Another day, another head shot. This really is the final straw for American girls soccer,
though. I mean, the hair pulling and dirty tackles are one thing, but to take aim and obliterate an
opponent's face like this on a free kick is just way over the line. And totally hilarious.
After the jump, a special bonus DTotD.
The best part of this is the noise the cameraman makes. It gets better every time you watch
it.
Alright, so here's the scenario: when an errant ball from a neighboring pitch threatens to
disrupt the run of play, one of the coaches runs out to quickly grab it, only to fall and take out
one of the kids. Embarrassed, he scrambles to his feet and hurriedly kicks the errant ball back
toward where it came from.
(skip ahead to 15 seconds in)
There are a number of things you shouldn't do when you're a grown man coaching little kids.
Pretty high up on that list is trying to show off while playing against them by blasting a shot
that nearly decapitates one of the smaller children.
I seriously have no idea how that kid got up so fast after getting his (or her?
There's a lot to be impressed with in this clip. Mostly in how #20 was able to nail his opponent
square in the face at such a sharp angle and that said opponent quickly recovered to go after
it.
The clip ends too soon, though. I have a feeling #20 didn't come out of that corner
unscathed.