Scottish Football Association

Their son, Jamie, was born in August of the following year. Young Jamie became much the focus of not only his parents’ attention, but also of his Cook grandparents’. John taught him to play chess at the age of four, much as he had done with Jamie’s mother and uncle years earlier. He attended the local nursery and primary school, where he proved to be “a good scholar [and] listener with an aptitude to numbers.” Jamie’s extra-curricular pursuits included karate, involvement with the Boys Bri-gade at Ardeer, and naturally football. At the end of his primary schooling, Jamie was streamed into a football school, sponsored by the Scottish Football Association, which runs parallel to his academic studies. At the time of writing, he plays amateur football with a Kilmarnock side, Bonny-ton Thistle Football Club, and has his sights set on progressing to univer-sity. According to John, Joanne and Gary have done nothing but support young Jamie in his…

After 1872 is when soccer started gaining popularity outside of England. The very first international match ever played was in Glasgow between England and Scotland on November 30th, 1972. At the time of the international friendly, the Scottish FA didn’t exist, so it was England versus the oldest club in Scotland named Queen’s Park. Three months after the first international match, the Scottish FA was founded in 1873. Whales FA soon followed in 1875, and later the Irish FA in 1880. With this…

Never Give Up On Your Goal The final school bell rang. I just got done with gym and walked into the locker room to put on my Hillsborough High School soccer jersey. This was just one game in my freshman season and was expected to be like any other. We were expected to win as our record proved that we were a strong and athletic team. I am ready for the game with my soccer bag packed with my gatorade and training gear. My other teammates begin to fill in the locker room preparing for the game…

This experience was in HCHS when I sign in for practices of the soccer team. Well, the coach was picking new soccer players and I was there trying to do my best and be part of the best Soccer team, I don’t remember exactly the date but it was in October 2012. The first day we started running 5 laps to the two soccer fields, it was nice because I like exercise. After that we were passing the ball and shouting to the goal. The goal keeper is funny he played one year in a really professional team…

I was born, raised and educated in Chile; it was not easy to give up an imminent career as soccer player when I was younger; one of the biggest teams selected me and everybody anticipated I would have an outstanding career in soccer… well, all except dad: my father had something else in mind for me and decided not to support the dream of my life. At the beginning it was hard to believe, unfair, selfish. Then we had a conversation and I learnt that he pursued a career in soccer when he was…

When people think of an American sport they think of football, baseball, and basketball. Yes, all of these sports were originated in America one came way ahead of all of them. Lacrosse has been around as early as the 12th century but has never really been popular since now. Lacrosse is made up of 4 positions: midfielder, attack, defense, and goalie. Lacrosse has always been my passion but there was one thing that I loved more then the sport its self. And that is the position I play which is…

Many people want to turn a new leaf whenever the new year starts. They will have new dreams, want to accomplish better goals in life, and will have new enthusiasm. Some goals could be losing weight, learning a new language, writing a new book, or streamlining their financial help. It just happens to be that people find it hard to lose their old habits. There are many factors that influence why many people fail to continue their new year resolutions. Some fear that they will not be able to…

Ever since I was young sports have always been a part of my life and they continue to be part of my life today. I am always playing a sport year round and I have played soccer, track, cross country, basketball, baseball, football, lacrosse, and ultimate Frisbee. When I was looking for a college I wanted to go to a school where I could play both soccer and track and that is the main reason I picked BC. Physical fitness is the most important to me, but emotional health is also important. When I…

person who was not only good at study but also a creative person; however, I always lacked confidence to say that because I had never come up with a creative idea before. Later until I knew the story of Bill Gates created the Microsoft system, he has become the idol of me and I was determined to become a creative person and created something that could make change happen. Many years past however, I never stopped thinking about how I could become a creative person，and I believed that I could make…

My new coach was a tall skinny man named Jeremy Moore. His glasses reflected the light of the soccer field lights. He was taking over for my old coach who just had his third child. He had short blonde hair standing up like the turf of the field. His body type was one of a soccer player, lean, light, but strong. He had come to one of our practices the year before to see us play. He stood next to my two old coaches. We were playing a short fields scrimmage. I was on the blue team. He stood to the…