WHO IS REALLY BLOWING IT
It’s time to clear the air about how organized soccer works from the ref’s
side. As with player development, there are people who put in much work behind
the scenes, unpaid, on their own free time, to build an infrastructure worthy of
producing informed officials. However, efforts are undermined by the way the
local scene has evolved. No specific person is at fault, but everyone in the
soccer community is implicated. Read
It
WHY FEMALES ARE AT RISK
Along with the incredible growth of soccer as a participation sport, we have
seen a proportional increase in injury rates. Naturally, as more people play,
more become injured. In an outdoor season 2.6% of all players will report an
injury. This is not an especially new statistic, what is new is the increasing
number of young female players and the types of injuries they are sustaining. Read
It
EQUAL PLAYING TIME, SHOULD IT BE THE RULE
The policy for every child to play a minimum of fifty percent of each game.
Seems fair enough, right? Think again. Read
It
RECRUITING MISCONCEPTIONS
The majority of high school athletes and parents believe that
talented high school/rep athletes are actively recruited by Division I college
coaches. The reality is that only about 2% of these athletes are “actively
recruited” by leading college coaches, leaving the remaining 98% to “recruit
themselves” through self
directed
efforts.
Read
It
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SOCCER
MOM CONSPIRACY
An infestation of overly obsessed suburbanite women
plague Soccerdom. Some brave souls have taken the task to study and report back
the findings of this fierce species. These are the characteristics that they
have found. We hope that they prove useful so that you can protect you and your
loved ones. Read
It
KNOBBLY INSOLES HELP SAVE INJURIES
Knobbly rubber insoles worn inside sports shoes should reduce knee and ankle
injuries. The insoles radically improve athletes' awareness of the orientation
of their feet. Read
It
PELE POINTS AN ACCUSING FINGER AT RECRUITING AGENTS
The growing popularity of soccer is fast transforming the sport into a huge
multi billion dollar industry. It is also bringing millions of young people
around the world into contact with the charm of the game.
So strong and positive is the image that the glittering world of the game that
almost every kid who loves soccer in the developing world is trying to travel to
Europe to play professional football. But more often than not, this dream ends
up in frustration. Read
It
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