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…
percentage of American who actually watch soccer on a daily or weekly basis like football. For many Americans a few concepts…
There have been multiple times when someone has shared a special accomplishment or achievement with me. One significant example of a time that someone has shared a special accomplishment with me was when the varsity girls cross country team was Northern Tier League champions. This accomplishment was shared with everyone that was on the varsity girls cross country team. This was a special accomplishment for everyone. The varsity girls cross country team becoming Northern Tier League champions…
Rapids Team During the summer leading to my sophomore year, I tried out to be on the colorado rapids youth soccer team. At first, I didn't know whether I was going to make it or not but I tried my hardest. I remember the day perfectly. Me and 3 other friends their names are Abel, Wyatt, and Kendrick. We were all lucky and got onto the same team with our couch ben. The first try outs were hard only a few people made it to the team. When I tried out I was going to play as the goalie and I did…
I’d have to play the next season and earn it. Maybe a trophy was the reason it began but I fell in love with the sport and have stayed committed to it. I spend countless hours on the soccer field, practicing. Although sometimes, I miss going to football games, the movies with friends, and having sleepover parties, I realize it is all…
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,…
Did you know soccer is the number one most popular sport in the world? Well it is. According to international federation of association football also known as FIFA, there are over 2,00 soccer clubs registered. Let's examine the history of soccer and how things have changed in the time, investigate the rules of the game and how it is played and discovered the health benefits that come with playing the sport. First, we are going to be examining is the history of soccer. Have you ever…
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…