| mel | Activity https://womensprosoccer.com/members/mel/activity/ Activity feed for mel. Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:22 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=12.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9981c162ec0f01ba406a45c756e42628 replied to the topic Caster Semenya - what else is a genetic advantage in sport? in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/caster-semenya-what-else-is-a-genetic-advantage-in-sport/#post-4499 Fri, 03 May 2019 11:28:39 +0000 Some professions have minimal physical criteria that some women can meet. If she can meet the minimum physical criteria she can do the job. It is not discriminatory to set those criteria at a required level that only a very exceptional woman could ever meet… if that is what is required for the job. Even if the levels were set at a standrad that…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c4307c49d8ce3b0d6f7fc9ffc5d25bf replied to the topic People who take sumatriptan for migraines in the forum Health https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/people-who-take-sumatriptan-for-migraines/#post-4454 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:54:46 +0000 I take Rizatriptan for a migraine but bog standard paracetamol works for a normal headache. Migraines are anything but a ‘normal’ headache and no painkillers ever touch those.

I couldn’t take Sumatriptan due to heart palpitations so swapped to Rizatriptan. There are very strict rules around not taking more than 2 in a 48 hour period though, due…[Read more]

]]> 0 9f82bf671114eab089ac8d78457d3172 mel posted a new activity comment https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/522/#acomment-527 Fri, 29 Jun 2018 09:54:16 +0000 I would argue the officials need to stamp it out. It still goes largely unpunished.

If you very rarely get booked for diving but you often win a free kick, you’re going to dive, aren’t you?

Refs need to get better at giving free kicks where the fouled player *doesn’t* fall over, and also give more yellows/reds for simulation.

In reply to - posted an update I always look forward to the World Cup but I’m starting to think that football has become a non-contact sport. Get near the competition and they seem to fall over without any difficulty. I […] ]]> 43d617a5036645a283342dcdc35419c3 replied to the topic World Cup 2018 in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/world-cup-2018/#post-4409 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 09:57:03 +0000 I’m not sure why all the gloating over Germany’s exit. Borne out of jealousy for a country with a much better structured football set up which almost always out performs ingurland, maybe ? I doubt whether our humiliation to Iceland two years ago hardly registered in Germany.

]]> 0 6f0435e19661325c88d1ce8f2c081a9a replied to the topic World Cup 2018 in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/world-cup-2018/#post-4405 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 09:12:42 +0000 It is turning into a fascinating World Cup (France/Denmark aside). There is a quarter of the draw that now contains France, Uruguay, Portugal and Argentina!

As for Maradonna – an utter embarrassment. I think the BBC will be a little more circumspect about using his images during the games now, after having to cut away last night during the…[Read more]

]]> 0 88630f23b16817573b80034f47d54dd1 replied to the topic World Cup 2018 in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/world-cup-2018/#post-4353 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 08:38:10 +0000 But compared to the Spain v Portugal game, last night looked like Sunday pub league match.

]]> 0 eac8dcdd0938ce2e6776fe93ff357ccd replied to the topic China and football? in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/china-and-football/#post-4343 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 14:34:43 +0000 THere was an excellent documentary on BBC recently about one of their academies, not sure if it’s been still on iplayer but a fascinating insight in to how they’re applying their efforts to develop their national squad.

]]> 0 a6a7841c715c39d5ded36516e13068b3 replied to the topic World Cup 2018 in the forum General Banter https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/world-cup-2018/#post-4323 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:15:57 +0000 Annoying distraction for the next month. Not even the pinnacle of world football in terms of entertainment and skill levels, the Champions league knock-out games are much better.

France to win, or maybe Germany or Brazil. England will be better than previous and will comfortably get to the quarters when a proper team will knock them out.

]]> 0 e56c505dff0d362b4c4159e887dff840 replied to the topic Any sciatica experts? in the forum Health https://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/any-sciatica-experts/#post-4321 Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:30:13 +0000 I was in a similar position and discovered that I could pay for an MRI at the local university, it wasn’t as much as I thought it would be (£300 ish). I too had a prolapsed disc and I’ve been doing physio led pilates for about 18 months that has helped enormously. Be careful about who you go to for pilates – there are pilates classes… and th…[Read more]

]]> 0 5378383323e3a89935a9725ac887972b mel posted a new activity comment https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/385/#acomment-391 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:06:13 +0000 Perhaps rugby might be a good sport to look at for this, rather than football.

