Association football culture

Have you ever considered which event made you who you are today? Well, the answer to that question for me happens to be a soccer game. Soccer is the best way for me to be who I am and who I want to be. Since I was nine years old, soccer has been a huge part of my life. Throughout all my years of playing, one certain game sticks out in my mind. That special game happened during my junior year of high school, against our biggest rivals. During that game, I learned new things about myself. I…

The Persistence of Lionel Messi Lionel Messi was introduced to the competitive soccer world at the tender age of 5. His older brother’s friends would go outside and play soccer and Lionel would play with them. This was the start of a legend. He went to play for Newell’s Old Boys and Barcelona (Barca). Messi, is arguably the best soccer player in the world, has had many problems, including being diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency, however he used the Habit of Mind, Persisting, to inspire…

feet to control the ball. The second term is feinting, or fake was the player fools the opponent to where they will kick the ball. The acronym FIFA may be one of the most important soccer terms which, stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association they are the ones who host the world cup and make the rules for the game. The next term is penalty kick which, is where the player gets a free kick about 11 meters away from the other team's goal. The last term is tacos in Spanish which…

Well this day goes back to freshman year when I first started to play soccer for East Noble High School and this ends on my senior year, I’ve been playing soccer for 11 years but not for East Noble. I first started out in NASA a soccer program that allowed kids to play and get taught soccer not the space program. This value taught me to always stick with my goals and push every day to do my best at anything I do. Freshman year soccer was an interesting year because my that freshman years was…

My first soccer team Occasionally friends become similar to a family. One of the best decisions have ever done was sign up for a local soccer team. I was a genuinely shy kid. However, I loved (and still love) soccer. I didn't know at the time how attached I would become to my team and how much teamwork mattered. Assuming I knew beforehand, I would have joined earlier. To start, I was ridiculously excited when my parents told me that they were signing me up for soccer though I was a little…

There are many things that shape me into the person I am today. But there is only one occasion that solidly marked my transition from my childhood. I was bored, walking alone one afternoon around the new neighborhood I had just moved in, when a ball slowly rolled to my feet. Casually, I kicked it back and somehow it turned to an amazing goal. The kids applauded and pulled me in for a random soccer game. That was how it all started, when I began growing fond of soccer. Bringing my childhood…

The ability to curve a soccer ball is a skill that both players and coaches know is difficult and requires a lot of practice to perfect. When defenders are aligned tightly in a wall to block a shot, it may seem to some spectators that it is an easy target to score in the undefended portion of the goal. However to get the ball in the net the striker must place the ball accurately. To make the ball go down in time it cannot go too high over the wall of defenders. The sticker has to maintain tight…

The career I have chosen is coaching soccer because I love that sport and I would like to get enough knowledge to train players. Also I would like to learn about tactics and motivational methods. It is an interesting career because I think coaches have to be teachers, mentors and trainers, all at the same time. Coaching soccer is actually a new interest that I have; to be honest I do not know yet what I want to do after I graduate from high school, but I chose this career because I would…

Soccer has shaped me, built my personality, and has been a part of my life ever since I can remember. Soccer has effected me all throughout my life and there is no better way for me to tell you about myself other than explaining the role soccer has played in my life. I have been around soccer for as long as I can remember. Soccer to me is more than just a game or sport. Soccer has shaped me and is a major part of the person I am today. I have played since I was four years old and I have never…

The phone rings at 9 o'clock in the morning. “Syd coach Smith just passed… he had a heart attack last night!” exclaims Kieanna. Confused I respond, “What?” The phone goes completely silent and then tears are heard, they are Kieanna’s. Throughout my years in high school I have participated and many different activities at my school. One of the most important activities that I have been a part of is the Varsity Soccer team. As a well developed player from prior knowledge of the sport, I had always…