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I’ve played many sports in my childhood, one of which is soccer. Freshman year is a quarter of the way done and soccer tryouts r next week. I love golf and tennis, but not so much soccer. I really don’t want to take soccer to the high school level but im pretty sure my parents ont approve. Any tips on how I should approach my parents on quitting soccer?

tell your parents you arent playing soccer
its your choice
they dont like it? what are they gonna do, chain you to the soccer field?

Nothing is more important for a soccer fan, than his team’s colors and badge. In the soccer uniform, the club’s badge is on the chest, placed close to the heart.

In the nineteenth century, soccer uniforms had long sleeved shirts and they used knickerbockers that covered the knees in place of the shorts used today, and long socks.

When television was black and white, the color of the soccer uniforms were very important, when one team played in light uniforms the other team had to play in dark. In this way, viewers could tell which team was which, and also the players were able to tell where their team mates were on the field. The basic soccer uniform is made up of shirts (jerseys), shorts, socks and shoes.

The goalkeeper has a slightly different uniform from the rest of the team; the jersey has to be a different color as he is the only one allowed to use his hands in the game. The difference in the goalkeeper’s uniform is necessary so that viewers and players can easily recognize which player he is. The goalkeepers usually use special gloves for defending the ball.

The referee and his assistants also need different color uniforms so that they aren’t mistaken for any other player in the field. Players also use protections such as shin pads which can also be included as part of the uniform.

Before uniforms were made of heavy material, when wet with sweat or rain, they would stick to the player’s body. Nowadays, soccer uniforms are made from light synthetic material that doesn’t stick when wet and doesn’t weigh as much as the old uniforms.

The design of the soccer uniforms was quite different in the old days compared to today’s design. The shirts had a collar similar to a polo shirt, with laces or buttons on them. In the more modern uniforms the collars are something like modern T-shirts. The shorts today are very different from the ones used in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, quite shorter and much lighter than before. The socks are quite the same today, but some socks have a few details like lines, the club badge or name.

Today, there are quite a few famous uniforms, like the Brazilian national team, which are famous all over the world, especially among the youngsters. The use of these uniforms as a marketing strategy has become quite common and pretty effective, with sponsors on club or national uniforms.

The amount of official replica soccer uniforms sold is quite big due to marketing campaigns, the passion of the fans towards their national team or the club they support. The uniform manufacturers also use the name of famous players to sell more. Names like Ronaldinho, Beckham, and Zidane are very much used so that more and more uniforms are sold.

The clubs invest highly in marketing their own brand name and their players’ names as a way of popularizing the brand and the club or national team. Some clubs and national teams make special editions of their uniforms for important games or anniversaries.

The use of soccer uniforms in marketing has helped the main brands of sports clothes and these uniforms, especially the jerseys are used by young people to go out to parties, going to shopping centres and even on dates.

M. Jedediah
http://www.articlesbase.com/soccer-articles/soccer-uniform-colors-in-play-110198.html

Not much is known about the first soccer team. However, the Greeks and Romans played football and ball kicking games. The London Football Association developed the first sets of rules in 1863.

British sailors and settlers brought the game to India, South America and Europe. During the late 19th century, soccer was brought to the United States. However, it did not prove popular until after World War I. In 1908, soccer was made an Olympic event. Since 1952, Hungary has won the most gold medals with three.

Even today, although it is an international game, it has been slow to gain popularity as an intercollegiate sport in the USA. It is however, gaining popularity and is being included in physical education programs in many schools. Also, many local communities have started youth soccer leagues for children of all ages.

The game of soccer, or association football as it is properly called, is the Europe’s most popular sport. Just about every country in the world plays soccer in some form or another. It is both physically and mentally demanding, requiring athletic skill and quick thinking.

There are many tales about how soccer began. Many civilizations claim that they discovered the sport. There are records of soccer like games having been played in China, Greece, Japan, and Mexico more than 2,000 years ago. Also the The Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) was formed in 1904 as an international governing body.

Today, FIFA, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, has more than one hundred-forty member nations and overseas about thirty-nine million players worldwide. France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Denmark, and Sweden were the founding fathers of FIFA. In 1905 Germany, Austria, and England joined the organization. At this time there was discussion of the first World Cup.

