Soccer Information & News

By Jenny Styles

As we mentioned before, the most grueling part of hitting the field during a soccer game is the fact that you are never going to have the opportunity to rest. As long as the ball is in play you are going to need to be active at any given point in time, helping your teammates to move the ball into your goal while at the same time keeping it away from the other team. In most other sports you would have the opportunity to rest after one of the teams scored as they retake their position on the playing field. Although you will do this while playing soccer as well, the break you are going to be able to get is going to be brief enough that you are going to think it never even happened by the time you are once again moving down the field listening to your muscles scream at you in protest.

By Jenny Styles

Moving on from the build-up of your arms and legs, you are also going to want to ensure that your body is receiving a full cardiovascular workout on a regular basis in order to help the body to receive and process oxygen through its various systems as efficiently as possible during periods of high activity. The good news is that there are numerous activities in which you can participate that are considered to be primarily cardiovascular in nature and are extremely enjoyable; in fact, for many of them you do not even have to tell your mind that it is exercising!

Author: John Salmon

A fitter player and, more importantly, a fitter team can play at a faster pace for a longer period of time. The physical condition and endurance player is what distinguishes the exception professional and part-time teams, especially when they play in “all or nothing” matches such as the FA Cup where there is no way for a draw. Endurance training in football is only part to obtain and keep in shape for the entire season. A player requires the strength to keep the ball and win the match and it means that the player must be able to sprint, accelerate and move quickly around the field for 90 minutes.

by John Salmon

Nowadays, the media we are constantly reminded of a health time bomb that is about to explode today that children are not active enough.

Young people today have many choices that are competing for their attention and may lead to a lethargic lifestyle including computers, video games, several television channels to name a few.

Football is the beautiful game played by millions of girls and boys (ages 6 to 18) in many continents, whether on the beaches of Rio, the streets of a big city or local park, you find someone kicking a football around.