Soccer
5 Strategies Athletes Can Use to Prevent Groin Strains
Have you ever found yourself frustrated or wondering why all of your favorite team's defensive backs are sidelined with groin injuries? Or upset because...
Practice Makes Perfect: The Underestimated Performance Enhancer
Practice Makes Perfect: The Underestimated Performance Enhancer By Jim Carpentier, CSCS Ask a musician: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? The reply:...
Best Plyometric Exercises for Soccer Players by Position
Soccer players are well known for their incredible endurance, running an average distance of six miles during a 90-minute match. However, the game is never played at one speed. Soccer [...]
Study Discovers a Drastic Increase in Soccer-Related Injuries
A new study published in the Journal of Pediatrics documents an alarming increase in soccer-related injuries. In a 24-year period from 1990 to 2014, injuries increased by a whopping 111 percent. [...]
The Ridiculous Work Ethic That Propelled Julie Johnston To USWNT Stardom
The U.S. Women’s National Team has dominated international soccer for the last 25 years. Thanks to young stars like Julie Johnston, they probably won’t be slowing down any time soon. [...]
Meet Mallory Pugh, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s 18-Year-Old Star
Look, there’s already been a lot written about Mallory Pugh. And plenty more will be written after the 18-year-old “wunderkind” and her U.S. Women’s National Soccer teammates take ownership of [...]
How Alex Morgan Gets Her Mind Right Before Games
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team forward Alex Morgan is known for making plenty of noise with her play on the field. The speedy scorer has a penchant for big plays, [...]
Dirk Nowitzki Is Very Bad at Soccer
Dirk Nowitzki is very good at basketball. He won an NBA championship and an MVP award, and he's been an All-Star 13 times during a career that will whisk him [...]
Odell Beckham Jr. Morphs Into David Beckham, Scores Ridiculous Goal Against Bayern Munich Keeper
This past weekend, when New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. spent time practicing with FC Bayern Munich, one of Germany's oldest and most iconic soccer clubs, it was [...]
Odell Beckham Jr. Practices With FC Bayern Munich, Probably Would’ve Been Amazing at Soccer
NFL players love to dabble in other sports during the off-season. Russell Wilson has spent time with the Texas Rangers in spring training. Cam Newton has hung around with the [...]