Comments on: How Did The Germans Get So Darn Good At Soccer? http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/how-did-the-germans-get-so-darn-good-at-soccer/ The Neurotic Genius of Soccer in the Digital Age. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennifer Doyle http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/how-did-the-germans-get-so-darn-good-at-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Jennifer Doyle Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:42:27 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=104#comment-142 Thank you for this - what a great article! I'm just an average player, playing for fun in her 40s - but having just played a year in England - where women's football gets a really raw deal in terms of national/FA support, I was struck by the difference in terms of soccer-culture - it was easier to connect with women's teams in competitive leagues, and just on a daily level, there's an awareness about the game that just isn't replicated even among women who play in weekend games etc. in the US - where women's soccer is on the one hand well developed, but then on the other a world apart. I think some of the rapid development of the european teams grows from this - just a much higher level of day to day engagement with the game - and that engagement actually connects you to the world rather than removing you from it? Maybe I am overthinking this... Anyway, I've also heard that in Germany girls can play on teams with boys until they are 17. Is that true? Fantastic blog - just amazing, and I can't wait to read more! Thank you for this – what a great article!

I’m just an average player, playing for fun in her 40s – but having just played a year in England – where women’s football gets a really raw deal in terms of national/FA support, I was struck by the difference in terms of soccer-culture – it was easier to connect with women’s teams in competitive leagues, and just on a daily level, there’s an awareness about the game that just isn’t replicated even among women who play in weekend games etc. in the US – where women’s soccer is on the one hand well developed, but then on the other a world apart. I think some of the rapid development of the european teams grows from this – just a much higher level of day to day engagement with the game – and that engagement actually connects you to the world rather than removing you from it? Maybe I am overthinking this…

Anyway, I’ve also heard that in Germany girls can play on teams with boys until they are 17. Is that true?

Fantastic blog – just amazing, and I can’t wait to read more!

]]> By: Alyse http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/how-did-the-germans-get-so-darn-good-at-soccer/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Alyse Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:09:41 +0000 http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/?p=104#comment-141 If you take a look at the Swedish Damallsvenskan, you'll notice internationals from all over the world. Imagine what this has done for the Swedish National Team. They are able to play against top players day in and day out. We saw the migration of German Nationals Ariane Hingst and Nadine Angerer from Bundesliga side Turbine Potsdam to Swedish power DjurgardensIF. We've seen Marta head to Umea IK. Lisa de Vanna to AIK. The list goes on and on and on... Great leagues help to assist the development of national teams. Thanks for linking the German documentary, I've been wanting to watch that for a long time. If you take a look at the Swedish Damallsvenskan, you’ll notice internationals from all over the world. Imagine what this has done for the Swedish National Team. They are able to play against top players day in and day out.

We saw the migration of German Nationals Ariane Hingst and Nadine Angerer from Bundesliga side Turbine Potsdam to Swedish power DjurgardensIF. We’ve seen Marta head to Umea IK. Lisa de Vanna to AIK. The list goes on and on and on…
Great leagues help to assist the development of national teams.

Thanks for linking the German documentary, I’ve been wanting to watch that for a long time.

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