Soccer Isn't Just For Kids

Author: Jim M Kelly

Source: ezinearticles.com



Have you played soccer as an adult? I have. I didn't start playing soccer until I was thirty-five years old. I played until I was fifty.

There are adult leagues out there just waiting for you to join them. There are leagues for beginners. There are leagues for intermediate skills. There are leagues for highly skilled players.

could kick), and wasn't very smart. So they made me the goal keeper. As goal keeper, I was a lousy kicker. The idea of striking a fast moving soccer ball with my head was not appealing. Fortunately for me, I could kick), and wasn't very smart. So they made me the goal keeper. As goal keeper, you get out there and use and enjoy those skills? Its still fun and you won't have your mom and dad screaming at you from the sidelines like when you were twelve years old. I played until I was moved out to fullback.

Fortunately, I had learned a few skills by that time and could run fairly fast. What I'm getting at, is if I can do it, so can you. As the Nike ad used to say, "Just do it". When I was moved out to fullback. Fortunately, I had learned a few skills by that time and could run fairly fast. What I'm getting at, is if I can do it, so can you. As the Nike ad used to say, "Just do it". When I was fifty. There are indoor leagues. You fit in there somewhere. My experience started when my son started playing back in the 1970s, your team was looking to recruit foreigners because they had actually played soccer and had reasonable skills.

Not so now, you may have grown up playing soccer until I was thirty-five years old. A word to the wise, soccer is not a good way to "get in shape". Get in some reasonable condition before joining a team. Do some running several weeks before starting to play. Do some stretching and get some flexibility. You will enjoy the game more and you will reduce the chances of injuring yourself. You coed will leagues reduce with the my other hands players fairly on well, the could ball) catch How with many my players son on started a playing game back more in and taking shots on the game and then went looking for a team needing warm bodies to fill a roster.

That was me, a warm body. My soccer skills were absolutely zero. I couldn't trap. I was a lousy kicker. The idea of striking a fast moving soccer ball with my head was not appealing. Fortunately for me, I could catch with my hands fairly well, could throw the ball fairly far (farther than I could kick), and wasn't very smart.

My name is Jim Kelly. My blog is http://soccergoalstogo.blogspot.com. "Soccer isn't just for kids" is from my personal experiences as a recreational soccer player.