Archive for Soccer
Gearing Up for Spring Soccer
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One of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. is soccer. This spring you will see even more girls lacing up their cleats and heading for the pitch than ever before. Soccer is a great sport for girls of all ages and fitness level. It helps develop fitness, endurance, quickness, large motor skills, team work and confidence.
In today’s economy, soccer is also one of the most affordable youth sports. Most local parks and recreation departments have youth soccer leagues – many with season entry fees of less than $75. Once your athlete is registered, the list of equipment needed for soccer is pretty short – she’ll need Soccer Cleats, Shin Guards, soccer socks, shorts and a t-shirt.
One extra piece of gear that is not required but will make your life as a Mom easier – because it helps keep dirt on the field – are Cleatskins.
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For more information on youth soccer, where to find a program near you, and soccer resources in general, check out:
Videos -Girls Soccer Tips from Pretty Tough
Posted by: | CommentsSoccer season is in full swing in our region – including the recreational programs and travel soccer programs. I recently found a series of soccer training videos geared towards girls youth soccer players put together by the team at PrettyTough.com.
Heidi Strauss, a former athlete and now a high school soccer coach, does a great job of making this series of videos helpful and fun to watch.
The team also has a series of fiction and non-fiction books about girls in sports:
- PrettyTOUGH
- Playing With the Boys
- Screwball: An Ashley Clarke Novel
- Behind Lacrosse: Maximum Attack with Sheehan Stanwick Burch
Olympic Team Updates
Posted by: | CommentsWe had so much fun at the USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials that the anticipation for the Olympic Games is building rapidly. Here is a photo I took at the Trials as they set off four big cannons filled with confetti and blanketed the arena.
Some Olympic team updates:
- While the US women’s gymnastics team has named two members to its squad (and will announce the rest after July 20), the Aussies are set! The AustralianOlympic Gymnastics team will consist of Dasha Joura, Shona Morgan, Lauren Mitchell, Ashleigh Brennan, Georgia Bonora and Olivia Vivian, and alternate Emma Dennis.
- The first nine members of the US Women’s Olympic Basketball squad was named last month with Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie leading the list. Others include Sue Bird, Cappie Pondexter, Diana Taurasi, Katie Smith, Tina Thompson, Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles. The remaining three members have not yet been named.
- The US Swimming Olympic Trials are happening as I write this and these athletes are fast! Records are falling! The world record in the women’s 100m backstroke fell twice in prelims Monday when Hayley McGregory broke the record with a time of 59.15 followed by Natalie Coughlin breaking McGregory’s record with a time of 59.03 in the next heat.
- Nine members of the 2004 gold medal winning women’s soccer team have been named to the 2008 Olympic Soccer team - that is half of the team! Just the experience alone will give the team such an advantage.
