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Soccer

Soccer is a team sport played by millions of people world wide, and is known as football in most of the world. The sport involves two teams of 11 players each, working against each other to get a ball into their team's designated goal area, using primarily their feet (although any body part can be used with the exception of the hands and arms - but even this has exceptions as noted below) ........ Read More

Basketball

Since its invention in 1891 basketball has become one of the most popular games in the world. This explosive growth can be traced back to its simplicity and the need in the late Nineteenth Century for a competitive indoor game

In the winter of 1891 Dr. James Naismith, an instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, needed a game to occupy his particularly unruly physical education class. While these young men had football in the fall and baseball in the spring and summer, they did not have an engaging, competitive indoor game. Wrestling and gymnastics just were not cutting it........ Read More

History of Volleyball

The history of volleyball is a relatively young one that is very similar to a sport that originated near by. Both basketball and volleyball history are said to have begun in Massachusetts with basketball originating in 1891 and volleyball history in 1895...... Read More

Fitness Training

Before fitness training, one must give importance to doing warm-up or stretching exercises to prevent accidents or to enhance the output during the training. There are also a number of precautionary measures and tips to serve as guidelines when doing fitness exercises. Here are some of them....... Read More

Kids and Sports Injuries

Child athletes are unique in that they are growing and maturing, both physiologically and socially. Sports play a fun and exciting part of their growing up process, as they help children develop physical skills, learn about rules and teamwork, socialize with other children, and gain the important health benefits of exercise. However, an intrinsic part of sports is that injuries can occur – and sports injuries happen in children that are different from those seen in adults....... Read More

Health Care

Health Care, The Pros and cons Universal health care has been a hot topic of debate for several years in the USA. Having been adopted north of the border in Canada, the USA has yet to recognize universal health care as being sufficient for the USA...... Read More

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:08:26 PDT

Health Care

Health Care, The Pros and cons Universal health care has been a hot topic of debate for several years in the USA. Having been adopted north of the border in Canada, the USA has yet to recognize universal health care as being sufficient for the USA.

Pros:

Develop a central national database which makes treatment and diagnoisis easily accessible which will help doctos.

Free medical services would encourage people to inquire about problems early, as many people avoid physicals and other measures due to the costs to get these done currently.

Medical professionals focus on the task at hand which should be healing instead of worrying about whether or not a specific patient is covered by insurance.

Eliminate paper work, time and money due to the excessive amount of paper work that needs to be filled out for insurance claims then has to be reviewed by an approval department then if approved, checks need to be sent along with patients going home and receiving bills in the mail.

Having universal health care helps out businesses and attracts more businesses to operate in the country.

The number of uninsured citizens continues to grow larger and is already above 40 million.

Cons:

You can argue that most government agencys do not run efficiently so what makes you think that they will be able to handle a division as important as health care.

Universal health care will increase the tax citizens pay and thus can be argued that "free health care" is not really free since your being taxed more.

Universal health care would encourage people to go to doctors even for the slightest of things so doctor visits would be several times more frequent and thus cost a lot more.

People who take care of themselves who are healthy and hardly go to the doctors would have to pay the medical bills of those who abuse the system and for those who do not take care of themselves like smokers who choose to smoke even though they know its bad for them which eventually will lead to those to use medical services more often then those who do not smoke.

There are several view points that can be taken from this and these are just some of the pros and cons but there is a lot more views that can be listed on the pros and cons. One thing that can be noted is that universal health care is used in places around the world and it is fact that countries that do have universal health care pay less and receive better health care then countries that do not have it.

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:09:17 PDT

Kids, Sports, and Sports Injuries

Introduction:

Musculoskeletal injuries are still the most common problems. Falls, collisions, and accidents are usually responsible for traumatic or “macro” injuries that require medical attention. Examples of these are fractures, ligament sprains, and lacerations (cuts).

“Overuse” injuries result from the repetitive stresses of sports on tendons, bones or muscle, which occur after repetitive practice of a specific maneuver like in gymnastics or the heavy conditioning that comes from routine training in team sports. Kneecap (patellofemoral) pain, stress fractures, and tendon problems are very common overuse injuries and are often disregarded until the child has been complaining for some time. One should be cautious to look out for early signs of overuse injuries during training of young athletes.

Finally, young athletes can suffer from medical concerns either from existing conditions or problems that worsen with exercise. Other examples of sports-related concerns include cardiovascular conditions, exercise-induced asthma, heat injuries, metabolic illnesses and concussions.

The best treatment for sports injuries is PREVENTION. Many of the risk factors that occur can be minimized or avoided, therefore it is crucial for everyone in youth sports to be aware of the common and the serious sports injuries that can occur so they can be identified early and prevented if possible. A thorough, yearly pre-participation exam is an opportunity to identify “intrinsic” risk factors including any medical and orthopaedic conditions that may affect sports participation and predispose an athlete to injury. This can be especially helpful for screening and counseling to try to prevent the concussions, head trauma, neck injuries, use of performance enhancing drugs, and causes of sudden cardiac death that are the most dramatic concerns in any sport.
This knol describes the prevalence of pediatric sports injuries, the reasons that they’re often different from adult sports injuries, five musculoskeletal problems that are specific to the young athlete along with their associated treatments, and a discussion on serious medical problems. A general treatment approach is also presented. This knol introduces the reader to common issues in pediatric sports medicine that individuals involved in youth sports should be aware of.

How often do sports injuries occur in young athletes?

Participation in organized sports is on the rise, though unfortunately, physical activity in young people in the general population is declining. In 1991 -1992, approximately 3.5 million boys and 2 million girls competed in high school athletics during 1991 and 1992 . In 2006-2007, the numbers rose to 4.3 million boys and 3.0 million girls . It’s been estimated that almost two-thirds of high school students reported participating on one or more school and/or nonschool sports team in the previous year . It seems that sports is popular in all cultures. One study found that 65.4% of whites, 55.2% blacks and 52.5% Hispanics reported sports participation. More males (69.9%) participate in sports than females (53.4%) [3].

Sports related injuries are the most common cause for injury in children. Bijur et al. found that 36% of injuries from all causes are due to sports , making it the number one associated reason for injury when all things were considered. In another study, 41% of injuries presenting to four pediatric emergency departments were sports-related . In elite competitive young athletes, fifty percent sustained one or more injuries per year. Thirty percent of the “overuse” injuries produced lay offs for around 20 days compared with only 13 days for athletes with an acute injury . Musculoskeletal injuries just like participation are typically more common in males than females.

