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So make sure you face the opposite way of the Goal when attempting<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 2:</span> "Now for practice" Make your friend throw the ball straight up in the air, while the ball is in midair start to jump<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 3:</span> While you are in the air start to lean back. Then whenever your body is about to face towards the sky, kick the ball with your foot!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 4:</span> Once you've kicked the ball you’re going to want to land on your back. "Make sure you brace yourself for the landing" It usually hurts the first couple tries then you get used to it. Don't break your neck<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 5:</span> The Bicycle Kick takes awhile to learn. Never give up. If you have a friend that knows how to do this kick, then get him or her to help you if you're having trouble. Good luck and have fun with doing the Bicycle Kick.<br /><br /><br />Now watch Ronaldinho Bicycle Kick<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qcL1dlQNS9E&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qcL1dlQNS9E&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Tags: soccer bicycle kicks, soccer bicycle kick, how to do a bicycle kick, how to do the bicycle kickBenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-33651921880756758752009-10-10T04:54:00.000-07:002009-10-10T14:04:42.049-07:00Best Soccer Tricks<!-- adsense --><br />Best soccer tricks video on Youtube. Check it out.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lk30SGciNAs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lk30SGciNAs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-74862444352275244622009-09-05T14:37:00.000-07:002009-10-10T14:04:04.999-07:00Soccer Practice Drills - 250 Award Winning Soccer Drills Software<!-- adsense --><br />If your a soccer coach and need Soccer Practice Drills; then I would recommend going to a site called soccer tutor. <a href="http://c39beor09qssdsboy2ey3t7h15.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=LEARNSOCCERFREESTYLE">Click Here</a> to check out the website. Basically It has <br />» 250 PDF Soccer Drills - Step by Step Instruction <br />» Drills, Skills & Techniques - All Ages & Skill Levels <br />» 25 Skill Tests - Who's The Most Skillful Player? <br />» 3D Fitness Drills - Speed, Agility, & Interval Training...<br />» Exclusive Pro Section (UEFA 'B') - Set Plays...<br />» Easy Drill Search Software - Find Drills Quickly<br />» Quickly Print Drills - Ready To Take To Practice <br />» Full Support - Get Full Support From SoccerTutor<br /><br />Soccertutor is a great resource for a coach, and I personally use it for my sons team. It has great drills for passing drills, shooting drills, defense drills, soccer conditioning drills, and much more. So if you interested at all I recommend checking it out. <a href="http://c39beor09qssdsboy2ey3t7h15.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=LEARNSOCCERFREESTYLE">Click Here</a> All the soccer drills are for all ages too.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:addthis:title='data:post.title' expr:addthis:url='data:post.url' class='addthis_button'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/v2/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4aa2dd2f3035b8d1"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-37472391040455688532009-07-31T18:48:00.000-07:002009-10-17T11:24:45.824-07:00Soccer Freestyle - Leg Catch (Heel)In this freestyle soccer tutorial you'll learn how to do a Leg Catch<br /><!-- adsense --> <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WL11leiY2z4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WL11leiY2z4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a739ef5465486a4"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-70497145236153498652009-07-15T13:59:00.000-07:002010-02-05T15:12:04.978-08:00Soccer Freestyle - Crossover TutorialIn this Soccer Freestyle tutorial you'll learn how to do the Crossover trick<br />
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Here is a short yet helpful tutorial on how to do the crossover freestyle trick. Remember that reading this is not enough! You need to go out and practice!<br />
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With this trick you hit the ball while you jump with your legs crossed. The main key of this trick is the timing. You don’t need to jump high at all if your timing is correct. Try to jump as the ball is at knee-height. When you hit the ball, your other leg should already be over the ball. If the ball goes forward, try to jump slightly backwards so the ball comes straight up. Some freestylers do this trick with their good leg swinging over the ball, while others prefer to swing with their weaker leg. This depends on your own preference so try both ways and see what feels more comfortable for you.<br />
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Ronaldo<br /><!-- adsense --> <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uNoHomwMPEk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uNoHomwMPEk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-73032740732908697082009-06-14T14:28:00.000-07:002009-10-17T11:25:47.382-07:00Soccer Freestyle - Flick upsIn this freestyle soccer tutorial you''ll learn how to do a flick up<br /><!-- adsense --> <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxdT9WmtdiY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxdT9WmtdiY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-63312050387650710502009-06-13T05:32:00.000-07:002009-10-17T14:05:00.486-07:00Freestyle Soccer - Hocus PocusIn this freestyle soccer tutorial you'll learn how to do the Hocus Pocus<br /><!