Soccer was one of the very first sports that I played when I was young. I participated in the sport for about six years before other responsibilities took over. I still missed soccer‚ I missed the practices‚ I missed the games‚ and I missed the fun. There were several occurrences of world matches between countries that I have watched. The envy grew as each “cup” passed. A few years ago‚ after watching the World Cup‚ I planned to buy myself some soccer shoes. However‚ I only purchased a ball‚ which
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All head injuries are potentially serious because they can damage the brain and make someone lose responsiveness. The severity of a head injury depends on how someone hit their head and how hard the impact was. A head injury may cause damage to the brain tissue or to blood vessels inside the skull‚ or even break the skull (a skull fracture). Clear fluid or watery blood leaking from the ear or nose‚ and a deteriorating level of response‚ are some of the signs of serious injury. The severity of a
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several common injuries happen to players from playing soccer‚ read to learn how to prevent common soccer injuries and learn about some people who had injuries
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Injuries in sports have become a regular occurrence that most believe to be “just part of the game.” Any person who has played a sport has encountered some type of injury‚ whether that be an ankle sprain or a torn ACL. Recovering from that injury can be a draining process. The recovery process is a journey of highs and lows‚ but recovering from the physical injury is not all the athlete have to worry about. Depression‚ isolation‚ and lowering of self-esteem are all common mental health effects of
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10. Kelly Smith 9. Hanna Ljungberg Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images The popularity of women’s soccer has increased exponentially since the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991‚ and with the improved quality of play has come a steady stream of great players over the years. This is our list of the 10 greatest female soccer players ever. Most of these names you’ll recognize‚ whether you’ve followed the game only in America or on the world stage. Who would make your top 10? Let us know in the comments
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Lacrosse is a sport that is becoming more popular around the world. Lacrosse is a fast paced game that requires a lot of movement. In some cases‚ injury can occur. A common injury that occurs during a lacrosse game is tearing your ACL. ACL stands for anterior cruciate ligament. ACL is one of the four main ligaments you have in your knee. While playing lacrosse‚ you tend to make very quick movements‚ which can cause this tear to happen. Without this ligament‚ your knee will be unstable and surgery
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direct catastrophic injuries to girl athletes at the high school level and 70.8 percent at the college level” between 1982 and 2009. This statistic means that the sport of cheerleading is an extremely dangerous it risks the lives of males as well as females daily. Many cheerleading injuries are quite small injuries range from a torn ACL to a broken neck. Cheerleading also experiences more life threating injuries such as head injuries‚ skull fractures and cervical spine injuries that resulted in “permanent
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“What are the assessment findings associated with injuries of the spinal cord at the thoracic level?” The signs and symptoms associated with a thoracic spinal cord injury may range from respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ gastrointestinal‚ and urinary complications. If the thoracic vertebrae experience any trauma‚ during assessment the patient may exhibit a loss of physical sensation‚ paraplegia or weakness in the legs‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension‚ or orthostatic hypotension. The patient may also experience
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Du Lar Narrative essay All my life‚ i have been playing soccer. Everyone said education come first and sure I get that‚ but to me soccer is literally the most important to me. It’s like I can’t live without it. Whenever I feel emotional‚ sad‚ angry‚ or down; soccer is there. I never get the feelings of enjoying it with other‚ like teammates. It’s summer! it’s the time of the year when I get to spend my time having the ball on my feet the most. I never thought about joining a team or playing
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Soccer season is about to start. This is Wally’s favorite time of year. Wally plays soccer professionally for FC Barcelona. He just joined the team after a great first season with Ajax. As Wally heads out to his first practice‚ he can’t wait to meet his teammates! As Wally gets closer to Camp Nou he gets more eager to play. After what feels like hours he finally makes it to the stadium. Once Wally walks into the training room his new team greets him. He gets tired of saying “it’s nice to meet you
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