**k other people, I don’t give a s**t about anyone else’s health or welfare” is the exact reason your kid can’t play soccer or go to school right now. It is the American Way. You are getting exactly what you deserve.
No you shouldn’t.
 
I’m not okay with any. Can you prove any suicides directly related to COVID lockdowns? I’m not talking about a case where the lockdown was one of several factors that drove someone to commit suicide either. Give me some examples where lockdowns have been the primary factor in suicide.

Tough to isolate just one factor. Often times mental illness is an underlying factor and the lockdowns just push over the edge. But it's the same with COVID deaths...someone has a heart condition, catches COVID and now it's a COVID death.

But I do have any anecdote (yeah yeah yeah....anecdote is not data). My niece. Happy go lucky girl...very high extrovert....typical teen angst but nothing out of the ordinary before lockdowns. Not one of the A-crew populars, but definitely on the B-crew. Her parents were really scared of the virus because of her older sister, who is vulnerable. Kid went into a tail spin with no school and then going from going out with friends every evening to nothing. She hates her sister so there's no company there, and is at the age where she doesn't like hanging with her parents either. Attempted suicide by taking her sister's pills over the summer. The suicide note said she couldn't stand the isolation anymore. And yes, they had tried to get her help,but like my son, she wasn't a good candidate for zoom therapy, particularly with a therapist she had no in person face to face in the before time. She lived, got medicated, but the parents recognized it as a cry for help. Still has issues but was at a sleep over bday party with 10 other girls on the weekend and seems to have at least turned around from her darkest hour.
 
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