Table 1. Classification of sports injuries

Non-catastrophic injuries (COMMON)
Acute injuries (usually caused by trauma or accidents)
Overuse injuries (usually caused by repetitive stress)
Medical problems

Catastrophic injuries (RARE but dangerous) – serious injuries that lead to death or permanent disability
Fatal
Direct – directly caused by sports activity (i.e. death from a fall in gymastics)
Indirect – indirectly caused by factors associated with the sports activity (i.e. sudden death from heat stroke during long distance running)
Nonfatal (with permanent disability)

Why do children get different injuries than adults?

Young athletes get different injuries than adults mainly due to the growing process. Growth refers to an increase in size, either of the body as a whole or of its parts . Growth and maturation make a young person’s anatomy and physiology different and are controlled by timed hormonal changes. Not only do size, strength and flexibility change over time, but an athlete’s metabolism and endurance also improve as internal organs mature. An interesting clinical observation put forward by Dr. Lyle Micheli at Children’s Hospital of Boston in the early 80’s was that during growth spurt, a relative increase in tightness of the muscle-tendon units occurs because bone growth exceeds that of the soft tissues (the same muscles and tendons). This leads to a decrease in flexibility of the joints which can lead to specific overuse injuries . With kids now starting some sports activities as young as three years old, parents and coaches should pay close attention to growth spurts, in order to modify training appropriately.

Puberty is the period where the most growth and maturation occurs. Puberty typically starts by 13 years of age in girls and before 14 years of age in boys . Girls may grow as much as 8 cm per year, while boys may increase by around 12 cm . These values can be useful to help identify the peak growth spurt in children

Apophysitises

Some of the most common pediatric sports injuries are termed “apophysitises.” These are injuries to the growth plates, which are often the weakest link in the child’s musculoskeletal system. The apophyses are found at the ends of the bones where growth is occurring in children, specifically where tendons insert into bone near the growth plates. During exercise, these areas are subject to tension stresses that can cause injuries ranging from microfractures to the tearing away (avulsion) of a bony fragment. These injuries can present with localized pain and swelling. They are often worse with activities involving running and jumping and typically occur at the beginning of the pubertal growth spurt. The most common apophysitises occur in the front of the proximal tibia (Osgood Schlatter’s disease) (Figure 1). Other locations for apophyseal injuries include the posterior heel (Sever’s disease), the quadriceps tendon insertions into the front of the pelvis, the inferior pole of the kneecap, and the medial elbow (Little League elbow). A bony avulsion injury should be considered when pain is acute and severe, causing significant disability. Fortunately, these conditions are self-limited and resolve when the growth plate closes as puberty ends. Treatment in almost all cases is conservative, and most young athletes can continue their sports with only some modification or restriction of activities as necessary. Anti-inflammatories and ice often help with pain symptoms. The athlete and parents need to understand thef problem and its association with activity, in order to modify activity and monitor for signs of worsening, namely more pain, swelling, and dysfunction

Table 2. Common areas of Apophysitis Injuries

Osteochondritis dissecans

Another problem that is specific to growing children is termed “osteochondritis dissecans.” This is a problem where an area of bone underlying the cartilage surface covering the joint dies and, in some cases, dislodges creating a cavity on the surface of the joint. The suspected reason for the injury involves repetitive microtrauma, which may be more common in athletic children, resulting in changes to the blood supply to the affected area of bone. The most common area where this may occur is the knee (Figures 2 & 3), though these injuries also can occur in the elbow, the ankle, and the hip.

The diagnosis is often missed early on as these children usually present with a vague pain in the joint. The athlete may develop a slight limp early on. They may develop swelling and “catching” symptoms if the bone lesion starts to become unstable. The condition may develop in both sides in approximately 20-30% of cases

Fortunately, the natural history of these lesions is favorable if they are detected early on. Treatment is usually conservative especially when the athlete is younger. Activity modification to minimize impact to the affected area of the joint is recommended. Competitive sports should be avoided until the area is healed. Return to play in these athletes is always a difficult situation as young athletes and their parents usually do not like the idea of eliminating running and jumping type activities. Cycling and swimming are suggested conditioning as long as the patient remains asymptomatic, whereas running should be avoided if the area may be subject to impact loading

The lesions may take several months to recover and the physician may follow healing by X-ray or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Half of the lesions are estimated to heal within 10 to 18 months . Eighty-one percent of lesions healed in juveniles with conservative treatment .In a study of 31 cases of knee osteochondritis dissecans in 24 children (some occurred in both knees), no treatment was performed but individuals were advised to avoid sports activities until the pain disappeared. The pain resolved in an average of eight months without treatment; 24 of 31 lesions disappeared totally, four were absorbed into the bone with no pain, two developed some flattening of the joint with no arthritis, and one became a loose bone piece . In another series of 192 patients, 80% had symptoms for more than 15 months and 90% for more than 8 months . In the future, patients with a history of knee osteochondritisdissecans are at higher risk of developing osteoarthritis . If the fragment detaches (Grade 3 lesion) or becomes unstable (Grade 4 lesion), then an operation may be indicated. Symptomatic closed lesions can be treated by arthroscopic drilling to stimulate a healing response regardless of patient’s age . Other surgical procedures, such as fixation of the fragment or replacing the lost articular joint and bone surface with bone plugs or bone from a cadaver (allograft), can be considered

Growth plate fractures

The growth plates or “physes” can be found at the ends of the long bones and are sites of linear growth. However, they represent areas of weakness in the developing bone, especially during puberty when growth is occurring most rapidly. Fractures involving the growth plates can occur as a result of sports trauma. The upper extremities, particularly the wrist, are most commonly affected, often occurring after a fall on the outstretched hand. However, fractures in the lower extremities, such as the ankle, can occur in sports like soccer. Fortunately, they usually do not affect growth if they are treated properly. However, in some cases the growth plate becomes damaged, which can affect the overall growth that may occur in that area. Figure 4 outlines the types of growth plate fractures that can occur, with the higher types being more associated with growth arrest and abnormal alignment of the bone with development

