unique kind of smell when you walk onto a soccer field‚ a fresh‚ reminiscent of spring kind of spell. A smell of polyester and sweat. I like that smell. I walked onto the field. To my left‚ a sea of green and yellow fans cheering on our opponents. To my right‚ friendly figures wearing black and gold. Most soccer player will tell you that every team has a different style or tempo. Some play fast while others play hard. Some play clean while others play dirty. Soccer has this ineffable quality about it‚
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Sports injuries have skyrocketed above national averages in the last 24 years. There are going to be injuries‚ no matter what sports you play. Two of the most common sports are baseball and soccer. Although these sports differ‚ the types of injuries are similar. How do we prevent the injuries? How do we treat them? In baseball‚ there are mostly upper body injuries‚ but there are few lower body injuries that could happen. For instance‚ you could sprain your ankle or knee while running the bases or
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Whether it’s played on a sandy beach‚ or in the Estádio do Maracanã‚ a passionate love of soccer has always coursed through Brazil’s veins. The simple yet magical sport has woven itself within the countries culture and has been nothing less than an obsession since the late years of the 19th century when it started in Sao Paulo. Today‚ Brazil’s love affair with soccer intertwines itself in many aspects of society‚ including socially‚ economically and politically. Originally‚ futebol was a game reserved
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It was a warm sunny day and I was sitting down watching soccer videos my mom got a phone call it was my coach he wanted to invite me to play on his team named Cruz fc. It was three days later I was getting ready for my first practice we went to the stores and bought cleats‚ shin guards‚ and soccer socks. When I got to the practice I introduced myself to the team and told him what position I played I told him forward. When we started playing they passed me the ball and I lost and then I thought to
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personal gain‚ rather‚ it will help us. One activity I am involved in is helping a kids camp for younger soccer players. I was also able to play soccer with children in Belize this summer on a mission trip. It is so important to find ways in our community to help others by using our gifts. Soccer is a game I love and I am extremely grateful to use this passion to help others. By using this love for soccer in service‚ my
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Dwiggins Computers I Why is soccer called two different names? In America we call it soccer which is a sport that a lot of people play. Soccer is a sport where you take a ball shaped as a sphere and you kick the ball while running down the soccer field until you shoot the ball into the net and score a point. There are four quarters in a game. Each quarter has about twenty minutes to play the game but in between quarters 2‚ and 3 there is a short break. In soccer you can’t touch the ball with
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SPORTS I believe sport is a character builder. Soccer has introduced me to the man within me. This is my passion. Doing something I love everyday helps me feel as though life has meaning. I have played this game that brings the entire world together for as long as I can remember. During my playing days at high school in Jamaica‚ I competed in the rural area Dacosta Cup. I enjoyed it while it lasted‚ not knowing what college was going to offer me a scholarship. Playing in the semi-finals of 2008
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Who knew that on June 27‚ 1987‚ the best soccer player in the world would be born? That is for Lionel Messi who is currently 25 years old and playing for the club FC Barcelona located in Barcelona‚ Spain. However‚ Lionel Messi is originally from Rosario‚ Argentina where he grew up playing soccer until his life changed at the age of 13. During his childhood‚ Messi had unbelievable talent for his age and was better than his two older brothers. Although‚ when he was 13 he was unusually smaller than
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Soccer or football is a sport that is played primarily with the player’s feet with the exception of the goalkeeper who can use their hands. The first game of soccer can be found back in 1858 in Melbourne Australia. Soccer is a tough sport to play so one has to know the position‚ rules‚ and have the know how to play. To play right back on a soccer team a person has to know when to move and where to move on the pitch. For example‚ if the ball were on the left side of the pitch on a team’s half
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The experience I want to tell you about today is when my U-10 (ages 8-9) girls soccer team that I coached won the Championship game. Throughout the soccer season we had practice twice a week for 12 weeks and games every saturday morning for eight weeks. At the first few practices I learned a little bit about each player and found out whether they had played soccer before or not. With every practice and game our team became better and better. We actually lost all of our games before tournaments. Through
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