Posts tagged Football
Keep Kids Safe From Injury

Team sports help teach sportsmanship, fair play, and relying on others for success. Parents who get their smaller children involved in youth sports want their children to benefit from the experience and not have to endure sports injuries, but it can happen. It is important for kids and their parents to understand the rules and regulations of the league they play in and follow those rules to keep everyone safe.

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What To Get The Sports Fanatic For Their Birthday

Sports fans are usually at their happiest when they are watching their teams or favourite athletes at work. Therefore, you’d think buying them a gift would be an easy and simple task – this is not necessarily the case. Beyond buying tickets for events, it can be challenging to find birthday presents that will put smiles on their faces. The key is to think outside the box. Read on for a few ideas to get you started.

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Dads of Sporty Kids: Dos And Don'ts

When it comes to parents of sporty kids, the discussion can become fraught with ease. “Pushy” parents, who force their children to engage with sports against their will, are judged on a societal level, and are even the subject of troubling documentaries. If your children are involved in sport, then you’re probably determined to be incredibly careful to ensure you don’t cross the line and become one of the “pushy” parents.

  

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The Out-Of-Home Run: Seeing Sports Away From The Sofa

Every sports fan has dreams of seeing their favourite team play on their home turf. But, seeing big teams play is usually a very expensive ordeal. You have to travel far, get pricey tickets, and drag the whole family out with you. But, it’s worth all of the hassle. And, it doesn’t have to cost the world. You just have to...

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15-Year-Old Wonderkid Added To Video Game After Dad's Tweeted Permission

The real point of career modes in soccer video games is to snatch up a grip of the world's most hyped youngsters and slowly build a juggernaut. Fans of Football Manager—that impossibly detailed, life-consumingly fun computer game—were dismayed to find Norway's new starlet Martin Ødegaard missing on account of his age. Thanks to this future world of camera phones and Twitter, the problem has now been rectified.

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Hope Solo: US Soccer Doubling Down on Domestic Violence Double Standard?

It takes a lot to match the N.F.L these days when it comes to missteps in the handling of players charged with assaulting family members and loved ones. But Thursday, at a time when domestic violence in sports is dominating the national conversation, U.S. Soccer did just that — again — by keeping Solo in goal when she shouldn’t have been anywhere near it.

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