Pediatric ACL tears

The anterior cruciate ligament lies in the center of the knee and limits forward movement of the lower leg relative to the thigh. This is typically injured when an athlete plants the foot and twists the knee, which occurs during cutting or landing during sports. The athlete often reports a pop in the knee with immediate swelling within minutes after the injury. It is estimated that almost 50% of children with this kind of story will have an ACL injury . ACL injuries occur more commonly in adolescents, but they can happen in younger children. In children, the tear can be partial or complete, involving the ligament only or involving a fracture of the distal ligament insertion (tibial eminence fracture).
Tibial eminence fractures are common under the age of 12, as the ligament is often stronger in younger children than the growing bone insertion. If a fracture is identified, this can be surgically fixed in many cases. For ligament tears (Figure 5), if the athlete is skeletally mature, most likely the individual will need a surgical reconstruction of the ACL, using his or her own tendon to replace the damaged ligament. Reconstructing the ACL usually allows the young athlete to return to sports more often, reduces the chance of developing a symptomatic cartilage tear, and results in less giving way symptoms . If the child is skeletally immature and their growth plates are still open, management can be controversial. The concern is the negative effects if the growth plate is damaged and affects future growth. Special surgical techniques for ACL reconstruction can be performed to spare the growth plate. The option to immediate surgery is to wait until the athlete matures skeletally to approximately within one year of growth closure, then perform the ACL reconstruction. Partial tears may be treated conservatively similar to other soft tissue injuries, though physical therapy should focus on restoring strength and proprioception (joint position sense) to the injured knee. In one study, thirty one percent of individuals with partial tears treated conservatively required subsequent ACL reconstruction, especially if the original tear is more than 50% of the ligament or if the athlete feels unstable . Consultation with an experienced surgeon is recommended in pediatric ACL cases

Discoid Lateral Meniscus

A discoid meniscus is a unique problem in the meniscal cartilage of the knee, which typically presents in children. The meniscus, which is a shock absorbing cartilage in the knee joint between the bones, typically has a “C” shaped appearance. In some individuals the meniscus is larger than usual, which can more easily lead to tear. This is more common in Asian populations, especially Japanese. The athlete with a tear may present with a clicking sensation in the outside part of the knee. This can become painful, cause swelling, and limit range of motion. The x-rays
may show a wider space in the knee with flattening of the bone (Figure 6). An MRI can easily identify the larger discoid meniscus. If a discoid meniscus is torn and painful, the treatment is to surgically repair the tear if possible and reshape the remaining meniscus arthroscopically, in a procedure termed “saucerization.” It is always the goal of the surgeon to preserve as much of the functional meniscal cartilage as possible in order to maximize its protective potential.

Medical problems can be serious

Musculoskeletal problems can be a big problem for the competitive young athlete, leading to missed practices and games. Medical conditions can similarly present problems and in some cases lead to serious problems, or in the rare and unfortunate situation death. The possible risk however should not deter athletes to train and compete, however, if the athlete experiences noticeable symptoms, he or she should seek medical attention for an appropriate evaluation. Cardiovascular conditions are most worrisome for causing a fatality. It’s been estimated that the risk of sudden death is 1 in 200,000 high school students and college athletes. Structural and electrical heart problems can lead to life threatening arrhythmias under the wrong combination of stresses. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in the United States. There are other causes that physicians should be aware of. Commotio cordis has been a growing concern, where a fatal arrhythmia is caused by a blunt trauma to the chest, for example a baseball pitch to the chest or direct contact to the chest in soccer. Cardiac death has raised some controversy whether leagues should have an automated external diffibrillator on the sidelines.

Exertional hyperthermia (i.e. heat stroke) is the most common of noncardiovascular deaths . The physiology of young children puts them at risk during sports in hot weather. Immature children lack the glands and ability to sweat heavily to regulate one’s core temperature. Young athletes generate more heat for their body weight relative to adults, take longer to acclimatize to exercise in hot weather and often drink less fluids when thirsty. It is crucial to maintain hydration, to avoid exercise in a hot environment and to monitor for confusion, fatigue and other signs of heat injuires. Awareness and early recognition of heat injuries is the best way to get the athlete cooled down and prevent dangerous internal organ damage from overheating.

Existing medical problems such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and hemophilia are conditions that if treated well can enable a young athlete to participate safely in sports. Consultation with an appropriate specialist for treatment and recommendations for sports participation is necessary.

Many medical illnesses can worsen during exercise and early sports participation before recovery can lead to dangerous progression of the condition. Examples of acquired problems include concussions, where another hit to the head before the first has recovered can sometimes lead to brain damage and sometimes life-threatening swelling. In rare but serious cases, the simple viral cold can result in dangerous heart enlargement with exercise. A ruptured spleen can occur with trauma in a patient with infectious mononucleosis even 3 or 4 weeks after the flu symptoms have resolved. It’s necessary for the parents and their athlete with a medical illness to see their primary care physician or local sports physician to see when it is safe to return to training and then competition. It’s always better to be safe than sorry.

Treatment of Sports Injuries in Children

Rehabilitation can help return an athlete to sports quicker in most cases. An accurate evaluation and good patient and parent education improve the compliance. Younger children aged five and six typically do better with individual attention and a very creative exercise program, while older children can participate more in a structured therapy program . Modification of activities, ice, compression, and elevation (MICE) is initially the standard plan of care, but the specific recommendations vary from case to case and, in most cases, should be discussed with a healthcare professional.

1. Modified activities. A period of rest with no sports activities for 24 to 72 hours after a serious injury is appropriate, especially if the child needs to be evaluated by a health professional. Modified activities, including therapy exercise, can then be considered.

2. Ice. Ice is useful for up to 15 minutes over an area of pain and swelling. Direct contact of ice with the skin should be avoided if possible. A wet towel under the ice can prevent unnecessary frostbite. Neither ice nor heat used after 72 hours have been demonstrated to have long term effects though they can have symptomatic relief when applied .

3. Compression. An elastic bandage can be used to apply gentle pressure to the affected joint or injured area. The bandage should be applied snuggly but not too tightly, in case further swelling occurs and circulation becomes impaired.

4. Elevation. Raising an injured extremity above the level of the heart, which is easier in the lying down position, can help reduce swelling from an acute injury.

Pain medications such as over the counter anti-inflammatories are typically safe for short-term use in young athletes who have no medical contraindications. Stronger medications for an injury need to be prescribed by a health care professional before use in children.

Immediately following an injury, if necessary, an injured limb can be supported using a rigid splint. Moldable splints are available which are not expensive and can be very useful at the field side, before transporting an injured athlete to see a doctor. After seeking medical care for an injured extremity, a splint, cast, walking boot and/or crutches may be recommended to help all of the injured structures heal.

