Soccer

Sports are “activities that involve physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”. When physical exercise is involved such as sports, it benefits the mind, spirit and body health. Sports can encourage leadership, devotion, and commitment throughout the players, among many other traits. During the course of this semester, we were able to experience and learn the skills and rules of many different sports. Among these sports, soccer was one of my favorites. Participating in this sport had many benefits including health, and skill benefits. According to the 2006 FIFA Big Count, “there were 265 million soccer players in the world, 270 million when referees and match officials were …show more content…
Muscle strength can be seen through the kicking and jumping and the bone strength in the weight bearing loads on the body can increase the strength of the skeletal frame. Not only can it help us maintain a healthy lifestyle it can improve the player’s skills. Some of the skill benefits in participating include power through the sprinting, jumping and maneuvering around the field. Speed and agility are important skill that can be learned from soccer when being able to move swiftly while upholding control and form. The dribbling and passing can be seen as players kick the ball forward and across the field. As players protect the ball from opponents and prevent their opponents from the ball all help with the skills of tackling and shielding. Soccer helps the players in many different ways which is the reason why soccer is one of my favorite sports. However, soccer is more than a game. Around the world it has become “a way for the poor to escape the reality of their lives a game that can break the social boundaries and can connect people of opposite cultures”. In conclusion “soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple” Johan Cruijff once