Women’s football is riding high Women’s football (soccer) is at an all-time high in England at present. The Women’s Super League, the top tier of women’s football, is expanding year on year, and England Ladies finished an unprecedented third at...
“You must be joking ref!” All soccer fans have been there: it’s an important match, your top goalscorer is in on goal, side-steps the defender and – rather than pinging it past the keeper and rattling the back of the net – he hops, shriek...
Being a soccer referee looks like a pretty glamorous profession. At the top end of the game refs are jetted all around Europe, and the world for that matter, taking care of high profile games featuring some of the best athletes in the world. Even bet...
There are few things as iconic as the soccer fields on a Saturday morning. When you get to a park and see 5 games going on at once, it is an exciting environment, and one that every kid should experience. When to Start Kids Soccer Leagues If they sta...
There’s a new sport in town, and everyone’s playing it! Actually, Futsal isn’t really a new sport at all – it’s a variation on an old favorite, but it’s gaining major popularity in the United States right now. Futsal – also called 5on5 or five-on-a-s...
Are you getting into Futsal? If you’re like a lot of Americans, you’ve probably just recently discovered this exciting five-on-five variation on traditional soccer. This fun and dynamic game has more movement and action than traditional soccer, and i...
Planning and executing a trip for a sports team is far from easy. As the travel secretary for my rugby club, my National Champion rugby club that is, I had to put together travel plans for 35 people to travel from Wichita, Kansas, to San Francisco, C...
A few months ago, I visited my grandparents in Florida with my entire family. All three families and 12 grandkids were in attendance. It was the typical family vacation. All 20 of us jam packed into two houses fit for 5 a piece. On the third day, my ...