How to Return to the Pitch

By Soccer Garage

Soccer is one of those games you can’t get out of your blood once it’s in there. This helps explain why it’s the most popular sport on the entire planet. Once you play, it’s almost impossible to not always be in love with dribbling that ball down the bitch.

soccergarage3However, as you get older, it can become easier and easier to take time off. Life gets in the way, as it often does. Now, though, you may have a bit of free time. You may be looking to get into better shape. Before you get back on the pitch, though, consider the following.

First, you’ll want the gear. If you want to play like a winner, you need to look like one. Whether you just need a women’s soccer jersey or full on goalkeeping gear, your best bet is just to go online and find something affordable.

Now, get your cardio back into shape. If it’s been a while, it’s time to do some long distance running interspersed with sprints. This will best reproduce the type of challenges you’re going to face when running up and down the pitch.

After that, start dribbling again. Get the rhythm back. Fortunately, this should be the easiest part. It’s like riding a bike for most of us.

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USA Soccer Team Beats Holland 4-3

Article Submitted by soccer-items.com

USA beat Holland 4-3 the other day. I was happy to see the USA win over an important team that has been so good in the past, but I couldn’t help but think that the Dutch team that lost against the USA is just a shadow of the team I loved in 1988 with Marco van Basten, Koeman, Gullit, and company.

I watched some of the game and felt that the 1988 Dutch team would have easily won against the US team and that there was just something missing from the quality of play from both teams.

Where were the superstars? Where was the skill? Where was the beauty? All I saw were 22 athletes kicking a ball. Where was the class that used to just ooze out of the pores of the world’s top players like Lineker, Gullit, Hans van Breukelen, and Klinsmann?

Who else thinks that international soccer hit it’s peak in terms of overall quality around 1988? I haven’t seen national teams who’s players and quality of play have captured my attention since the 1988 European Cup. The very next European Cup after ’88, when Denmark won, was the first time I ever heard fans lauding the “speed of play” over the “quality of play.” Even the FIFA World Cups have been rather flat since 1986. Has it all been downhill since then?