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2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview – Thailand: The Acclimatization Advantage

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at Thailand, who is making their first ever appearance at the Women’s World Cup. Thailand have been drawn in [...]

By | May 23rd, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview – Norway: The Value of Coaching Experience

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at Norway, who is making their seventh appearance at the Women’s World Cup (they have qualified for every instalment [...]

By | May 22nd, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview – Cote D'Ivoire: Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at Cote D'Ivoire, who is making their first ever appearance at the Women’s World Cup.  Cote D'Ivoire have been [...]

By | May 19th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview – Germany: A Culture of Winning

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at Germany, who is making their seventh appearance at the Women’s World Cup (they have been a participant at [...]

By | May 16th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview – Netherlands: The "BeNe" League

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at the Netherlands, who is making their first ever appearance at the Women’s World Cup.  They have been drawn [...]

By | May 11th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Preview – New Zealand: The Value of International Experience

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at New Zealand, who is making their 4th appearance at the Women’s World Cup, and also their 3rd in [...]

By | May 9th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Preview – China: Youth Over Experience

Because this is a Women’s World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this instalment, I will look at China, who is making their 6th appearance at the Women's World Cup, having only ever missed out once, [...]

By | May 7th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Preview – Canada: "Best With Best"

Because this is a Women's World Cup year, I have decided to countdown to the tournament by providing a short soccer/fitness related preview of each of the 24 participating nations. In this first instalment, I will look at my home country Canada, who is hosting the tournament for the first time ever.   Canada has [...]

By | May 6th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments

Article – How Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney Think on the Field, by Simon Kuper

Below is a link to an excellent article written by Simon Kuper, a soccer journalist, blogger for ESPN.com and co-author of the famous book 'soccernomics.'  In this article he explains that the greatest reason why exceptional players like Messi and Rooney are able to play the game better than others has nothing to do with [...]

By | April 2nd, 2015|Matches, Science|0 Comments

Rene Higuita – "The Boss" – video from "Keep it on the Deck"

It's March Break, which means all the youth soccer players across the country have a week off of school, and many of them also have reduced soccer schedules.  For me, March Break has resulted in my first free Saturday since Christmas!  As a result, I thought I would post a video which has nothing to [...]

By | March 14th, 2015|Matches|0 Comments