Association football culture

Growing up I had focused on competitive soccer. Soccer challenged me both physically and mentally and I learned to love these demands on the field. These challenges helped me foster a self-confidence in myself when it came to athletics. When I fractured my tibia playing against my rival high school, sending my knee cap into my thigh, I was faced with a new test. The sport that I loved was taken away from me for an extended period of time and it took away part of my identity. Who was I without soccer

I was ready — even the freezing rain could not stop me nor smother my excitement. My eyes were set on the ball, and I concentrated on what was happening on the soccer field. As I was thinking one play ahead and looking for the possible passes from my teammates, the next thing I remembered was that I tripped over myself without even having the ball. I had no time to laugh at myself, but I got up the next second, laid my eyes back on the ball, and ran my tail off to receive the pass. I promised that

My Dad once told me “Apologizing to someone may not do anything to that person; you have to apologize physically to help them out because speaking to him will just go in through one ear and out the other.” Personally, I suppose that actions speak louder than words due to experiences in my life. In particular, one day I was in a soccer game, and I was the goalkeeper. Meanwhile, the game proceeded and then there was a free kick; the opponent was approaching the ball to shoot it at me

Last spring, I wanted a change. I had been running for a long time and I had just finished a hard cross country season. I was in desperate need of pursuing another sport. Then, one school day, on the Morning Announcements, I was surprised to hear a life changing announcement. “There will be a soccer interest meeting held in the old gym at AC Flora tonight.” I practically leapt out of my chair with excitement. A month later, I was finally starting soccer conditioning. I was so excited

My father is profoundly wise in the topic of athletics. He knows more ways to get stronger, faster, or even more flexible than anyone I have ever encountered. Putting this knowledge with my determination, we made a rigorous workout plan that we would do at home every single night. One note to make, is that my dad was not forcing me to do these workouts in any way. He asked me if I still wanted soccer to be as exhilarating as it was when I was younger, then I needed to put the time in to my craft

The Day I got kicked in the Nose One day when I was in fifth grade it was 12 vs 12 the last soccer game in school before it snows Yorke P pass me the bass down the field of course I made the goal. So the next time we got the ball back Yorke was looking for someone open I was the only one open so he goes to kick the ball to me and Tyler R tipped me and then Tyler F kicked me right in the nose. I wasn't very happy about that. I went off on Tyler F I was cussing him out while a teacher was coming

The people of the United States have been increasingly interested in soccer, both in terms of viewing and playing respectively. This rapid growth is not just related to soccer though, people’s background and environmental influences have also played a large role. I wish to explore how these factors affect attitudes towards activities such as soccer. There are many things that go into affecting the way that Americans receive soccer. The idea that the game itself is a foreign game, that it wasn’t

Soccer, The World’s Greatest Sport Soccer has dated back as far as 2500BC. It remains known as one of the oldest sports acknowledged to man. There is a great deal to understand about soccer. For now, let us just stick with the basics. The Chinese were believed to be the first originators of the game. Furthermore soccer evolved from there. As every other sport, soccer has rules and regulations that must be followed. The essential objective of soccer is to acquire the ball into the opposing teams’

The Ladies held on for their third win of the season, knocking off the Warriors in the second game of a doubleheader as Centenary (3-9) fell in game one, 7-3, the Hendrix (8-6) before rebounding for an 8-6 win in game two Sunday afternoon, March 12. Junior Anna Dunn added an RBI single in the first and a two-run home run in the seventh inning of game two for the Ladies. She finished the game 3-for-4 with a double, her first round-tripper of the season, three runs scored, and three RBI’s. After Centenary

“One, two, three goals? Dang Eve, you’re getting pretty good at this.” Her father also known as her soccer coach said. “I bet that I can get one more.” Eve said challenging her father. “Okay let’s see you do that.” She jogged back out onto the field and was at the ready on the line for the second half to start. Three, two, one. The half started and she was after the ball, proceeding with all the adrenaline in her body. That faster she sprinted, the closer she was to her goal, the ball