Physical Ability-Soccer: A Personal Narrative

Soccer players are extremely complete athletes; they must be able to run for 6 miles without stopping, jogging and sprinting. Soccer players must start training at

Soccer: Cardio, strengthening. Constant amount of running which gives your body an aerobic activity type workout. Changing speeds by slowing down and speeding up, and also changing directions of where you/re running. Also includes side shuffling which will strengthen many muscle groups a runner may need for their

Christian like's to play soccer but he isn't that good . He want's to make to the soccer team, but the soccer coach doesn't think that he is good enough to make it, The other soccer players and his parents don't believe in him either.

In soccer I have to run a lot and I have to be able to run and be able to keep up with everyone even some of the best players on the other team. I have to be strong to be able to keep up and play a good game. All in all, I became really fit and healthy in soccer that’s why its good to play.

I have a friend whos little brother plays soccer, so I know what it takes to be able to play it well. It takes speed, and ability to control the ball with your legs and feet. If you were to play goalie you would not have as many responsibilities and would require a lower skill level. You would only have to know how to catch and block the ball. If you were to play a position midfield you would have more running, and kicking to do.

I have always loved soccer, ever since I was small and had just started it, along with kindergarten. Now I was venturing into a new level of soccer: elementary school soccer. For the past year, I had been watching professional soccer, making sure to learn from every important detail that had made those larger than life players so extraordinary, so talented, and so perfect. I wrote down facts, statistics, and formations that seemed to bring them success. I practiced soccer often. For a while, I would practice for an hour or more at home after school, and when it got too cold to go outside, I would go in my garage to juggle and shoot the ball, then up to two hours at a time. I was so excited for the elementary school soccer program and I thought

Walking out on the field clothed in full confidence, I have no doubt in my mind that our team will perform to our fullest potential. As a team captain, fear is something that I keep locked away in my mind; however, I still get butterflies before every game. Before each game, I inhale two puffs, stretch every muscle, and sing to myself to remain placid. When praying for strength, courage, and protection, it is like the Holy Ghost enters my players and kindles inside of them. Their focus shifts from what could go wrong to what will go right and what they will do to help the team. When I walk on the field, my heart begins to feel like it is about to beat out of my chest, and I feel like someone is trying to take over my kingdom. On the field I am home, I have purpose, and I have a sense of belonging. While I may feel like I am suffocating, I still continue to pump my

Soccer involves long hours of training. Most people would think it’s running down the field and kicking the soccer ball into the goal, but it’s a lot more than that. Soccer is played a nonstop eighty minutes. To be a good soccer player

At first glance, anybody else may just see a shirt, but to me, it is a representation of who I am. My item is a soccer jersey and is the best portrayal of who I am, because I have played soccer since I was three years old. Between the many coaches I have had, and the large number of friends I have made playing this sport, it has shaped me into the person I am today. By meeting all of these people and playing soccer for as long as I can remember it has molded me into an observant, committed, and dependable person, that my teammates can always rely on at any time. One of the characteristics soccer has taught me is to be observant.

At the age of ten I was the most energetic, go-lucky, confident girl. I excelled at my beloved sport, soccer. I had been playing since I was just a mere five years old, far longer than the other girls. Playing so long had helped me be at a higher level of skill than most of the other players on my team.

At the time, I was just a basic soccer player. Until the day I became a winner, to them I

Hello, my name is Gabrielle Mckissic, I am an all A and B Honor roll student. I started soccer when I was 3 and I have played ever since. I now play for laforza soccer club and I enjoy it very much. I also play a variety of school sports, such as cross country and softball. I love to play these sports and they help me to keep my grades up. I also love to particapate in volantary activitys such as helping out at my church.

Since I was five years old I have been a goalie for my soccer team whether it be the local rec team or the high school varsity team. I have always loved the game but I have also enjoyed playing multiple other sports such as basketball, ski team, softball, and eventing. With juggling all these activities as well as doing well in school I never really got all year round training many other goalies get. So when I was a freshman there was an upperclassmen goalie who was the varsity goalie and it was expected that when I was a junior I would take over where she left off. However, a bunch of changes started to happen that year. We got a new coach which meant we all had to prove to him that we deserved our spots the team. There was also a new freshman

One warm spring day in March I wore my favorite shirt to soccer practice. During soccer practice it was 70 degrees, perfect weather for my favorite shirt. When I got home my mom wanted to talk to me about my favorite shirt.

Soccer is my favorite sport. It coordinates the whole body in addition to your legs. A goalkeeper would be at a disadvantage, one against ten, but he is allowed to use his hands. Soccer is also a well renowned sport that is popular across racial, socioeconomic and age related divides.