In soccer there are many rules that have changed. Back in the 1700’s the playing field was shaped like a square. There were only four major markings on the field. They were the touchlines, goal lines, halfway line, and the eighteen-yard lines. When the Football Association (FA) was created in 1863, the first uniform rules were made.

FIFA now requires that soccer be played on a rectangular field between one hundred and one hundred-thirty yards long and between fifty and one hundred yards wide. For international matches the field should be between one hundred- ten and one hundred-twenty yards long and between seventy and eighty yards wide.

There are two goals, one placed at each end of the field. They are eight feet tall, eight yards across, and six feet deep. The lines that mark the sides of the field are called touchlines; those that mark the two ends of the field are called goal lines. Also there are five other distinctive lines. They are the halfway lines, the goal areas, the penalty areas, the corner marks, and the center circle.

Soccer players must learn to think for themselves during games. Since there are no time-outs, they hear from their coaches only at half time - and then only for a few minutes. If adjustments in team strategy are needed during play, the members of the team must know enough to make them by themselves. Each player must be adaptable enough to play both offense and defense, to take the responsibilities of a teammate in certain situations. Every player must be prepared to do everything. Soccer provides a fine balance between individual skills and teamwork. Playing winning soccer requires the cooperative effort of eleven men and the individual skills of each, and that’s what makes a good soccer team.

Ben Franklin
http://www.articlesbase.com/soccer-articles/the-evolution-and-enjoyment-of-soccer-112122.html

Also how many soccer fans are there worldwide?
Thanks, I was just wondering.

In the United States there are currently 66,248 youth, club, and high school coaches….

no wait Roger Tinnemans ( Cold Spring Harbor HS ) has just past away.

no…….. Steven Allen ( Cowboys under 10 youth team, Elmira NY ) has desided to devote more time to his family.

no wait a second, can I get back to you on this ?

Soccer is the world’s most popular game, and consequently there is no shortage of books, videos, and DVD’s that focus on the game. Like fans of most any sports, soccer lovers are likely to want to focus on their game even when they are far away from the field of competition. However, unlike sports like football, basketball, baseball, golf, and many others, there is a shortage of television programming that is dedicated to soccer.

That void is especially noticeable when it comes to television programming that is dedicated toward instruction or fundamentals of the game. However, soccer fans can fill that void by purchasing a soccer DVD to help them pass the time, and elevate their game, during their time at home.

Whether you are an aspiring player, coach, or fan of soccer, there is a soccer DVD that is sure to deliver the information you need in an entertaining format. Any soccer lover is sure to enjoy the action oriented DVD titles that are currently available. From titles like The 2006 FIFA World Cup Film - narrated by Pierce Brosnan - to Champions of Europe, a highlight film covering fifty years of European Cup action; watching soccer played at the highest levels is sure to raise anyone’s appreciation of the game, and it can even help them develop their game by watching the finest players at their finest moments.

And if retrospective video is what you really enjoy, then no soccer DVD collection is complete without the two disk Special Edition of FIFA Fever. FIFA Fever takes you through 100 years of the greatest action and players in soccer history. From Beckham to Pele, Ronaldo to Zidane; you will find all the greatest players and moments on this special set.

While watching a soccer DVD such as FIFA Fever or Champions of Europe is sure to entertain any soccer fan - and you might learn a thing or two as well - if improving your skills or expanding your understanding of the fundamentals is what you seek then there are hundreds of DVD titles that are sure to help you on your way to that goal. A soccer DVD can bring the best coaches and players into your living room where they can pass all their valuable information on to you in a format that allows you to watch it again and again. From tips on coaching premier players from a former elite coach in Europe - such as David Williams in the Coaching the English Premier League series - to tips on coaching young children who are just learning the game, the soccer DVD is the perfect medium for passing along this timeless information.

More advanced players and their coaches are sure to make use of DVD titles that address game situations that better players will encounter, and with proper practice and coaching, exploit. The Tactics and Drills series takes players and coaches through exercises in passing and possession, attacking and goalscoring, and zonal defending, and that series is hardly alone in the marketplace. No matter what your skill level or relationship to the game, there is a soccer DVD that will help you raise your understanding, expertise, and skill.