-- adsense --><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2_Jv5yNZIo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z2_Jv5yNZIo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-53346945247419685632009-06-11T17:41:00.000-07:002009-10-17T14:05:09.383-07:00Freestyle Soccer - Chest Stall TutorialIn this soccer freestyle or football freestyle tutorial you'll learn how to do the chest stall. Enjoy<br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br /><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N6DE6pymnSA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N6DE6pymnSA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a31b53b3d3dbd36"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-70536149276281503242009-06-10T14:48:00.001-07:002009-06-11T18:55:35.897-07:00Freestyle SoccerWhat is Freestyle Soccer, Soccer Freestyle, Soccer tricks? First of all, let's start with a simple question, what is freestyle soccer? Freestyle soccer is simply the style and ability to combine various soccer tricks in juggling and ground moves. It's a new trend in soccer along with other types like five a side futsal and beach soccer. In a soccer context, freestyle is perceived as less significance to the modern game. However, freestyle soccer does improve a footballer's ability to control the ball.<br /><br />The ball control is what I perceived as the most important element in soccer before other attributes like fitness and tactics. There's a saying that if you can control the ball you can control the game. In fact, I stumbled one of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's, an Inter Milan player, quotes saying that as long as you have the ball, you'll have the advantage. Yet majority of footballers still ignore the importance of freestyle soccer. There are reasons behind it and one of them is that the soccer tricks are difficult to execute and only brings less to the modern game. True enough, but let's not forget the concept of ball control. Learning freestyle allows a player to enhance his touches especially the first touch. A great first touch buys you thousands of mili seconds to give you an edge over the opposition.<br /><br />Those seconds could change the game in an instant especially in the modern game where it demands fast and furious soccer. As a result of those reasons, they don't even bother in the first place. On the other side, the ones who love freestyle soccer perceived it as something that they can express their creativity and improve on ball control and touches to a greater heights. But I'm more concern to those who are ignorant and may not have the slightest interest on freestyle soccer. The problem is, they may not know where to begin especially after watching a series of freestyle videos on streaming sites like YouTube. I'm assuming that they only watched the difficult tricks and instead forget the basics of freestyle soccer. I believe that freestyle soccer should begin with the basics like juggling and planting before moving on to the more advanced soccer tricks like the around the world, crossover, flip flap and others. It's important since juggling is the principle of all types of ball control along with dribbling. In this case, I shall focus on juggling since it's related to freestyle soccer.<br /><br />Juggling the ball<br /><br />Simply done by doing kick ups without letting the ball fall on to the ground and expanded to different parts of the body from foot, thigh, shoulder and head. The aim is to be able to link your juggling skills from one part to the other. For example, transfer your juggling from foot to your thigh. You can start with a simple transfer and improve to more advanced transfers like juggling from foot to thigh and then head. Once you've mastered juggling, you can start planting or stalling a soccer ball.<br /><br />Planting the ball<br /><br />The ability to balance the ball on a specific part of your body like balancing the ball on your foot. You can start by placing the ball on your foot and once you've mastered, you can plant the ball during your juggling. For example, juggle with your foot which is then transferred to your thigh and then balance it with your foot i.e. foot plant. Focus on these two abilities will help build confidence for you to start on learning some of the basic freestyle soccer tricks. Improving your juggling and planting skills increases your coordination abilities especially when you practice your transferring or linking skills. For this one, I'd recommend the around the world trick because it's the principle of all soccer tricks. Once you've mastered this trick, you have a great chance of doing other tough soccer tricks like the MATW, TATW, crossover etc. The trick is simply to rotate your foot around the ball after either juggling or footplant and kick it as you finish the rotation to complete the process.<br /><br />These are a couple of basics that you'd need to constantly bear in mind. Similar to soccer, the techniques are very important and I highly encourage you to practice these tricks with a lot of dedication and once mastered, you'll begin to appreciate the beauty of freestyle soccer.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a31b53b3d3dbd36"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-16034329913039878152009-06-06T03:56:00.000-07:002009-10-17T14:06:08.891-07:00How to do the Henry Backheel Flick TutorialIn this tutorial you'll learn how to do the Henry Backheel Flick Tutorial!<br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1wVOSCPFO4Y&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1wVOSCPFO4Y&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a2a48b531c7b150"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-86897760015505545822009-05-23T15:24:00.000-07:002011-06-21T16:35:47.321-07:00What soccer cleats are the best for me? - Best Soccer MovesHave you ever wondered what cleats are the best. Well Soccer cleats have come a long way over the years. For a while, while other athletic shoes were coming out with all kinds of new innovations, designs and looks, soccer cleats pretty much stayed true to their roots with just a basic black boot made of one of a handful of different materials; usually cow or kangaroo leather, or some kind of synthetic material. This is no longer the case as you can find anything from orange soccer cleats to high-tech compound materials including rubberized fins on the surface of the shoe designed to influence the way the ball is kicked.<br />
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Still, despite all the variations that have arisen, there is still one main issue you need to consider when purchasing your soccer cleats that will make them fall into one of 3 categories; what kind of field surface will you be playing on? Will it be soft ground, firm ground or hard ground?<br />