The road to recovery follows a typical course: 1) control pain, 2) improve range of motion, 3) recover strength and flexibility, and 4) restore function. Within that general framework, there are many different therapies and strategies to recover from various injuries. Specific stretching and strengthening exercises can be designed in a rehabilitation program. Sports specific exercises can be introduced as the athlete improves. Working with a qualified health professional with knowledge of treating sports injuries is beneficial. With significant musculoskeletal injuries that cause disability and swelling, supervised exercises can be useful. Discuss with your doctor whether the injury warrants follow-up rehabilitation to promote healing.

Checklist to return to sports

1) The athlete should be SAFE to return with little risk for re-injury. This includes allowing adequate time for the injured tissues to heal properly, and not just being pain-free which may be achieved early on in the healing process.
2) The athlete should be EFFECTIVE with performing their sport-specific tasks. If the athlete can’t do their sport, it’s usually better to modify their activities until they can do things properly.
3) The athlete should be relatively PAIN-FREE. Pain is a warning that an injury is not yet healed.

Prevention is the best medicine

Many sports injuries are preventable. Proper training is one of the most important keys to preventing injury in young athletes. Adequate adult supervision along with properly educated coaches and referees can help ensure children learn the proper techniques and rules for optimal play and safety. More specifically, setting appropriate limits for the amount of training is necessary to prevent burnout and overuse injuries –and to allow enough time for recovery of nutrition, fluids and energy. The playing environment should be safe with good playing surfaces and well designed and properly maintained equipment (e.g., breakaway base pads in baseball). Protective equipment that has passed respected safety standards, such as those promulgated by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), should be checked for the right fit, be changed regularly as recommended by the manufacturers, and be worn appropriately during play. When a helmet is too old, is not properly sized, or is worn without the straps applied properly, it is not going to protect as promised.

Look and Listen

Parents and coaches should be especially careful when managing sports injuries in young athletes. If the child complains of pain, swelling, or disability with no injury – or constitutional symptoms, such as pain at night, fever or weight loss – these should be considered warning signs to promptly seek medical attention. Early medical care can often help avoid complications from an injury that can hinder a child’s ability to have fun and enjoy sports

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:10:41 PDT

Fitness Training
10 Things You Should Know About Stretching

Before fitness training, one must give importance to doing warm-up or stretching exercises to prevent accidents or to enhance the output during the training. There are also a number of precautionary measures and tips to serve as guidelines when doing fitness exercises. Here are some of them.

1. To increase your flexibility and to avoid injuries, stretch before and after a workout. Almost everyone knows that stretching before workouts prevents injuries during the exercises, but only few people know that stretching after workout, when muscles are still warm, can increase flexibility.

2. Hold your stretching position for more than 60 seconds to increase flexibility. While holding your position for 20 seconds is enough for warm ups, holding each position for at least 60 seconds will develop the body's flexibility.

3. Do not go into a stretching position then immediately return to the relaxed position, and do it repeatedly. This is more appropriately termed as bouncing while in a position. When stretching, hold that position for several seconds, and then slowly relax. You may do this exercise repeatedly this way. Bouncing or forcing yourself into a position during stretching can strain or damage some joints or muscles.

4. Work slowly in increments instead of immediately proceeding to doing the hardest exercise or position.

5. Make sure that you have stretched or warmed up all muscle groups. For some people, even if they have strong bodies, they tend to neglect the neck when stretching. Stretching the neck muscles can be as simple as placing the palm of one's hand against the front of the head and pushing it. Then, do the same to the sides and the back of the head.

6. Stretch regularly to continually increase your range of movements and your level of flexibility and strength.

7. Workout considering only your capabilities and not those of others. Do not force yourself to do exercises that you are not yet capable of just because there are people who can do it. Increase your limits slowly. Listen to your body. There are days when your body may be too tired that you may have to consider reducing your range of motion.

8. Learn to rest. Rest in between sets and stations to make sure that the body has enough time to recover its energy. Also, it is advisable that you don't work the same muscle groups consecutively for two days. The muscles grow during the period when you rest and not when you are working out.

9. Do aerobic exercises to strengthen your heart. Aerobic exercises are those physical activities that use oxygen for fuel. This includes cardiovascular exercises such as skipping rope, running or swimming.

10. Music may help you when you want to train for longer periods or to increase your intensity. You can use mp3 players, CD players or lightweight am radio receivers for this. Just make sure that you bring your headset with you so you don't disturb people who don't prefer music while exercising.

Apart from preventing injuries and increasing one's limit, it is also said that stretching is good for a tired body and also for a stressed mind and spirit.

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:11:03 PDT

History of Volleyball

The history of volleyball is a relatively young one that is very similar to a sport that originated near by. Both basketball and volleyball history are said to have begun in Massachusetts with basketball originating in 1891 and volleyball history in 1895.

William Morgan was a coach and director at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts and they needed to devise a game that could be played indoors to combat the cold northeast winters. Basketball had been developed but was much more of a fast paced game. He wanted something more controlled and deliberate. He decided to come up with a game similar to badminton that obviously didn’t use the rackets but incorporated a net. He originally called the sport Mintonette and the court was a rectangular field that hosted several players on each side.

It became apparent that the name would need to be changed as it was obvious that the players were volleying the ball back and forth, hence the name volleyball. They began to cut back on the number of players on each side of the court as well. Originally it was something similar to backyard bbq volleyball where fifteen or twenty people would cram onto a side. So they limited the number to six players per side and determined that rotating the players would give everyone a fair shot at playing up front and back. The other major change that needed to take place was changing the number of hits per side. Initially you could hit it until you were able to get it over. The eventually determined that three hits per side was a fair number. The equipment began to see a drastic makeover as well. The volleyball which was first made by Spalding back in the early 1900’s and they still produce volleyballs today is very similar in shape, size and weight to today’s ball. The final piece of the puzzle was the height of the net. Initially the net was set at whatever the park or gym felt like normally around the average height of the men playing or six feet. It became apparent that that was just too short and not challenging enough. They ended up setting the standard height for men at just below eight feet and woman at seven feet four inches.

As settlers moved west in search of the gold rush the game began to migrate. Players on the west coast of the US began to pick up the sport and it grew. Then different associations began to form and the domestic USVA and the international FIVB took hold of its development.

Then the sport was customary to be played in Grammar School and Universities. Initially started as a men’s sport then went into a period over the mid 1900’s when it was considered a female sport. Today it is simply a great sport that either party can enjoy.

The west coast beach attitude quickly picked up the game of volleyball and decided to apply it to the beach. Beach volleyball was said to have began around the 1940’s in California’s South Bay. Today the development of the AVP, Association of Volleyball Professionals has propelled the sport to a major attraction for both male and female athletes.

