Article in the Star

There were an article on Wed. July 30 in the Kansas City Star Newspaper, talking about soccer. I thought I will comment a little....(title)Soccer players driven by dreams The American market is huge for soccer. There are 4 millions registered male players. While these kids are often clumsily trained and lack creativity by Europeans standards, there are nearly as many of them as there are people in Ireland.In their view, the U.S. system of developing players is broken. It is oriented around affluent, suburban teams supported by parents and organized...

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Wizards against Columbus

The Kansas City Wizards stretched their unbeaten streak to five games Thursday with a thrilling 3-3 tie against the Columbus Crew in front of a national television audience on ESPN. Kansas City and Columbus combined for five first-half goals, the most in MLS this season. Newly signed forward Josh Wolff then converted a late game-tying goal in his first match back with Kansas City.That was the highlight of the game. Finally we were glad to see Josh Wolff replacing Sealy who went to San Rose and scored for his first game.Now we still have a big issue!...

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Wizards beats Red Bulls

Jimmy Conrad scored his career-high and team-high fourth goal of the season and Davy Arnaud tacked on his first goal of the season as the Kansas City Wizards edged the New York Red Bulls, 2-1, Thursday in Major League Soccer play from Kansas City's Community America Ballpark.That is the highlight of the night!Hartman: he was one of his good day but I don't know if he lost his voice or what...there is no communication between his defenders.Harrington: the best blue for me! He controls the left back and plays very well with LopezSealy: I am going...

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Juggling

Ball control is an essential component of soccer. Players with good ball control carve up the field with exciting dribbles and cuts, while those without it often lose the ball to their opponents. Although it's simple, juggling is one of the best ways to improve ball control. It only takes a few minutes of training a day, but it produces noticeable results.Step1 Pick the ball up and hold it out in front of you.Step2 Drop the ball to your feet or thigh and kick it back up into the air. Use the base of your big toe to make contact with...

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