Soccer has its fair share of buzz words, technical terms, and abbreviations. To anyone who knows very little about a particular sport, some of these can be confusing, to the point of almost being bizarre. When it comes to soccer, there is no shortage of terminology with terms like scissors kick, dead ball, zonal marking, and […]
In this article, we are going to look back on the history of the soccer ball. Starting with it’s earliest origins and how it has developed over the years. Of course, we will also answer why (sometimes) it is black and white. One of the great things about soccer is that the amount of equipment you need […]
Continue readingHave you ever seen or heard soccer commentators, reporters or even players talking about ‘caps’, ‘being capped’, ‘first cap’? You might have been puzzled about what a cap actually means. We are most definitely not talking about a cap being worn on the field of play, as is often done by goalkeepers to protect their […]
Continue readingWhether you play soccer, watch soccer or best of all, do both, you have almost certainly heard the term ‘hat trick’ either from another player or from the commentator. If you are unsure what the phrase hat-trick means in soccer, then in simple terms it occurs when a player scores three goals in a match. However, […]
Continue readingHow many players on a soccer team is going to depend on what type of match it is. For any organized soccer game, the number of people on a soccer team is usually going to be 11. This also means that usually the number of players on the soccer field will be 22. We say usually […]
Continue readingMany sports can trace their originals back through the decades, and even centuries to when they were first played, but whether we can say any specific sports were ‘invented’ would imply that some person or persons sat down and literally drew up a blueprint from scratch on how to play the game. Rather than that […]
Continue readingIf you know anything about soccer and were asked how long a game is, you’d give the simple answer of ’90 minutes’ and move swiftly on. After all, according to Law 7 of the rules of soccer, it should consist of two halves of 45 minutes, and simple arithmetic tells us 2 times 45 is […]
Continue readingWhen you start looking for the best women’s soccer cleats, it may come as a surprise that there is no lack of choice. Considering that the sport is still more popular among men, you’d think that the choice of quality soccer cleats will be uneven. Well, that is not the case. Once you delve into these […]
Continue readingIf you’re serious about playing soccer, you always need a pair of turf soccer shoes. The standard soccer cleats are great for playing on the grass. However, you’re going to need an extra pair of soccer shoes when you play on artificial turf or hard surface. Finding the best turf soccer shoes is far from an […]
Continue readingThe type of training ball is among the key considerations of any soccer training session. The features of a ball define the training concept and quality, and not all training balls are the same. You can’t just pick up any ball and start a rondo drill with kid trainees. Balls are different in size, shape, […]
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