Samantha Davis
http://www.articlesbase.com/soccer-articles/a-soccer-dvd-can-help-take-your-game-to-new-heights-123937.html

It has been said that more people in the world play soccer than any other sport, and there is little reason to doubt the veracity of that claim. With little more than an open field, a makeshift goal, and a ball, you can have a soccer game at just about any time. This is surely one of the reasons that soccer is so popular in some poor countries, but it hardly explains soccer’s popularity in developed countries like the United States. Here, organized soccer players need more than a ball to play, and in many cases, proper soccer shoes are required before you are allowed to take the field of play.

Soccer shoes are required for several reasons. Not only do appropriate shoes give you traction in a sport where traction is paramount, they also provide you with support and padding that will protect you from injury. A quality soccer shoe is constructed with an upper portion that is made with materials and layering that will give the player the most feel for the ball, and in a sport where your feet are as important as soccer, that feel is incredibly valuable.

Since feel for the ball is important, the materials used are also integral in transmitting that feel. Soccer shoes are usually made of real leather or synthetic leather, with real leather providing the best feedback for the player. Real leather has other advantages as well. Leather shoes tend to fit better and are often more durable as well. However, those advantages come with a higher price. Further, if you are playing on a wet, water logged field, a real leather shoe will absorb more moisture making it heavy and robbing it of its durability.

A less expensive option is synthetic leather. Appropriate for beginning and intermediate players, synthetic leather offers an affordable entry level shoe for prospective soccer players. Further, synthetic leather offers greater water resistance and is ideal for play on wet fields. Synthetic leather shoes are easier to clean and tend to maintain their looks for a longer period of time even though they typically do not last as long as their leather counterparts.

The most important part of soccer shoes is where the rubber meets the road; the sole, where the cleats are. There are four types of soles on soccer shoes: molded cleats, detachable cleats, turf shoes, and indoor shoes. Molded cleats are the most basic and affordable design. Perfect for young or beginning players, molded cleats are part of the sole of the shoe and they are designed to be appropriate - although not ideal - for a wide range of playing conditions. Detachable cleats are similar to the molded cleats but with one major difference; you can remove them. By unscrewing the cleats and replacing them with different types and lengths, more advanced players can create a shoe that is ideal for the playing conditions they may face in their game.

Soccer is not always played in cleats, however, and some shoes are designed for use on Astroturf or on other kinds of indoor surfaces. Looking as much like sneakers as typical soccer shoes, turf shoes and indoor shoes possess a tread designed to grip artificial surfaces while still providing the optimal feel that is needed in a soccer shoe.

When you purchase your soccer shoes make sure to be properly fit and remember that they are designed to feel snug, particularly on the upper portion of the shoe. Remember that a leather shoe will stretch over time, so a shoe that feels snuff at first may eventually stretch and mold to the exact shape of your foot making it like a part of you, and perfect for the game of soccer.

M. Xavier
http://www.articlesbase.com/soccer-articles/quality-soccer-shoes-give-you-a-feel-for-the-game-and-feel-great-too-120443.html

I need to get some new outdoor soccer shoes for my first year of varsity. I was going to look at Soccer Center Ohio, but it recently closed down because of the economy.

Does anyone know a good soccer shop around Cleveland?

shop online at post soccer.com 50 percent off sale is way better

Introduction to Soccer Nutrition -

Think of an average human’s body as a small manufacturing shop. It doesn’t require a lot of prime materials, but it also fails to perform spectacularly. If a normal human’s body is a manufacturing shop, an athlete’s body is a state-of-the-art factory that can produce outstanding performances, but also requires wagons of prime material.

Your goal as a soccer player is to get that factory of yours running at maximum performance but it will also be your role to provide it with the right (and the right amount of) prime materials. This is where soccer nutrition comes into play and if you follow me into the article below, I’ll provide you with some of the most important information regarding what you should eat and when you should eat it.

Soccer Nutrition - Proteins

Proteins are the building blocks of life and they’re the ones responsible for muscular growth. As a soccer player, muscular growth should be of paramount importance, so your soccer diet will have to contain a lot of proteins. Proteins usually come from animal products, such as eggs, milk or meat, but they can also be found in soya, lettuce and a few other specific veggies.