I don’t think I can explain it very eloquently but I will try (probably because I am no longer familiar with the exact nuances of the rules).

In rugby, during the game, part of the ‘game’ is to try and take actions that are to your advantage (handling the ball…[Read more]

In reply to - posted an update Radio 4 was reporting how seriously they are taking the ball tampering in the Australian test match, to the point where the transgressor may not play test cricket again. How does this incident […] ]]> 317ae0979876d027406de6b93c8e151d mel posted a new activity comment https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/357/#acomment-374 Sun, 04 Mar 2018 11:17:43 +0000 It’s fair to say that Wenger, with the honourable exceptions of Campbell and Kosczelny (sp?) has always come up short on defenders but he followed Bergkamp with

Thierry Henri, Robert Pires, Manu Petit, Patrick Viera, Freddie Ljundberg, Fabregas

Hardly unproductive signings

In reply to - posted an update Arsenal: Wenger has to be sacked! Think I heard Martin Keown saying ‘Wenger is like a defeated boxer in the ring where no one is prepared to throw the towel in for him and he keeps going back for […] ]]> a9856cd03ed632a09c523c22c0929d87 replied to the topic Coccyx Pain in the forum Health http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/coccyx-pain/#post-4023 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:47:01 +0000 I had this exactly as you described, turned out to be my sacrum and not my coccyx.
This physio gave me a number of stretches and this one helped immensely:

It’s unlikely your gp will do anything for any kind of back pain other than pain meds so if you can afford it I can’t recommend enough seeing a physio/ sports…[Read more]

]]> 0 b47c9a8e8d366df1ca96e7e696a832b3 replied to the topic Plantar fascitiis or policeman heel in the forum Health http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/planter-fascitiis-or-policeman-heel/page/2/#post-4014 Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:26:58 +0000 @sar My custom insole made a huge different you can’t have a over the counter insoles that takes differing leg length into account customs do.

]]> 0 bb4c01edafbd169bca9fc500ae9255fb replied to the topic Returning crutches to NHS in the forum General Banter http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/returning-crutches-to-nhs/#post-3940 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:46:50 +0000

Crutches cost around £10 to purchase. The charge to collect and decontaminate crutches to the required infecting control standards cost in the region of £20.

@nicola That’s ridiculous. I’m a microbiologist so know and a little about killing bugs and we could effectively decontaminate stuff like crutches for pennies. They are designed to be e…[Read more]

]]> 0 2aa75af28126d98bd5bc5a3659e6f367 replied to the topic Womens soccer rules and the men suck in these Olympics! in the forum General Banter http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/womens-soccer-rules-and-the-men-suck-in-these-olympics/#post-3758 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:54:40 +0000 I agree the women’s soccer has been a lot more exciting! But that being said the mens game tonight Brazil vs Germany will be really exciting to watch.. will the Germans be super mean to Brazil yet again and thrash them? I think to many in Brazil this game will be the most important event in the entire Olympics… if they win it will make the game…[Read more]

]]> 0 d18125f6112c53af4668fe93912304bc replied to the topic Germany beat Sweden 2-1 in Olympic final! in the forum Soccer news http://womensprosoccer.com/forums/topic/germany-beat-sweden-2-1-in-olympic-final/#post-3756 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:37:46 +0000 What a great final!
It really is just Sweden’s luck to concede an own goal in the final when they have been playing so good defensively (even if extremely boring) through the whole tournament. Maybe they should have just stuck to boring defense and not take any risks at all ever next time.

]]> 0 6f3c8a54ae821c8d7d60ddc4db5ba37b mel posted an update https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/17/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:30:39 +0000 Take a look at this tiny little pitch the Western New York Flash and Seattle Reign have had to play on recently..see attached photo. A compelte joke right? These two side are two of the biggest teams in womens soccer over here in america but still have to make do with rubbish like this… I somewhat doubt any major mens football team would put up…[Read more]

]]> 0 e45607bc63ce349ce45c35f1fef3858e changed their profile picture https://womensprosoccer.com/activity/p/16/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:20:38 +0000 0