Indoor and Beach Volleyball have grown tremendously in the past hundred years. Both have had the chance to excel at the Olympic Games which has produced a number of Gold Medalists for the US. Today the history of volleyball continues to grow as it remains a sport that people of all ages and ability can enjoy from the gym to the beach…So goes the History of Volleyball.

Basic Rules for Basketball

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:12:42 PDT

The basic rules of basketball have changed considerably since the game was invented in Massachusetts by Dr. James Naismith in 1891. The original game featured only 13 rules, including that a player could not run with the ball and had to throw the ball from the spot he caught it. Today's rules, of course, allow players to dribble the basketball when moving up and down the court.

Players on a Team
Competitive basketball games include two teams of five players on the court at any given time. Each team is allowed to have substitutes and may substitute at any time play has been stopped.

Scoring in a Basketball Game
The object of basketball is to score more than your opponent. Teams score points by shooting the basketball through the goal. A different amount of points are scored for each basket, depending on the type of shot attempted. A free throw, which is awarded after a played is fouled by another player, is worth one point; any basket from inside the three-point line is worth two points; and any basket made from behind the three-point line, or arc, is worth three points.

Fouling Another Player
Basketball is generally considered a non-contact sport, although some contact is unavoidable and acceptable. However, when a player makes hard contact with a player on the other team, the referees will call a foul. Blocking, pushing, tripping, hitting, holding or knocking down a player on the other team will result in a foul. Free throw attempts will be awarded if the fouled player was shooting when the foul occurred.

Moving the ball
Players move the basketball up and down the court by passing or dribbling. The basic rules of basketball call for a player with the ball to always dribble when moving. If the player takes more than two steps without dribbling (called "traveling") or stops dribbling and starts again (called "double dribble"), the ball is given to the other team.

Length of a Basketball Game
Depending on the level of play, basketball games vary in length. The game at all levels is split into two halves. Youth games generally are split into four quarters of six or so minutes each, while college games are split into two 20-minute halves. Professional basketball games comprise four quarters, 15 minutes each, and two in each half. If the score is tied at the end of a game, an overtime is played. Length of overtime periods also vary depending on the level, but generally are three to five minutes.

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:13:05 PDT

Soccer Training ( 1v1 - 2v1 ) Skills - Control - Shots

Soccer Drills 1v1 to 2 Goals

Soccer Training for youth 1v1 dribbling and shooting

Soccer Training for youth 1v1 To Goal

Soccer Training for youth 2v1 Choice

Soccer Training for Kids 2v1 to goal

Soccer Training for Kids 2 v 2 Plus Target Players

Soccer Training for Kids 2v2 With 3 Goals

3v2 to goal with targets

Controlling a high ball

Soccer Training for Kids Cruyff and Roll

Soccer Training for youth Cruyff Turn

Soccer drills Drag away and Cut Back

soccer for youth Drag Back and Laces

Dribble and Shot 1v1 , 2v1

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:13:26 PDT

Dribbling - Passing - Shooting

Dribbling and Shooting

Dribbling Teachnques

Dribbling to shoot

Improving Dribbling Skills

Soccer drills Inside Outside Cuts

Soccer drills Inside and Outside Cuts

Soccer Training for youth Mini World Cup

Numbered Sequence Passing

Passing - Alternate colors

Soccer drills Racing To Finish

Soccer Training for youth Roll, Touch

Shooting with combination Players to a1v1

Soccer Training for Kids Sin Bin Shooting Game

Speed reaction 2 v 1 to goal

Two Touch Then Step Over

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:13:49 PDT

Training to stop the ball on the chest and play it by inside foot

Training on heading the ball

soccer school training islets Bahia Brazil - Passing Inside of foot

Physical Exercises - Warm-up exercises

soccer school physical training islets bahia - Sense of the ball and a light warm-up exercises

physical training in Brazil soccer ( And the development of an early sense of the front foot )

Bahia Brazil football school for children

scuola di calcio bambini ilheus bahia brasile

Football training Football trainer Kinder Football brasilian isc

Soccer school for the Brazilian children 's

School football talent in the football school in Brazil

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Basketball
A Short History of the Game
Since its invention in 1891 basketball has become one of the most popular games in the world. This explosive growth can be traced back to its simplicity and the need in the late Nineteenth Century for a competitive indoor game

The Beginning
In the winter of 1891 Dr. James Naismith, an instructor at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, needed a game to occupy his particularly unruly physical education class. While these young men had football in the fall and baseball in the spring and summer, they did not have an engaging, competitive indoor game. Wrestling and gymnastics just were not cutting it.

Naismith came up with a game that required teams to throw a soccer ball into peach baskets attached to the gym's balcony at a height of ten feet. Each team had its own basket. He divided the 18 student class into to two teams. They tested out the new game on December 21, 1891. William R. Chase threw the ball into the basket and his side won, 1-0.

The Game Quickly Spreads
Word of a new game got around quickly. Boys and men enjoyed the rough-and-tumble game that required some skill, but also involved a good deal of pushing and shoving. As Dr. Naismith's students graduated, many went out into the world and took up the position for which they had trained: YMCA director. They introduced a new game to YMCA members across the country and around the world.

Within a matter of years the game had spread across the country. Boys in small towns played wherever they could find some indoor space: armories, churches, field houses, auditoriums, schools and taverns. City boys formed iron hoops and nailed them to fire escapes, walls and utility poles. They used whatever ball they could find; if they could not find a ball they would wad up waste paper and wrap it with rubber bands. (To move while using a paper ball players would employ and "air dribble," tossing the ball up in the air while running.)

In April 1892 the New York YMCA sponsored a demonstration of the new game, still called "basket ball," resulting in nationwide publicity.

On February 7, 1893 a group of students from Vanderbilt College took on a team from the Nashville (Tennessee) YMCA in the first documented game involving a college team.

The Buffalo (New York) Genesee Street YMCA developed a pretty fair boys team. Formed in 1895, the team lost few games on their way to a national championship in the 1901 Pan American Exposition tournament. Now calling themselves the Buffalo Germans, they got more attention when the traveled to St. Louis, where the World's Fair coincided with the 1904 Summer Olympics. The Amateur Athletic Union held a national tournament there, to demonstrate the new sport to the world. The Germans won that tournament and began calling themselves "Olympic Champions."

African Americans Embrace the New Game
Basketball caught on among all classes and races. African American formed teams, mainly in the cities of the Northeast, from New York to Washington, D.C. and out west to Pittsburgh. Howard University and Hampton Institute produced some of the earliest great black teams. In New York club teams such as St. Christopher and Smart Set traveled throughout the East, taking on the best African American squads.

