Soccer

Consumer Alerts: Soccer

MacGregor Folding Soccer Goals, Mitre Folding Soccer Goal Recalled For Strangulation Hazard. [7]

Soccer Expert Wanted

Tim Twellman is a retired American soccer player, longtime youth soccer coach, and the the father of three elite soccer players, including former New England Revolution striker Taylor Twellman.

Since 1985, he has run Twellman Soccer [8], which includes camps, trainings and clinics. In 2007, he became the head coach of the Villa Duchesne High School in St. Louis.

For more on Tim Twellman, click here. [9]

Footwear

Youth soccer shoes (also called "cleats" or, in Britian, "football boots") are specifically designed for use on a soccer field and can be changed depending on conditions. Cleat types include molded cleats, detachable cleats, indoor soccer shoes and turf shoes. Read more [10]

Resources

For a listing of soccer resources, including links to soccer websites, click here. [11]

Featured Blogs & Forums

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EduKick Soccer News Update [13]

Girl soccer players on bench Soccer: Pronunciation: \ˈsä-kər\
a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players whose object is to propel a round ball into the opponent's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms

Soccer, also known as football in many countries, is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is a fast-paced, energetic game that requires speed and agility. It is the most popular recreational sport for both boys and girls.

Our goal is to provide comprehensive information on soccer: advice on the equipment needed and how to buy it, a primer on the rules of the sport, and videos and advice from experts, parents, and manufacturers of soccer gear.

But to do that, we are going to need your help. If you are parent of a child who plays or has played soccer, we hope you will share what you have learned with other MomsTeam parents. Please consider writing a blog, contributing an article, posting on and/or hosting a Forum, or becoming our soccer expert. If you know of someone who used to play or coach soccer who has knowledge to share, ask him or her to join. Together we can make MomsTeam a true community of sports parents!

-Brooke de Lench

MomsTeam Founder

Featured Articles

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MomsTEAM Speaks With Dr. C. J. Abraham, Inventor of Universal Forcefield FF Protective Headband [15]

MomsTEAM recently spoke with Dr. C.J. Abraham, the inventor of the Forcefield FF Protective Headband about the value of protective headgear in soccer. Dr. Abraham said that there is no headgear in the world for any sport or recreational activity that can eliminate subconcussive and concussive brain injuries. All that can be said is that headgear can significantly reduce the effective impact to an individual's head and brain.

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Heading in Soccer Doesn't Lead To Long-Term Cognitive Decline, Study Finds [16]

Preliminary data from a study of retired professional English soccer players has found that, once their playing careers end, the chronic low-level head trauma they sustained from repetitive heading does not put them at greater risk of long-term cognitive decline than the general population.

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Soccer Heading Linked To Subtle Changes in Brain's White Matter and Affects Memory, New Study Finds [17]

A new study linking frequent heading of a soccer ball with changes to the white matter of the brain and poorer performance on a neurocognitive test of memory is likely to add fuel to the fire of a 30-year-old debate about the effects of heading.

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Concussions Common Among Female Middle-School Soccer Players [18]

Female middle school soccer players sustained concussions at a rate higher than their high school and college counterparts, most continued to play despite experiencing symptoms, and less than half sought medical attention, a first-of-its-kind study finds.

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Prominent Researcher Supports Ban On Soccer Heading And Limitations On Heading In Practice At Youth Level [19]

New rules and recommendations regarding heading in youth soccer issued in November 2015 by a number of national and California soccer organizations have generated significant controversy, with some criticizing the rules as going too far and some as not going far enough. Not surprisingly, Dr. Frank Webbe, a prominent researcher on the subject of heading in soccer and a longtime supporter of a ban on heading in soccer below age 14, favors the new rules, despite the lack of data to establish their effectiveness.

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