Certain football players and leagues seem to always be diving. What's up with that?
205114
You forgot one more football league\n\nEnglish Premier league and in influx of foreign players who's main contribution to the beautiful game has been the 'art' of diving\n\nA certain German (Mr Klinsmann) started the ball a rolling on his initial term with spurs (tottenham hotspur)
126511
A lot of them are usually due to the fact the players try to do too much too soon.  Also as I'm sure you've noticed, there is a lot of time between plays, so unlike most of the other sports, baseball players are unable to keep their muscles warm, and then required to use them at full speed for a short amount of time.  Think of that poor RF who could conceivably go through an entire game of about 2.5 hours without having a ball hit to him, and then in the bottom of the 9th may have to make a 300+ft throw to home to save a run.  That'll kill your arm in a hurry, especially early in the season.
281277
It is a curse of excessive success. The more you have success, one tents to retain the same players. However, these players are getting older. And footy is a game for blokes who are young and take hits without getting injure. BL players are getting old, getting out of form, and getting niggling injuries which is causing them to miss games. It is very difficult for them to run alongside young teams such as bulldogs right now. BL will reach bottom and they will rise again, but for that, one has to wait another 5-6 years.
675867
No! Football hasn't got all that much skill in it yet they are paid more than a person who spends their life actually working.  And lets face it, it's a commoners sport!\nPlus who are those idiots who just fall over and clutch their knee, what are they five?
233631
Superstitious. A lot of ball players are. I remember there was one pitcher who wouldn't step on the white chalk line when he returned to the dug out. Others take two practice swings before going to the plate. It's all mental, but if it helps to calm them down, why not?
28064
The philosopy is to protect the QB's since the "in the grasp" business from years ago was silly.\n\nI think the recitation of the rule above isn't quite right in most cases.  Outside the tackles there is no grounding so long as the pass gets past the line of scrimmage -- doesn't matter if it's in bounds, out of bounds, or whether there's a receiver nearby etc.
252138
I think that your right, soccer players who dive or act hurt makes the sport less credible to many fans.  \n  I do think that you shouldn't forget all of the American sports where acting hurt gets you calls and it is not looked down upon.  In basketball, players take charges and flail their arms up in order to get offensive charges called.  In football, kickers and wide receivers often make a dramatic fall in order to get massive penalties called.  In hockey, players go down in a second if they are being hooked.  For some reason, these overreactions are looked highly upon in American sports, but looked down upon in soccer.  \n  I think your right, there is no place for faking injuries in sports, but dont forget about the standard which has been set in American sports as well.
286794
When attempting an extra point or field goal-the kicker has to get the ball off "high" enough & "quick" enough so it won't be blocked by opposing team...also,he has to worry about accuracy even more...and the pressure of having everyone watching can be abit uncomfortable.\nDuring a kickoff he doesn't have to worry about any of that stuff and could get the kickoff further because the angle of the ball leaving the ground(first few feet-not worried about a block))has more momentum to carry it further in distance-he doesn't angle it high at first...it only gets higher & higher once it's already so many yards down the field...sort of like an airplane taking off from the ground.
581749
I'm not even sure about the Japanese, but I agree, it's totally pathetic If I was a player I'd be worried about being seen to be such a wuss as to fall down crying at the slightest contact.\n\nIt doesn't help that FIFA have warned officials AGAINST issuing yellow cards against divers!
571550
First question: they do that because if their opponent gets one more fall then he gets a red card then the other team is short on a player.\n\nSecond question: because if there was a score then someone would have made a goal. So there is NO score!!
188791
There is a difference between when a player going to ground when there has been zero contact (eg. Arsenal's Robert Pires against Portsmouth last season)and when a player is nudged/tripped/leant-into/had his shirt pulled and he decides to make the most of it (eg. England's Michael Owen against Argentina in World Cup 98).\n\nThe former can be classed as 'diving' and the latter as 'over-reacting'.\n\nMost would argue that this is a problem in the modern game - simply because it's irritating to see. Diving will continue to be rife until the day FIFA give referees a zero-tolerance mandate to clamp down on this kind of thing. \n\nUntil players realise that they'll get a red card for diving, there will be no incentive for them to stop.
586611
Having sat and watch countless college level workouts, I can tell you for a fact that YES, there is a lot of the game of soccer that is psychological - and more than just faking passes or shots.  As for faking injuries.  I think the number of "faked" injuries is actually relatively low but the number of very minor injuries that are greatly embellished by melodramtics is pretty high.  Moreover, there is no question that some teams use it more than others but I don't think any team is totally exempt.
117516
I don't know if they already do it, but AFTER each match, why can't they look at video evidence for every foul that was committed (and awarded by the referee)? If it can be unanimously agreed by some football committee that it is indeed a dive, then the player gets suspended x number of matches.\n\nFor repeat offenses, the suspension gets longer etc... then players should be less willing to dive, because they know that they can't trick the cameras and that it'll mean suspension for many matches.\n\nThe only problem with this is that players may still choose to dive for important matches (e.g. cup ties), but if he could be suspended at least 2-3 matches for the dive, at least the player should think twice (especially if that means that the player will lose match fitness and possibly the place in the national team?)\n\nJust a suggestion.
15653
The more equipment you put on a player, the less a player can move. The problem is no one thought that some of these players would end up being dump truck size monsters who could hit a stop sign and bend it forward. The players are just way to big to invent something to protect them better. The legs are quite fragile in that there isn't much protecting them. As for concussions, human heads were not meant to get that kind of contact. THe helmets have been improved to the point that hitters are now using there heads to hurt the opponent. So nothing will prevent these injuries unless you have 150 lb players playing the game.
635259
There are lawyers that specialise in this subject. This has happened before and players have won such law suits.\n\nAsk around for a specialised lawyer
372446
There is no need for it, but as the game becomes more specialized and as coaches realize how important both punting and kicking are, they would rather make sure they get the best punter and kicker they can get.\nLook at it this way: suppose I'm a great punter. Now, I could also placekick, but I would likely be at least a little less accurate in my placekicking than someone who specialized just in that. Now, what coach is going to be happy with me placekicking when the game is on the line? The extra accuracy of the place-kicking specialist could be the diffence in the game, and of the coach keeping his job. \nSome teams have even gone so far as to have 2 placekickers, one for field goals and one for kickoffs.
539841
I don't know about all this "statement game" stuff but I do know that the deeper we get into the season the faster the cream rises and the sh*it sinks.\n\nColts are cream, so are the Ravens, it also looks like the Seahawks and Cowboys may be as well...............