Rugby football

The laughing sweaty children of El Trapiche reminded me every day since arrival in Managua, Nicaragua why I quit soccer when I was seven. Before I could even think about scoring a goal, I felt a warm familiar body wrap tightly around my leg. I looked down, saw Mario tugging at my trousers and reaching for the ukulele I carried on my back. He officially cracked the code of my weak defense. Forget soccer; I should have stuck to playing music in the first place. My daily trips to the school to the…

Soccer is a very physical game and it's rarely violent. Sometimes the players do fall really hard or collide with each other hard, this occurs during games and practices. In our opinion soccer should not be ban because of its connection to brain trauma. Instead it should be modified to prevent any brain trauma. We say this because soccer is rarely a danger sport and most of the brain traumas are connected with heading of the ball. Another point is, that instead they should come up with new gear…

“Don’t cry.” I repeated this to myself over and over as I, a fourth-grader at the time, nervously walked onto a soccer field for my first practice ever. “Just don’t cry.” The cool fall breeze ruffled my hair as thoughts of regret swirled around in my brain. “Why did I sign up for this?” I glanced around at a sea of unfamiliar faces as my new coach began talking. Sounds of cheering and laughter mixed with the screeches of whistles as I tried to ignore the butterflies fluttering in my stomach.…

I could relate to with this word because there was a time where I felt I was going through it and experiencing a sympathetic division. It was Sunday in the afternoon and my little brother, who at the time is ten years old, was having his soccer game take place. Crowds around the field were very tense because of the two teams being big rivals. As well as the crowds be tensed up so were the players with each other. While the game went by there were many times in which the players were having…

The first thing you have to do to play soccer is you to have speed. Also, you have to have control over the ball. If you want to play this sport well you will need cleats, shin guards and shorts. Then, you have to get strengths in your legs so you can kick the ball hard enough so when you try to make a goal it is more likely to score. Also, the positions you can play are Forward,Goalie,defense, and midfielders. Also, If you are forward you are more likely to score goals for your team because…

At the top of the Gulf South Conference board and now ranked 23 in the nation, the women’s soccer team hoped to remain undefeated at home against Spring Hill College on Friday, October 16, and West Florida University on Sunday, October 18. On Friday, the Tigers prepared to take on the Badgers, eager to improve their record towards the GSC tournament in November. Although the Tigers were 8-3, the Badgers were desperate to prove they are good enough to compete with quality teams, despite that they…

of the 19th century by British immigrants. The first Argentine soccer league was put together in 1891, which makes it the third oldest league in the world. In just a short two years soccer leagues in Argentina had gone viral and so the Argentine Football Association was formed in 1893, making it the eighth oldest soccer association.…

I’m five years old and in my first ever soccer game. Everything is going great, my parents are on the sidelines cheering me on and I’m having a blast. This is the first sport that has captured my attention and I’m overjoyed. Then it happens. The ball is kicked and I’m in the way; it hits me square in the face. While my mother jumps to save me my father gently reminds her that soccer’s a contact sport. I stand there stunned for what seems like forever, before running off crying to my mom. It…

So I was sitting there and Chavez was doing his stretches. His Fresno State flag on the ground, and I was just waiting for the game to start. It was Tuesday afternoon and Chavez was scheduled to be one of our refs for soccer. Yes, it had to be Chavez. After his five minute stretching session, he stood up and started doing jumping jacks. All those stretches just to run around a field carrying a whistle and a flag. The good thing was that our main ref for the game was Mr. Navarro. After five…

Overpaid Athletes Have you ever thought of how much money a professional athlete makes? The average NBA player makes $5.15 million and the president of the United States only makes $400,000. The player in the NBA makes the president of the United States look like he gets paid almost nothing. The money theses athletes are getting could be used for better things. This is why professional athletes are extremely overpaid. Decreasing the pay of professional athletes could hinder the performance of…