Soccer Nutrition - Carbohydrates

The carbohydrates are your body’s fuel source and just like a car needs gas to function properly, so does your body need carbohydrates for each and every one of its functions.

Every movement that you do eats up a little of this carbohydrate fuel…move your hand to scratch your head, you lost some carbs…knock on the door…you lost some carbs…even when we blink we lose a couple of carbohydrates; you can imagine the amount of fuel needed in a soccer match then. But carbohydrates aren’t just energy boosters, they’re also part of a great deal of bodily functions, such as the immune system, blood clotting, muscle growth and development.

Soccer Nutrition - Pre Game and Post Game Soccer Diets

The issue regarding pre-game and post-game meals is very debated, mainly because the Internet is crammed with a lot of misleading information on the subject. Generally, your performance in a game will be determined by what you eat starting with 2-3 days before the match day and the last meal you take a few hours before the game starts. It’s a good idea to eat carbohydrate-rich food a few days prior to the game and you can also get a rich carb snack 3-4 hours before the match begins.

You’ll also want to look for foods that have a low glycemic index (low GI) prior to the match, as they are proven to extend your endurance and effort capabilities for a short period of time. Just make sure that the low GI food you eat pre match are not also high fibred, as dense fiber is absorbed harder by the body and that food will just dangle around in your belly while you run. So a good pre-match soccer diet should contain:

- Low GI foods
- High Carbohydrate foods
- No high-fiber foods

After the game is over, the extensive effort will have you weakened and your muscles will be very vulnerable, since you used up all the carbohydrates in them. That’s why a rich carbohydrate meal is essential after a match. Studies suggest that the body is better at absorbing these carbohydrates and other nutrients from food 1 to 2 hours after prolonged effort.

High GI foods will also help you recover your muscles faster and you won’t feel tired and beat down all day long, as the carbs and glycemin from your post game meal will work towards getting you back

Niv Orlian

What is a better or more competitive playing level? What do you think about the levels of play at high school soccer (jv or varsity), MAPLE league, MASC league, ODP, District Selects, in-town (or city) soccer, and travel soccer?? And what do you think about the way each of the different levels rain at?

1:00 is eyepatch time yyyyyyyaaaaaay

Soccer moms are very busy because they have to take everyone to practice and then the games and keep track of the family in addition to juggling their own schedule if they have a job. Many soccer moms rely on calendars to help them stay organized and focused on what needs to be done for whom which day.

There are many ways for soccer moms to stay organized and calendars are only one of them. Wall calendars that are divided into each person in the household are helpful to keep track of everyone and their schedules. You know at a glance where everyone is and why. If someone has a test on a certain day of the week, you can remind them of this and to make sure they are studying the few days leading up to the test. If there is a big game on Saturday, then you can make sure everyone has no plans except for the big game. It’s nice to see everyone’s schedule at the same time and not have to flip through pages to find out what everyone is doing on a certain date.

When using a wall calendar, it’s nice to give each member of the family a certain color or set of stickers for there section on the calendar that way you can distinguish who is going where on what day at a glance and so can every one else in the family.

Other soccer mom’s prefer the convenience of a portable calendar, on in which they can keep all the family appointments and soccer games logged into one convenient place. These portable calendars will help a soccer mom stay on track and organized for not only the soccer practices and games, but for doctor appointments and other important appointments and family functions that need to be remembered.

Yet another way to stay organized for soccer moms is using a computer program or calendar online. This is a great way to keep organized if you work from home or have a large family that has a continually changing schedule. The computer calendar allows you to move the family’s schedules around easily between days and months and often covers a broader range than the wall or portable calendars. However, with a computer program calendar, there is no portability unless you print out a page with the day or month on it.

There are cell phones and personal devices which have calendars in them so they are portable and can hold all the appointments each person in the family has and allows you to see a day, week or month at a time. These are, however, small and unless they are hooked up to a printer, you are unable to show them to the entire family at a glance.

Printing out daily schedules can become costly, therefore printing out a weekly or monthly schedule, especially if it’s going to be a busy month or you have a special family vacation or other activity planned, would be the wiser thing to do.

Cathy Lopez
http://www.articlesbase.com/women’s-issues-articles/soccer-moms-get-organized-671871.html