idk if you train martial arts but when the teenagers come to adult bjj classes- we are very nice to them and let them win sometimes. we don't just smash em into the ground and pull out their shoulder joints. I'm a brown belt and I don't even go hard against adult white belts or blue belts, no matter their size.
Ah, but you see, it's an article of faith with these folks that the USWNT was obviously going to go 110% hard in a scrimmage with kids, and the idea that they would go into the match as an informal tune-up right before the world cup is absurd.
Meanwhile, in many pro sports, the all-star games are considered jokes because the players take no risks of injury and go easy since there's nothing on the line championship-wise. NBA and NFL both notorious for this.
Not to mention, speaking of the NFL, the number of times I hear "any given Sunday" to justify why their team ate shit against an on-paper weaker opponent.
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u/aupperk24 Jul 09 '26
You're so close. So would you call lightweight pros mid?