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Soft ground refers to natural turf fields that are either very wet and muddy or which have very long grass (or both). Firm ground refers to most 'average' natural playing surfaces where the ground has some natural 'give' to it, but not an excessive amount. Finally hard ground refers to very hard natural surfaces, or more likely, hard artificial turf that is almost like carpet (or actually *is* carpet).<br />
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If you are going to be playing on very soft ground, you should be using cleats that are designed with this in mind. These soccer cleats typically have fewer teeth on the bottom so mud is less likely to clog up the spaces between them. They also are often removable, allowing you to adjust the actual length of the stud you play with. The softer the ground, the longer the stud you will want to use to give you better traction.<br />
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At the other extreme, if you were to be playing on very hard ground or even artificial turf (such as indoor soccer), having long studs like this would be a terrible idea. Instead, you want a much flatter sole on your shoe. In fact, indoor soccer shoes look much like tennis shoes on the bottom; flat with just a good tread design. Still, if you're going to be playing indoor soccer, you will be better off with real indoor soccer shoes as opposed to just tennis shoes or sneakers.<br />
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Turf shoes have a bit more tread than indoor shoes and can be used on both hard artificial surfaces such as indoor carpet, or very hard outdoor surfaces. These kinds of shoes typically have many small nubs or teeth to help you get traction, but they're still not really 'cleats'.<br />
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Finally, when it comes to playing on most natural surfaces, it will be considered 'firm' ground. The best kind of soccer cleat for this is the molded soccer cleat. The teeth or cleats themselves can vary in number and shape, but the basic idea is the same; the cleats are molded to the bottom of the shoe and work well on a wide range of natural surfaces. If you play outdoor soccer and the ground is not extremely soft and slippery, or unusually hard, this is the soccer cleat that will work the best for you.<br />
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Making the decision of what kind of 'cleat' to get on your soccer cleats is probably the easy part. At least you should be able to knock out two thirds of the choices when you know the purpose behind the purchase and what kind of field they'll be used on. However, you still have a difficult choice to make as there are as many looks and colors to soccer cleats today as there are colors in the rainbow.<br />
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soccer freestyle, best soccer moves, soccer tricks, What soccer cleats are the best for me, cristiano ronaldo soccer movesBenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-1502167139240650012009-05-08T21:52:00.001-07:002009-10-17T14:07:25.611-07:00A Manager is Not Exactly a Soccer CoachAlthough it is always tempting to use the sports coach as an example for the role of a manager, but one should realize immediately that the manager is not a coach.<br /><br />The main differences reside in three topics: career, team and culture.<br /><br />The career of a sport-professional is hardly to compare with that of a business professional. We often compare these, and metaphors of the mountain-climbing expedition can help to show some similarities, but both careers are two different things.<br /><br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br />A professional career is focused on offering a productive solution in a business. Some careers have a stand-alone or autonomic characteristic, but most are performed within a team and an organizational setting. The diversity of a professional career -- whatever the area of expertise -- requires a complete different management approach. This becomes visible in the personal performance indicator. The sportsman main performance indicator is attributable to the score of the team and his stake in this (giving the right pass, scoring, defense, etc...) The personal performance indicator of a professional is first of all determined by the business environment the expert is working in.<br /><br />The role of the coach versus manager in either team is different too. The coach has a professional (career) background in the sports, but he is not actually playing in the game. The manager on the other hand is. In fact his position can better be compared with that of "the setter" in a volleyball game who is somehow orchestrating the game. The manager is a setter too in delegating tasks to the different team members.<br /><br />The team characteristics of a one in sport and on the other side one in business is also hardly the same. One team sport or the other requires similar professionals. In business however a sale steam, production team or one focused on training and education in human resources, a remotely similar. In this sense, in some cases it is possible that a manager look similar to that of a coach (for example in a sales environment where scoring a close is similar to scoring a goal), but in others it is not; in an educational environment where a trainer is presenting a course. Managing a group of trainers is not the same as managing a sport steam of players.<br /><br />Than the organizational culture. This is the last part where sports and business each have their unique features. The culture of soccer is an international culture, where players are transferred over teams. Basketball is different than soccer, but both have a similar culture. Than the LA Lakers may have a unique style to another club.<br /><br />In business however there are also cultural differences, but they are more complex as in one organization, there are teams that play soccer, basket and handball as if it was the same business game. This is much more complex than the culture of a sports club.<br /><br />That's way sports can give an example of the features of management, but business management is much more complicated. That's why the next chapter will start with a new biography, of which you can think of that of your own business curriculum. When reading it, think about your own career, the teams you have participated in and the cultures you have experienced on your path...