Association football ball

I was born, raised and educated in Chile; it was not easy to give up an imminent career as soccer player when I was younger; one of the biggest teams selected me and everybody anticipated I would have an outstanding career in soccer… well, all except dad: my father had something else in mind for me and decided not to support the dream of my life. At the beginning it was hard to believe, unfair, selfish. Then we had a conversation and I learnt that he pursued a career in soccer when he was…

When people think of an American sport they think of football, baseball, and basketball. Yes, all of these sports were originated in America one came way ahead of all of them. Lacrosse has been around as early as the 12th century but has never really been popular since now. Lacrosse is made up of 4 positions: midfielder, attack, defense, and goalie. Lacrosse has always been my passion but there was one thing that I loved more then the sport its self. And that is the position I play which is…

Many people want to turn a new leaf whenever the new year starts. They will have new dreams, want to accomplish better goals in life, and will have new enthusiasm. Some goals could be losing weight, learning a new language, writing a new book, or streamlining their financial help. It just happens to be that people find it hard to lose their old habits. There are many factors that influence why many people fail to continue their new year resolutions. Some fear that they will not be able to…

Ever since I was young sports have always been a part of my life and they continue to be part of my life today. I am always playing a sport year round and I have played soccer, track, cross country, basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, and ultimate Frisbee. When I was looking for a college I wanted to go to a school where I could play both soccer and track and that is the main reason I picked BC. Physical fitness is the most important to me, but emotional health is also important. When I…

in our short scrimmage games just like our old coaches used to. Jeremy always ended practice with some sort of game. One time, we played a game called transition soccer. Transition soccer is a quick fast paced game where if you get scored on our the ball goes beyond your endline you got off the field. Jeremy made this game more fun by continuously adding people till everyone was out on the field. By the end of the game we were playing eight versus eight. Jeremy always tried to make the end of…

sideline, and I found out that I don 't get to start, man was I angry, but I contained it. Eventually I got in, within 2 minutes of when I entered, there was a Cesa girl coming down the field on my side, I charged her as hard as I could. I pounded the ball away, we had a huge collision, and my ankle was laying a few inches lower than it should. The referee stopped the game and I got up and went to the sideline. Emily’s dad was there, he is a Doctor, and he told me that it was out of socket, but…

Since I was a child, I was watching many soccer games on TV or sometimes I went to my older brother to the soccer fields in my town and I saw many professional players there. I was watching so many soccer games, but I could not play. I was hoping to become a good soccer player like the players I saw on TV or in the fields, but no one encouraged me to play soccer because I was a child and they thought I cannot play soccer because my body was too small. Moreover, some schools in my city did not…

test. It is fill-in-the-blank. Good luck. Please, sit down.” But I cannot sit down. It is not sittingdowntime. It is summertime. Summer is time for skipping and prancing and playing soccer. Mr. James says, “Get down from there. Give me the soccer ball, Cisco.” Mr.…

controlled. Dribble down the line of cones then picks ball up and return to the line. Level two: single tight dribble, quick and controlled. Dribble down the line of cones as quickly as you can still keeping your ball under control. At the end of the line of cones pick ball up, return to the line. Level three tight dribble with an opponent; dribble down with control, another student will meet you in the middle and try ONE time to steal your ball while you dribble. If they are successful,…

the totals are comparable. The psychomotor skill level for these students increased in both the Dribbling and the Passing skill set. More students were able to contact the ball correctly, keep it under control while running for forward and keeping their eyes up. The students also improved their passing skills, passing the ball with the correct foot fall patter was the biggest improvement. Cognitive the students Pre and post test scores also show great improvement. ] c. Analyze the patterns…