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Gavin Hoben Mrs. Williams English 9 CP 17 September 2017 Summer Reading Project- Shoot-Out By: Mike Lupica Summary: The book I read over the summer was called Shoot-Out written by Mike Lupica. This inspiring story is about a soccer player named Jake Stuart. The story begins with main character interacting with his first conflict. Jake has to move to a new part of his town. At first, Jake isn’t bothered with this change of setting, but he is bothered by the new soccer team. The team located in…

Easy steps on how to become a professional soccer player how to become a pro soccer player, soccer training To be an expert in any sport requires a lot of practice and passion. If you are dedicated to learning it, you would no longer remain an amateur in it. All this holds true for soccer too. It is not something that can happen only in childhood. It can happen even in your teens and for that matter, at any time of your life. What it takes is a bit of conviction, hard work and some luck perhaps…

Imagine you are at your child’s soccer game and they are sitting in the field playing with grass, yet, they receive a trophy. What is that really teaching them? Where there are youth sports, there are participation trophies. Over the years, there has been quite a debate about these materialistic goods. Kids should not receive participation trophies because it gives them the wrong message about making mistakes, it will teach them about success, and make them appreciate the sport itself.…

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…

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…

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…

When you first start playing soccer, it may seem like there is just one step to soccer success. During soccer, many skills need practice such as kicking the ball to a teammate or the goal, marking the ball, shutting off the ball from an opponent, team-work, balancing, and warm-ups are all skills needed to succeed in soccer. Consequently injuries and many failures are all due to soccer players not paying close attention to practicing such skills or simply not communicating with one another. Being…

Ever wondered how sports relate to everyday life? Soccer has many analogies to compare and contrast everyday situations. Soccer is an interesting sport that can relate to many things. Soccer has many great examples of analogies like the coach in soccer represents your boss at work. The first few prominent analogies that were found are your teammates are like your family, practice is like preparing you for something like a test, and lastly the plays are your plans for the day. All of these…

When many people think of ways to describe me they think of a determined, straight face, hard working soccer player because many people see that when they come to watch me on the soccer field. However, off the field, people are often shocked and relieved to see that I am completely the opposite of the person they see on the field. Surprising to most people, off the field, when I’m not directing players, winning tackles, and connecting passes, you will often times see me with friends and family…