Soccer
Get fit playing soccer
Soccer is a hugely popular sport, played all over the world at all different levels, from the grass roots to the very top. Playing soccer is a great way to improve your fitness, requiring a good level of aerobic endurance, speed, speed endurance, agility, strength and power. As a highly enjoyable team sport it’s great for your motivation for fitness.
Read more…Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer is often a great way of getting into soccer. All over the country, social groups of friends and work colleagues get together to play and compete in various leagues with other teams. And even if you don′t fancy the competitive side of a league, Indoor soccer still offers a great way of letting off steam and getting fit just by dedicating around an hour of your time.
Read more…Think you know the offside rule in soccer?
Offside ref? Here's a simple explantion of soccer's offside rule so that you know exactly how and why the official's flag goes up so frequently in soccer matches.
Read more…Soccer positions explained
A full-scale game of soccer usually starts with 22 players on the pitch – 11 for each side. Barring injuries or a rash of sendings off, each side will end the game with the same number of players as they started. Each player in the pro game, from the goalie, the defenders, midfielders, to the strikers will have a set position and a specific role to perform in the course of a 90 minute game of soccer.
Read more…Soccer formations and tactics
‘Diamonds’ and ‘Christmas trees’ aren’t the first things that spring to mind when thinking about soccer, but when it comes to tactical formations employed by soccer managers, these phrases describe just some of the options and tactics considered by many a coach plotting their side’s potential route to victory.
Read more…The warm-up for soccer
Introducing freestyle soccer
Freestyle soccer is the art of performing tricks with the ball whilst keeping it in the air. It is a more creative off-shoot of the sport with an emphasis on style and individual maneuvers rather than scoring points or goals. Any part of the body that can be used in normal soccer can be utilized; such as trapping the ball behind the neck in order to link different tricks together.
Read more…Top 20 World Cup moments
The Fifa World Cup conjures up images and memories that have stayed with us for a lifetime – providing you’re old enough to remember them in the first place, of course! Whether it’s a stunning goal, an equally brilliant celebration, a moment of sheer genius, or even a madcap moment, the FIFA World Cup never fails to provide plenty of entertainment, and each rendition of the tournament is always eagerly awaited the world over.
Read more…How to be the ultimate soccer mom
You need only look at notorious soccer “societies” around the globe to realize that the beautiful game can be followed by some of the ugliest sports fans. Soccer fans are passionate. However there is one clan, a relatively new addition to the social fabric of world soccer whose unwavering support can sometimes trump even the most intensely fanatical of soccer fans – the soccer moms. After all, no matter how much you love your team, you’ll never match a mother’s protective instincts for her offspring.
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