In Pittsburgh Cumberland Posey organized and starred on the Loendi Big Five, which was declared "Colored Basketball World's Champions" four consecutive years from 1920 to 1923. Posey, who had played college ball at Penn State and Duquesne, eventually quit basketball to concentrate on baseball. He was eventually elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Black basketball changed dramatically in 1923 when the New York Renaissance (a.k.a. Rens, Harlem Rens, Renaissance Five) began to play in the Renaissance Casino in Harlem. They quickly became the best African American team in the country and, until the mid-1940s, probably the best team in the country, period. They competed successfully with the other great teams of the day: the Original Celtics, the Cleveland Rosenblums and the Philadelphia SPHAs. They would eventually be crowned World Champions, and that title would not be modified with any racial qualifier; they were simply "World Champions." But that was still a couple decades off.

Girls Gotta Play, Too
Senda Berensen Abbott, a physical education instructor at Smith College, a women's school just up the road from Springfield, Mass., heard about Dr. Naismith's game and was intrigued. She drew up rules for a women's game. On March 21, 1893 Abbott supervised a game between the first-year and sophomore classes. In no time at all girls and young women were throwing balls through hoops.

Abbott adjusted the game's rules for women so that it would not be as physical as the men's game. Bear in mind that the early men's game was quite physical. Observers often described basketball as an indoor version of football, which, at that time, was still killing and maiming dozens of players annually. Abbott decreed that women would not push and shove and elbow one another. They would not steal the ball from one another. They would play a more gentle game.

Girls, it turned out, also wanted to play a competitive indoor game to break the winter doldrums. Teams sprang up everywhere.

One of the best-known early women's teams came out of the Sun River Valley in Montana. The Fort Shaw Government Indian Boarding School formed a team that could not be beat. They ran out of opponents in Montana and were invited to the World Exposition in St. Louis in 1904. Over the course of that summer the Fort Shaw School team again took on and prevailed against all comers. For their success they won world-wide accolades and a trophy declaring them "World's Fair Champions.

An International Game
Many of the International YMCA Training School students became overseas missionaries upon graduation.
They naturally brought the game of "basket ball" with them to their overseas missions. As a result, young men in China, the Philippines and Japan were among the first adherents of basketball outside of North America. (Naismith and many of his students were Canadians, so the game spread there as quickly as it had in the U.S.) To this day the game remains wildly popular in China and the Philippines.

Basketball was so popular in parts of the Far East that it was included in the Far Eastern Championship Games, an Olympics-style competition that began in 1913. The Philippines dominated basketball at these games, which continued until 1934.

It took a little longer for the game to reach Europe's shores. Europeans did not get any significant exposure to basketball until the Doughboys came over in 1917. Along with jazz music, American soldiers brought basketball. Once the Great War was over,thousands of soldiers found themselves in France with little to do to keep them out of trouble. General Pershing decreed that all the Allied armies would compete in an Olympics-style tournament. The competition was called the Inter-Allied Games and they took place in Paris in the summer of 1919. Included among the games was basketball.
In preparation for the games 1.6 million American Expeditionary Forces soldiers participated in basketball games to determine the U.S. representatives to the games, according to official reports. The U.S. team bested their allies easily in the Games, defeating Italy, 55-17 and France, 93-8. But the point is that many Europeans had been exposed to the new game, and it did take root.

Professional Teams Blossom
By the late 1890s amateur teams abounded.
The Trenton (New Jersey) YMCA team was feeling some heat from Y administrators. The exact source is unknown, but the team was forced to schedule their game against the Brooklyn (New York) YMCA somewhere other than the Trenton Y. They booked the Trenton Masonic Temple and began calling themselves "The Trentons." To pay for expenses (hall rental, referees, travel for the visitors) they charged admission. Legend has it that they had enough left over that each Trenton player received $15 (a princely sum at the time). Team captain Fred Cooper, as the organizer of the game, received the odd dollar that was left over, thus becoming the first highest-paid player in professional basketball.

When other young men realized that there was money to be made playing a game, professional teams began sprouting all over. There was an outcry, of course, from those who wished to maintain the purity of the game.

The Buffalo Germans went professional sometime after their success at the St. Louis Olympics. They barnstormed throughout their region taking on all comers. They gained a good deal of notoriety when they won 111 consecutive games from 1908 to 1911. That achievement got the Germans into the Hall of Fame as a team, a rare honor.

The Original Celtics were a group of New Yorkers who had grown up playing basketball. First formed in 1916, they became the top team in the country in the 1920s. With a lineup that boasted the highest-paid basketball player in the world -- Nat Holman -- and future Hall of Famers Johnny Beckman, Dutch Dehnert, and Joe Lapchick, few teams could keep up with the Celtics.

Professional Leagues Come and Go
In 1898 the first professional league to emerged, the "National Basket Ball League." It was hardly national, since the teams initially came from Philadelphia and nearby Southern New Jersey. The Trentons joined up, winning the first two championships. Eventually the league stretched as far to the south as Wilmington, Delaware and all the way north to New York City. The league struggled through five seasons and folded in the sixth, but some pretty fair teams (The Trentons, New York Wanderers and Camden Electrics) and players (Al Cooper, Harry Hough and John "Snakes" Deal) participated over the years.

By 1903 there were five major pro leagues, all in the Northeastern states. Given the expense of travel, teams had to be relatively near one another, so leagues tended to be regional affairs. The National League and the rival Philadelphia League were centered around Philadelphia. Western New England and the Boston area had their own leagues. Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio had a league. One thing these leagues all had in common is that they rarely lasted more than one season.

Curiously, teams in New York and northern New Jersey felt little compulsion to organize leagues. Apparently it was more lucrative to play an independent schedule, finding strong challengers that would draw big crowds, or simply to barnstorm, traveling from town to town and playing the local talent.

But this aversion to leagues changed with a fury as the 1920s approached. Leagues sprang up left and right. In the 1920s it was not uncommon for the top players in the East, men like Barney Sedran, Max Friedman, Honey Russell and Benny Borgmann to play in three leagues at once. The leagues came and went and teams frantically searched for new leagues as the old ones collapsed. The Interstate and Metropolitan leagues were some of the more prominent leagues of this era. The most stable and longest-lasting league was the Eastern Basketball League (EBL).

