--- title: Dad Pushes Kid in Soccer Game in Hilarious Video description: That is one enthusiastic soccer dad canonical: https://time.com/5450281/soccer-dad-video/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-09T15:37:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:54.464Z og:title: Soccer Dad Shoves Kid in Hilariously Ruthless Soccer Move og:description: Victory is the only option, apparently og:url: https://time.com/5450281/soccer-dad-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt626b58ba56d0adbc/69893eb2bc6cfc8f8b3e7653/soccerdad.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: FBL-WC-2018-JPN-FEATURE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Soccer Dad Shoves Kid in Hilariously Ruthless Soccer Move twitter:description: Victory is the only option, apparently twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt626b58ba56d0adbc/69893eb2bc6cfc8f8b3e7653/soccerdad.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Video Shows Dad Shoving Kid in Hilariously Ruthless Soccer Move Because Victory Is the Only Option by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 9, 2018 3:37 PM UTC  This picture taken on June 11, 2018 shows elementary school children attending a kids soccer school class at Konami Sports Club headquarters in Tokyo. - Japan will face Colombia, Senegal and Poland in group H of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) This picture taken on June 11, 2018 shows elementary school children attending a kids soccer school class at Konami Sports Club headquarters in Tokyo. - Japan will face Colombia, Senegal and Poland in group H of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA—AFP/Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Nov 9, 2018 3:37 PM UTC It’s hard for adults to stand on the sidelines while tiny children attempt to play their favorite sports. For a perfect example of this, check out this video of an adult turning a child into a [goalkeeper](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1991933%5F1991952%5F1993757,00.html), whether they wanted to be one or not. The video shows a determined [soccer](http://time.com/collection-post/5414056/kylian-mbappe-next-generation-leaders/) dad turned very enthusiastic goalkeeper coach, showing the world what a true enthusiastic sports dad is like. The video was shot at what was reportedly an under-8 game (meaning all players were under eight years of age) between Bow Street Magpies FC and Ysgol Llanilar FC in Wales. In the video which was shared on Twitter, the father sees the ball coming towards the goal, sees his child _not_ see the ball coming towards the goal, and springs into action. He had apparently decided that the most efficacious course, besides blocking the shot himself, was to knock the tiny goalie over. That sent the kid flying into the path of the [soccer](http://time.com/5335799/soccer-word-origin-england/) ball, preventing the goal. It was an effective if somewhat ruthless move that resulted in a good save. While the video cuts off before the match referee can decide if this move would be allowed, in the end it didn’t really matter. A player on the opposing team seized the opportunity for a rebound and kicked the ball in the net while the goalie was still sprawled on the ground and undoubtedly questioning whether or not they should tell their mother what just happened. > [](https://twitter.com/TomMunns1/status/1060592423586402305) Watch out, World Cup, a new goalkeeper (and his dad) could be coming your way. > [](https://twitter.com/KeithArnold/status/1060752665993392128) > [](https://twitter.com/TomMunns1/status/1060592423586402305) > [](https://twitter.com/Tim%5FCahill/status/1060631552244228098) Dad Pushes Kid in Soccer Game in Hilarious Video ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5450281/soccer-dad-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5450281/soccer-dad-video/"},"headline":"Video Shows Dad Shoving Kid in Hilariously Ruthless Soccer Move Because Victory Is the Only Option","datePublished":"2018-11-09T15:37:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:54.464Z","description":"That is one enthusiastic soccer dad","url":"https://time.com/5450281/soccer-dad-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Parenting","Soccer","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt626b58ba56d0adbc/69893eb2bc6cfc8f8b3e7653/soccerdad.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt626b58ba56d0adbc/69893eb2bc6cfc8f8b3e7653/soccerdad.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FBL-WC-2018-JPN-FEATURE","caption":"FBL-WC-2018-JPN-FEATURE","creditText":"TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5450281/soccer-dad-video/","name":"Video Shows Dad Shoving Kid in Hilariously Ruthless Soccer Move Because Victory Is the Only Option"}}]}] ```