Midfielder

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…

could talk, that was the chant flowing through Simonds Stadium on Saturday’s game. Geelong fans gave an upstanding applause while chanting, “Paaaaady, oh, Paaaaady, this is where you belong,” they pleaded, to one way or another convince the key midfielder to return home. While Paddy has been exposed to intense speculations, he chooses to refocus directly on upcoming finals. As rumours continue to circle the potential move, speculation rise surrounding the final outcome. As Paddy continually…

helping the offense run better with strong fundamentals and understanding of the coach’s desired offensive approach. My reward was more playing time and being on the field in critical games such as this. My confidence was rising. A quick pass from our midfielder sprung the offense into action. One pass, two passes, I was next. All of my focus was straining on the ball. After I received my pass, I scanned the field for an excuse to dump the ball. Unfortunately, I failed to recognize…

What Americans refer to as soccer is called football in other parts of the world. In America, soccer and football are viewed as two different sports. Soccer and football have some similarities, but also have some differences. While soccer is not as popular in the United States, it is a favorite sport for the rest of the world. Over two-hundred and forty million people around the globe participate in soccer frequently according to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). What…

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…

only. Some see me as a goofy, arrogant, jock; however, I do not believe a student-athlete who achieves a 3.75 GPA can be defined so narrowly. My identity, interests, and talents are heavily influenced by soccer, but I am much more than a central midfielder. As a result of my confidence, especially on the soccer field, I am often misunderstood and seen as having it all together. Some see me as a complete joke. Some do not see me as an intellectual. Most do not know me for who I really am, which…

left side, I make a scissor move. I got past the defender making it so I can take a shot to score its 2-5. The other team kicks off. They get a break away, but our defender got back to stop the attacker. The defender kicked the ball to our center midfielder. He passes a perfect ball to our striker who passes it to me, I take a beautiful shot and score. The game is 3-5 I have a hat trick with three goals. The other team kicks off and instantly plays the ball outside to their left winger. I had…

It was a warm, sunny day on September 28th. Today we, Laurel High School’s soccer team, were playing against one of our biggest rivals Northwestern. Last year in our regular season, we tied against them 2-2 and lost to them in the playoffs by penalties. This year we didn’t want to lose and we were determined on winning. We arrive at their home field which was the Old Fairmont Heights High School’s soccer field since Northwestern’s field was getting turf instead of grass. As we got off the bus,…

Do you remember when you were a little kid and you had to climb on your counter-top to reach a cabinet? I remember it as if it was yesterday, maybe because it really was. All my life I have been dramatically smaller than all my peers. I have always been ostracized for the fact of my height which, in fact I have no jurisdiction over . I have always lived by the motto “Heart over height” in every aspect of life, and in every endeavor I encounter. My personality/drive/motivation all was…

This was my final game at home, so I knew gave everything I had in the game. The other team came out hard and had us worried in the first ten minutes, but about fifteen minutes in I received a ball from my left midfielder and I put in the back of the net. After the first goal, we took control of the game we kept firing on their goal. We got our first corner kick of the game and I knew that was my chance to get another goal, because the other wasn’t very big. My teammate…