SOCCER

SOCCER IS A WELL-KNOWN SPORT THAT HAS A WIDE RANGE OF EFFECTS ON

PEOPLE. THIS ACTIVITY HAS BEEN PRACTICED FOR MANY YEARS AND IS NOT
ABOUT TO DISAPPEAR ANY TIME SOON. AS A STUDENT, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
LEARNING ABOUT AND WATCHING THE SOCCER GAME. DUE TO ALL THE
RUNNING, PLAYING SOCCER IS A WONDERFUL FORM OF EXERCISE. IT'S ALSO A
TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND HANG OUT WITH OLD
ONES. PLAYING SOCCER OR PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS IN GENERAL IS A TERRIFIC
METHOD TO DEVELOP CHARACTER, GAIN AN APPRECIATION FOR
SPORTSMANSHIP AND RESPECT, AND GAIN ABILITIES THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO
OTHER FACETS OF LIFE. A SOCCER PITCH IS A GOOD, PRODUCTIVE AREA FOR ME
TO BE COMPETITIVE SINCE I'M A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE PERSON. I BELIEVE THAT
COMPETITION IS HEALTHY FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. I ALSO ENJOY
SCORING GOALS VERY MUCH. ONE OF MY FAVORITE ASPECTS OF THE GAME IS
THAT. IT'S AN AWESOME SENSATION. I FOCUSED MOSTLY ON TEAM TACTICS AND
HOW THE PLAYERS WERE ARRANGED AROUND THE POINT OF ACTION DURING
THE GAME. I CROSSED THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE DEFENSE EACH TIME THE
CROSS HAPPENED. THE CRUCIAL PHASE OF THIS PARTICULAR GAME WAS
WHEN THE TEAMS ALTERNATED POSSESSION OF THE BALL. WHEN THE
OPPOSING SIDE MADE A POOR PASS OR SENT THE BALL OUT OF BOUNDS, THEIR
TEAM FREQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE BALL.
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THE ACTIVITIES THEMSELVES WERE ENGAGING AND THRILLING (AT LEAST FOR
SOME INDIVIDUALS); MASTERY AND CHALLENGE WERE KEY ELEMENTS; AND
PARTICIPATION WAS, FOR THE MOST PART, VOLUNTARILY GIVEN. THE
IMMEDIATE, SENSORY BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATING IN SOCCER SEEM TO BE
SUFFICIENT TO KEEP PLAYERS ENGAGED WITHOUT THE NEED FOR PRODDING
OR INCENTIVES.
I ADMIRED THE GAME SINCE IT SHARED THE SAME OBJECTIVE AS ALL GAMES:
TO WIN. IN OTHER WORDS, SOCCER WAS AN OCCUPATION FOR THE PLAYERS
WHO PLAYED IT AS MUCH AS ANYTHING ELSE. COOPERATION AND TEAMWORK
WERE FOCUSED ON SOCCER.

ANJELA MAE SERRANO

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