The Eastern League operated, in fits and starts and with some suspended seasons, from 1909 to 1936. This league's teams came mainly from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. In the earlier years some of the more prominent teams were the Trenton Potters, Trenton Tigers and Camden Crusaders/Skeeters. In 1922 the Celtics won the championship during their one season in the ABL. In the late 1920s and early 1930s the Philadelphia SPHAs dominated the league, which began to disintegrate in 1933. (The SPHAs sometimes called themselves the Hebrews or the Warriors. SPHA was an acronym for their original sponsor: the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association.)

Throughout the Depression and into the World War II years pro teams and leagues continued to operate, but they struggled. Arguably the National Basketball League (NBL), centered in the Midwest, had the most talent. Back East, the American Basketball League (ABL), probably a close second in terms of talent, was the major basketball circuit in the largest cities. The best teams of this era, however, may have been the barnstorming teams, most prominently the New York Rens and the Harlem Globetrotters.

National Basketball League
Founded in 1937, the NBL consisted of teams sponsored by corporations and smaller communities. For example, two tire manufacturers in one town dominated the league in its early years. The Akron Goodyear Wingfoots and the Akron Firestone Non-Skids won the first three league championships. (Can you imagine the ferocity of that cross-town rivalry?) The Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (today the Detroit Pistons) also won a couple championships in the 1940s. But small town pride also accounted for many teams. One might not think that Oshkosh (the All-Stars) and Sheboygan (the Red Skins), Wisconsin could support high-quality teams, but one or the other played for the championship in eleven of the twelve seasons the NBL existed; in 1941 they even played one another.

American Basketball League

At its founding in 1927 the ABL stretched from New York to Chicago. Its founders, many of whom owned National Football League teams, intended for it to be the major professional basketball league in America. The stock market crash ended that dream. But in its heydey, 1927-1931, some of the best teams in the country vied for the championship. The Cleveland Rosenblums and the Original Celtics played some of their greatest years in the ABL.

By 1933 the league had contracted to the East Coast, with the vast majority of teams in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. From the mid-thirties to the mid-forties the Philadelphia SPHAs were the team to beat.

Barnstorming
Often teams, whether members of a league or not, would supplement their earnings by barnstorming. That often meant, not just playing the local all-stars, but bringing two great barnstorming teams into a local venue. Teams like the afrorementioned Rosenblums and Celtics could sweep into town with the SPHAs or the Rens and create a lot of interest. The teams were not above exploiting the darker emotions of their fans. Every team manager knew that a big payday was assured when the Rens or the SPHAs, for instance, played the Celtics or the Brooklyn Visitations; whites and blacks, Jews and Christians, Protestants and Catholics would all turn out to cheer for their own against "the others." Not pretty, but a sure buck.

One team that reached a high level of play in this era was the Harlem Globetrotter, who, of course, started in Chicago. ("Harlem" was a codeword for "Black," which was considered a selling point for some reason.) Remember that the 'Trotters did not gain a reputation for comedy until the 1950s; while they did pre-game tricks, they were serious business. The Globetrotter were on a steady rise in the 1930s, just as their African American counterparts, the Rens, were on a slow decline. But by about 1940 both teams were near the tops of their games.

World Professional Basketball Tournament

And what better place to show off than at the World Professional Basketball Tournament? Beginning in 1939 the Chicago Herald-American newspaper invited the top pro teams in the country to play in a single-elimination tournament. For ten years a dozen or so of the best basketball in the world could be seen in Chicago playing in grueling three- or four-day tournament. The tournament was not segregated. The Rens and the Globetrotters played and won. League teams such as the Oshkosh All-Stars, Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and Minneapolis Lakers won. These games were hotly contested, given that the prize money was considerable.

The College Game Ascendant
During the Great Depression professional leagues reached a low point. People simply did not have the money to buy enough tickets to sustain these leagues. College teams, however, survived and flourished during this period.

Madison Square Garden regularly featured college double- and triple-headers. Usually these events involved local teams, of which there were many good ones: St. John's, LIU, CCNY, NYU, Columbia and Manhattan all had their great seasons. But regularly the top teams from outside metropolitan New York would visit the Garden: Notre Dame, Oklahoma A&M, Kentucky, Temple, DePaul, Stanford and others looked forward to the national visibility that a trip to the Garden presented.

In 1938 the Garden began hosting a regular national post-season tournament, that became a huge event. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) crowned a national champion in the media glare of New York City. Almost immediately the NCAA began a post-season tournament featuring conference champions. The two rival tournaments further boosted public interest in college basketball.

One reason for the college game's popularity may have been its national appeal. It is worth noting that no single region dominated the sport. Look at the list of national champions the Helms Foundation came up with for the period 1939-1943: Long Island University, USC, Wisconsin, Stanford and Wyoming. Sure, there were some teams that always seemed to challenge for national honors, such as Kentucky and Oklahoma A&M, but the broad geographic appeal was undeniable.

They had little competition from professional leagues at this time. The Great Depression sapped fans of the wherewithal to buy tickets. With income shrinking, many pro teams folded and pro leagues contracted. But college students still played, and somehow they managed to sell enough tickets. World War II depleted the pool of available pro players, as well as paying fans. So the college game survived and maintained fan interest.

After the War, returning students flooded the colleges. The college game flourished. As the nation entered the second half of the Twentieth Century, it looked like nothing could stop this game. Then came the point-shaving scandals.

In 1950 the City College of New York (CCNY) won the NIT and NCAA Tournament -- the first and last time anyone would do that. But just a year later three of CCNY's biggest stars were arrested and charged with accepting Mafia money to control the scores of some games. The investigation eventually ensnared 33 players from seven schools, including the University of Kentucky, one of the era's perennial powers. CCNY was banned from Madison Square Garden. Fans, disillusioned by "the fix," stayed away from the games. It would be another fifteen years before the college game would really recover.

A New Professional League
The main beneficiary of the college game's implosion would be the struggling National Basketball Association. The NBA had its genesis in the Basketball Association of America, which started operating in 1946. The league grew and contracted, and by 1951 had stabilized somewhat. But they were not dear to the hearts of many hoops fans yet. That changed when arena operators either could not book college games or could not fill the stands with them. The operators turned to the pro game and fans began to follow.

The Basketball Association of America
When World War II ended one group of men saw a bright future for professional basketball. These men were the owners of major arenas, mainly in the Northeast. In 1946 they agreed to form the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league had a rocky start with eleven teams in the 1946-47 season, located from Toronto south to Washington, DC and as far west as St. Louis. Four teams folded after the first season, and, while the BAA had the biggest cities locked up, the Midwest's NBL still had more good players.

