Association football positions

Gavagan CJ, Sayers MGL. A biomechanical analysis of the roundhouse kicking technique of expert practitioners: A comparison between the martial arts disciplines of Muay Thai, Karate, and Taekwondo. PLOS ONE. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0182645. Published August 25, 2017. Accessed February 5, 2018. Purpose: The purpose of this study was first, to determine whether there were differences in the roundhouse kicking leg kinematics performed by highly skilled…

soccer after. Obviously, mama wasn't happy with me spending so much time out there but my dad had officially convinced her. The goalie, baba, was always there to help me improve at anything in life and in that instance it was the game of soccer, or “football” as referred to in Pakistan. He'd be diving and scraping his elbows in the rough, summer grass just to help me better myself. It was the day I had been anticipating, August 31st, or the day of tryouts. “Good morning!” exclaimed Mrs. Grant,…

Soccer Award Ceremony I was running as fast as a cheetah, it seemed. I could trip over my own legs any second! “Come on Makena!” I could hear my mom yell in the crowd. I was getting closer and closer towards the goal. I could see all of the other team’s defenders getting further behind me as I ran down the long soccer field. All of a sudden, the goalie yelled at the top of her lungs like yelling into a microphone, as she was coming out of the goal; “KEEPER!!!” I shot the ball like a bullet…

Soccer is a game of the mind. An outlet capable of channeling bottled up aggression or worry. It stands as a way for many to feel unstoppable or experience a moment of euphoria. But for me its stands as a time for self- reflection and amelioration. Soccer is not seeing has a sport for me but a way to find control and relax from the stresses of reality. Stepping on the field, whether it is for practice or a game I feel rejuvenated. A quick moment of clarity where I know I can do anything. My…

one I am most passionate about. When I first started playing soccer, I was about five years old. Even though I was only five I still deeply enjoyed playing games and practicing. Then when I was about six, seven, and eight I played recreational soccer with a lot of my friends. I had a lot of fun with that team and all of my friends on that team. We were not a bad team either, but I really wanted to play more soccer, also play more competitively. Along the way, one of my friends named Nate wanted…

A very special moment in my life that I didn’t want to end, was senior night in my final high school soccer season. This was the last time I would ever get to go out and play in front of the home crowd. Playing at home was always fun because all my friends would come and support me. High school soccer was one the best experiences in my life, because I got to make memories and play soccer with my best friends. Before the game they had all of the seniors walk out on the field with their parents…

On March 31, 2018, which was on a Saturday I went to my first real view, soccer game it was located inside the southeast entrance of stubhub center at 12pm in the afternoon. I had never been to a game before, but of course my husband convinced me to go with him and my in laws since they are big fans of the Galaxy team. I was really excited since I had already seen these teams play on television. Although it was my first time I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed being able to understand the…

It was one of the most rainy days of the summer of 2014 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and I had one of the biggest soccer tournaments in my life. My team was invited to this tournament called The Friendship Cup. This tournament was a six team tournament and your team has to be one of the top teams in your state to be invited. My team is called Blitz United and at this time we were top three in the state of Oklahoma. It was an honor for my team to be in this tournament but no one actually believed that we…

I was in Boise Idaho in a tournament sponsored by Adidas. This was also my first soccer tournament with a traveling soccer team, called “ IF Bluebirdz.” My dad and my mom with my brother had come with me. I was a the mide in the team, which meant I was never doing nothing. The tournament was international, so the teams were top quality and they were. My team had been practicing non stop for this tournament, even though it was the first one of the season. We were ten mins aways from the soccer…

Soccer is a widely known and recognized sport in the world today, and one can say that there are more causes as a result of soccer then there are causes of soccer alone. First, we must look at what the sport does to your body. According to livestrong.com, “One of the most prominent benefits of playing soccer is its ability to improve your cardiovascular fitness level”. Furthermore, “soccer demands a great deal of muscular strength. Explosive sprints, quick dribbling moves, shielding an opponent…