Soccer Case Study: The Health Benefits Of A Soccer Ball
Gather around folks for another post on the benefits of soccer. The latest study took place in Denmark.
Scientists have concluded that Adults who regularly kick around a soccer ball with friends have better heart and bone health.
The life of a soccer mom is hardly glamorous and usually involves carpooling kids to games and supervising them. But here’s some good news for all the soccer mums around the world.
Hot of the press, women who join in the fun and kick around a soccer ball can dramatically improve their bone and heart health. Read More
Fabio Capello: X-Rated Photos, Miami and Coaching England
Fabio Capello has done a fantastic job as England coach and has shown his class with several, lets say, unconventional situations. England was one of the first countries to qualify for the World Cup and look destined for a deep run in the tournament.
Capello has done a great job preparing the squad and players like Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard are ready to take on the world.
So why does Fabio “Discipline” Capello look worried?
For those that have been living under a rock fasten your seat belts. Read More
Soccer Conversations: Dialogues Not Monologues
Today, we are going to tackle a few questions that Anon left as comments on my previous post.
That’s right, we!
First of all I want to make this clear. This will not be a monologue, but rather a conversation or a dialogue.
That means you, my loyal readers will have the responsibility to comment and leave your opinions and/or experiences to add to the conversation.
Warning-There is no correct answers or wrong answers. The conversations will serve as a guide to allow everyone to ask the relevant questions and to challenge the current status quo.
Please remember this, it is the understanding and application of thought which counts, not the right or wrong answers. I will do my best to give you my thoughts, you may agree or you may disagree. Take what you like and leave the rest. I can live with that. Read More
Soccer Career: Don’t Shoot Yourself In The Foot
The chance to play professional soccer is within reach if you follow the path less travelled. You can follow the status quo and become a statistic or you can opt to go against the grain.
Against the norm.
Against the majority and possibly against your coach.
Against your parents?
Settle down and don’t get carried away.
Most players want to be told what to do. Do this and do that, train like this and kick it like that. Don’t eat that, eat this. The merry go round continues endlessly to the point of no return. Read More
Kids Soccer: Punished By Rewards
Some of the scientific discoveries made over the years have been so simple, yet so powerful. Having studied chemistry, physics and biology at University level (preens) one of the pioneers in science for me was Isaac Newton.
“An object in motion will stay in motion, and an object at rest will stay at rest, unless acted on by an outside force”.
Believe it or not, that’s Newton’s first Law of Motion. Read the above passage again, how simple is the theory. If you repeated this statement to any person today they would probably roll their eyes thinking durr.
So how do we put a spin on this?
How do we relate this to soccer? Read More