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Workout Wednesday – Girls Soccer Conditioning and Drills
Posted by: | CommentsIn honor of Spring and the official kick off of soccer season in neighborhoods all across the country, today’s Workout Wednesday features the Milton Magic girls soccer team doing ball drills, plyometrics and agility exercises.
One of the things I like so much about soccer is that it is a sport that requires very little special equipment, can be played or training can take place just about anywhere, and its a great sport for kids of all ages!
Spring is in the Air
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Photo credit: kconnors from morguefile.com
After one of the coldest, snowiest winters ever on the east coast, today finally felt like spring to me. The crisp blue sky, light wind and fresh smell in the air were part of it. The other part – MUD – glorious mud!
The pool my daughter swims at is on the campus of a small private high school. Today was the first day in a long time I have seen their athletes practicing outside – from soccer to golf, to softball and track, the kids were out.
The soccer players were obviously having the most fun as they were pretty much covered in mud from running and doing drills on a field that was covered in 20+” of snow only 4 short weeks ago. The teenage girls didn’t even seem phased by the mud – they just kicked off their muddy cleats at the entrance and went back to the conversation at hand – boys.
Tomorrow’s temperature is going to the low 70′s which means I may have to recruit a friend or two and go play golf – or even just hit off a bucket of balls. That new sporty pink and black golf towel I got for Christmas needs to see the sun. If nothing else, I can look forward to our afternoon run while the kids are at swim practice.
Ah… spring!
A Great Insight Into Girls U-8 Soccer
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A lot of my daughters’ friends play soccer – pulling on their shin guards, lacing up those cleats, and heading off to the field for practice or a game – just like so many other little girls across the world do each week. Eight and under is a great age group – they are old enough to “get it”, understand the rules and are starting to get past that giant “soccer worm” mentality.
Kimberly at the Silicon Valley Moms site wrote a great piece on her experience with girls soccer and her daughter being an U8. From her post:
More like “real soccer,” is how my daughter defined the U8 play. Real soccer indeed. Many of the girls may not even be four feet tall, but they play at a level rivaling my old high school team, complete with take away slides, shoulder bumps and attempts at tricky footwork. The skill growth is impressive, but more surprising is the cut throat competitiveness accompanying it.
Keep us posted Kimberly – sounds like it is going to be a fun season!
