Why is soccer the world’s most popular sport? It is a question that taxes even the most expert brains. Perhaps it is the simplicity of the game. All we need…
Here’s an interesting fact. Soccer attracts more participants missing a lower limb than any other sport. It must do. How many times do we hear the phrase: ‘He hasn’t got…
The World Champion, highly successful women’s soccer team were pretty impressive in the recent World Cup in France. There was an interesting quote from USA co-captain and, we might controversially…
Getting the best out of kids has always been a challenge. Most readers of this blog will, if they are honest, admit that maybe they didn’t always try their hardest…
The world’s best players have more in common with the park player than first comes to mind. While we mere mortals might not earn their multi million dollar a year…
Kid’s soccer. It should be a joy. A chance for the youngsters to learn about teamwork, keep physically and mentally fit, to have fun and learn to win and lose…
Whether known as football or, as in the US, soccer; the ‘beautiful game’ is the most popular sport in the world. The best players earn millions of dollars per year,…
We watch Lionel Messi ghost into the box, ball at his feet, and drive his shot home. We see David De Gea dive full length to tip a long range…
Here’s an interesting statistic. Teams are more than half as likely again to score from a counter attack than a standard, positional attack. Of course, we can deduce anything from…
We warm up for a number of reasons. A good warm up reduces the risk of muscle injuries; it allows us to being the game at maximum physical and mental…