The Association

American football and soccer, or football as most countries call it, are two very different sports. They have a few similarities such as they are both sports that use a ball, they both require hard work and dedication, and both are loved by many fans. However these similarities are very basic and are shared by many sports. This goes to show just how different they are. The playstyle, the overall setup, the location where it is played and where it is most popular, and how it is perceived are all…

I usually keep an open hour in my schedule to play soccer on the weekend. Exercise is a great way to distress and get away from all the school activities. I am fortunate to live near a public park where we meet together for a lovely soccer game. It is also an opportunity to expand my horizons meeting new people. Soccer is a game with many rules to establish a playable environment. Disobeying them can lead to ramifications and often lead long discussions. In soccer a corner also called a corner…

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…

City Year exists as an education-focused nonprofit established in 1988 in Boston Massachusetts by Michael Brown and Alan Khazei. What City Year does is become partners with various public schools in order to help keep the students enrolled in attendance and on track to graduate. A team of young AmeriCorps members are brought together to commit an entire year of full-time service to these schools. AmeriCorps members focus on a few important key things while servicing the schools: they support the…

Soccer, a sport watch by nearly three and a half billion people every four years, broadcasted in 204 different countries. Soccer is more than just a sport; it brings peace between many countries, it is also been known to have end a Civil War in Ivory Coast. Aside from the World Cup, soccer still attracts millions of views each day in European and South American countries. However, in the recent years’ soccer has been on the rise. Achieving and accomplishing in recent World Cups, viewers in…

The clock starts counting down from forty minutes. The soccer game between the Southern Boone Eagles and Boonville Pirates has finally started. The Pirates start with the ball, and they dribble down the field past the Eagle’s offense. The Pirate’s attacker arrives at the feet of the Southern Boone’s defenders; the first defender gets beat; the second forces the ball away from the goal, and at last the third defender wins the ball and kicks it to their offense. Players and fans alike find it…

Broken. Completely broken. That was the state of my foot during the first of many of my deranged soccer tournaments. I had not had a respite yet the whole tournament, but I was anticipating one. It was our 4th game, it was a beautiful day, the sun was out, no clouds were in the sky. It was time to play the game that would determine if we would win the championships. I played center defense, meaning that I am the last line of attack so that the ball will not go into the goal. It was a vigorous…

Introduction In sport, players are generally affected by two main limitations: their own individual fitness capabilities, and the rules and regulations of the game. In modern times however equipment has become a major factor in determining the performance of a player and ultimately the quality of the game. Commonly understood nowadays to be the world’s most popular sport, soccer is generally played by 2 teams of 11 individuals-the main purpose of the game being to ‘manoeuvre, kick, or head a…

I also play with Hotspurs with the 2003 girls. With the academy, I personally learn more, since it’s more difficult playing with the boys. It’s also more difficult in the sense that when I go for a one v one, some are much bigger or much more skillful. With hotspurs, I’m mainly there for the games and the fitness. With the girls, I'm kind of tall and I have more skill than most of them. In my opinion, it isn’t challenging and I don’t improv on anything. I started playing soccer when I was about…