National Basketball Association
The basketball world changed forever, though, just before the 1948-49 season began. Four of the best teams from the NBL defected to the BAA, forming a new league: the National Basketball Association. That season the Minneapolis Lakers, a former NBL team, won the league title, on the back of George Mikan, the NBA's first superstar.

The league was not home free yet. They still struggled for fans. More NBL teams joined the NBA, but many teams did not survive. In 1950 the league had 17 teams; by 1951 they were down to ten.

The fans were not drawn to the slow, physical game favored by the NBA. The league's biggest draws were often the double-headers featuring a game between an NBA team and the Harlem Globetrotters. The Globetrotters of that time were not quite as entertaining as today, but they still put on a much more entertaining show than did the NBA. And with their monopoly on talented African American players, they had no trouble keeping up with the best of the NBA teams.

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:17:03 PDT

Introduction

Soccer is a team sport played by millions of people world wide, and is known as football in most of the world. The sport involves two teams of 11 players each, working against each other to get a ball into their team's designated goal area, using primarily their feet (although any body part can be used with the exception of the hands and arms - but even this has exceptions as noted below).

History

The current version of the sport is generally agreed to have began in 1863 in England (1). On May 21st, 1904 the Fédération Internationale de Football Association - known commonly as FIFA (pronounced "feefa") - was incorporated (3). FIFA has remained the definitive authoritative body for soccer since that time.

Leagues and tournaments
Soccer is played at nearly every organizational level, from local teams and leagues, to nationally sponsored teams. Arguably the most popular soccer from a viewing standpoint is played in European leagues, although players for these leagues come from around the world - although heavily weighted towards Europe and South America. Some of the most popular leagues include:

* English Premier League (England)
* Serie A (Italy)
* Liga (Spain)
* Bundesliga (Germany)
* Ligue 1 (France)
* Eredivse (Holland)
* Russian Premier League (Russia)
* Champions League (Europe)

Game Play

Overview
A game of soccer traditionally is 90 minutes in length, broken up into two 45 minute halves. At the beginning of the game a team will start with the ball in the middle of the field. They must first kick the ball in a forward direction to start the play. Generally this is done by passing the ball to a teammate who stands within a few feet of the player. From this point on, the ball can be kicked in any direction to other players, or the player can "dribble" the ball, which entails kicking the ball in small increments and catching back up to the ball themselves. When a player is near their designated scoring goal, they can attempt to get the ball into this designated area, thereby earning their team a single point. At the end of the game, the team with the most points wins the game.

Field layout
An official field can be anywhere from 100 to 130 yards in length, and 50 to 100 yards in width .

Bisecting the field lengthwise is a single line called the mid-field line which is solely used to separate the two teams at the beginning of each half, and after a goal is scored. At each end of the field is a goal that measures 24 feed wide, and 8 feet high. The goal is enclosed on the back, the two sides, and the top by netting. The front of the goal is placed in the middle of each end of the field (called the goal line). A field is traditionally made of grass, but recently artificial astroturf (often called just turf) that is made to resemble grass in look and playability has become popular.

Rules
While there are many rules that dictate the play of soccer, some of the most important rules are laid out here:

* The ball can touch any part of a player's body, except their arms or hands, with the following exceptions:

One player is designated as a goalkeeper. This player is allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms as long as they are inside of the designated penalty area which resides in front of the goal they defend.

A player can and must use their hands to throw the ball back into the playing field if the ball has gone outside either of the side line boundary areas.

* The ball must stay within the 4 bounding lines of the field - the two side lines, and the two goal lines. If a ball is hit out of this area by a team, the possession is turned over to the opposing team.

If the ball goes out over the side line, the other team places the ball back into play by throwing the ball with their hands. Their are specific rules to how this must be done - specifically both of their feet must be touching the ground during this action, and the ball must be held in both hands, and must be thrown overhand from behind the players head to in front of their head in an arc-like motion.

If the ball goes over the goal line and is touched last by the defending team, the ball will be placed in the corner of the field on that same goal line, and the attacking team will be given an opportunity to kick the ball back onto the field.

If the ball goes over the goal line and is touched last by the attacking team, the ball is will be placed on the corner of the goal area box, and kicked by the defending team back into play.

If the ball crosses the goal line and into the goal, a point is given to the attacking team, and the ball is turned over to the defending team in the middle of the field.

* A player is not allowed to intentionally injure another player, nor are they allowed to push, check, tackle, kick, or punch a player.

Recreational Play Variations
While strict regulations do exist for official play of soccer, many people play with modified rules and setups - often in a more recreational atmosphere. Some example differences from official rules include:

* Smaller (or sometimes bigger) fields to fit the available space, or number of players

* Playing with more or less than 11 players on a team - dictated by the number of players available

* Playing with improvised goals, such as cones or other objects when traditional goals are not available

Equipment
A soccer player in a game situation will wear the following clothes and equipment:

* Shirt/Jersey (matching their teammates)

* Shorts (matching their teammates)

* Soccer socks - long socks made specifically for soccer that go to one's knees (matching their teammates)

* Shin guards - used to protect the player's shins from stray kicks. These are worn under the soccer socks.

* Footwear

For very wet conditions, shoes with replaceable cleats (~0.75 inches) are sometimes worn.

For standard outdoor conditions, shoes with smaller molded cleats (~ 0.5 inches) are worn

In some conditions such as very hard ground, or indoor surfaces, a shoe with very short cleats (0.2 inches) - often called "turf shoes" or "turfs", or shoes with no cleats - often called "flats" are worn.

* In addition to the above, a Goal keeper will also wear padded soccer gloves, and often will wear long sleeve pants and a long sleeve shirt that have a small amount of padding built in.

The game is played with an inflated soccer ball. Official size balls are labeled Size 5. Smaller sizes may be appropriate for younger players.

noreply@blogger.com (coach) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:17:29 PDT

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• Big Bad Wolf: Dribble in circle. One player without ball is “wolf”, tries to knock out all other balls. If ball out, player out. (Or do “penalty”, eg, 3 juggles, and come back in.) Last one in is winner and becomes next wolf.
• Wolf Pack: Everyone has a ball, everyone defends, and everyone attacks. Last player in is winner! Or have players do “penalty” (eg, 3 juggles) when out and then come back in. Players count how many balls they kick out in a designated time frame.
• Knockout: Everyone has a ball, everyone defends, and everyone attacks. Dribble in circle, when coach calls “knockout”, everyone tries to kick out other balls. Players start with 5 lives. If ball goes out, lose a life; if kick out another ball, gain a life!