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…
Training facilities for soccer are better than they have ever been. Beautifully drained grass pitches, 4G Astroturf, indoor halls. It is no surprising that the standard of players is improving…
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…
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…
It’s that bit of magic. The ability to create the space in midfield to score a goal. It adds $15 million, $20 million to the price of a top player.…
Dribbling is one of the great skills of soccer. There is little to rival the thrill of seeing a player driving at pace towards the heart of the opposing defense…
Every individual soccer player's development must include soccer skills and training drills. Focusing on specific skills will help one develop into a more well-rounded and effective player. This is the…
The Beautiful Game has great potential to make us better members of our increasingly globalized society. We may come from different backgrounds, have different national origins, as well as different…
"The first touch is very important because it means you can control the ball and decide what you want to do with it. It's like a pass to yourself." according…
Scoring the Spectacular Soccer Goal Time for a serious debate now, one likely to promote strong feelings. Wars have been caused from less. What is the most spectacular goal in…