<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-55940534325106987662009-03-22T03:32:00.000-07:002009-10-17T14:11:57.757-07:00How to Learn Soccer Freestyle<span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 1</span><br />Learn to balance the ball on your foot. If you can balance the ball on your foot for about 30 seconds then your good to go. You can practice in the house with this trick. Be careful though!<br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 2</span><br />The first trick you really want to master is juggling. To start learning soccer freestyle you need to know how to juggle a soccer ball! This is one of the biggest steps in all of soccer freestyle! If you don't know how to juggle then you won't get far. If you can do at least 50 juggles you should be good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 3</span><br />Learn to balance the ball on your foot. If you can balance the ball on your foot for about 30 seconds then your good to go. You can practice in the house with this trick. Be careful though!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 4</span><br />Learn the neck stall. You'll need to know how to balance the ball on your foot for this trick.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 5</span><br />Learn The Around the World, also known as the Atw<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 6</span><br />Learn the Hop the world<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 7</span><br />Learn the Crossover Soccer trick<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 8</span><br />Learn the AMATW<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 9</span><br />Learn the Double around the world also known as the Latw.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 10</span><br />Learn the Tawt<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 11</span><br />Learn the Atatw<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 12</span><br />Learn the AATW<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 13</span><br />Learn the Matw<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 14</span><br />Learn the HTATW<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Step 15</span><br />Once you learn all these tricks then you should be an amazing freestyler! Links at the bottom of the page for tutorials!<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-46729018801033548192009-03-01T16:25:00.001-08:002009-10-17T14:12:26.772-07:00Amazing Freestyle soccer tricksI don't know about you guys; but every time I see this soccer freestyle video it just makes me want to go outside and play. Tell me what you think!<br /><br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br /><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BkjYk451nKM&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BkjYk451nKM&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-73694987843964473592009-02-19T08:30:00.001-08:002009-10-17T14:13:16.707-07:00Samuel Eto'oSamuel Eto'o, although he seems to have been playing at the top level for such a long time, was, in fact, born in March 1981 in Nkon, Cameroon. Seemingly followed by controversy, Eto'o signed for Real Madrid as a 16 year old and had, to put it mildly, a strange relationship with the club from then on.<br /><br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br />Firstly, upon his arrival at Madrid airport, young Samuel was famously forgotten about - a young black African with no Spanish hanging around an airport; an inauspicious beginning. After uneventful loan spells at Leganés and Espanyol, the coltish-looking Eto'o found himself loaned out to Mallorca, where he really began to show off his credentials.<br /><br />Scoring 54 goals, Eto'o became the islanders' highest league goal scorer and developed a real affinity with the supporters there - and he famously scored a spectacular individual goal against Madrid in the Bernabeu! Eto'o enjoyed his relationship with Mallorca so much that, when they reached the Copa del Rey final in 2003, he paid out €30,000 on a meal for them!<br /><br />At the end of his loan spell, the Real Madrid supporters were almost unanimous in their desire for Samuel to return to the capital and compete for the forward positions with Raul and Ronaldo. What followed was a summer of continuous speculation and argument and eventually, for €24 million, the player signed for Barcelona - something that still annoys many Real Madrid fans.<br /><br />Since then, Eto'o has scored goals galore for the Catalan giants. In his first, championship-winning season, Eto'o scored 25 league goals, including the title-clinching strike at Levante. He reached 50 goals in just 67 matches - a club record.<br /><br />In addition to wining African Footballer of the year a record three times in succession from 2003, Samuel was part of the Cameroon side that won the African Cup in 2000 and 2002 and was runner-up in 2008. Previously, he had been the youngest player, at 17 years and 3 months, in the 1998 World Cup. He was the pichichi, top goal scorer, in La Liga in 2005/06, when, of course, he scored an equalising goal in the Champions' League final against Arsenal.<br /><br />Controversy has never been far away, however. After winning the league in 2005, Eto'o made the mistake of singing an abusive song about Madrid during the on-pitch celebrations. He has also been famously outspoken in his denouncements of racial abuse chanted in grounds - even threatening to walk off during one league game at Zaragova. Furthermore, there were times during 2007/08 season when Samuel Eto'o seemed a very forlorn figure, when his relationship with some of the other players was not at its best. At the end of the season, it seemed that the club were determined to transfer Ronaldinho, Deco and Eto'o, the perceived bad influences at the club. Eto'o, though, with typical determination, was adamant that his future was still with Barcelona - and he has proved to be absolutely correct.<br /><br />Samuel Eto'o is fast, two-footed, brave and a totally committed team player and arguably the best centre forward in modern football.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a31b53b3d3dbd36"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-53534475944595352742009-01-11T13:13:00.001-08:002009-10-17T14:14:10.342-07:00David Beckham - What's all the fuss about?To watch David Beckham playing is to watch a master craftsman at work, perhaps even an artist! As European soccer mourns, The States awaits his arrival with many wondering why.<br /><br />As soccer continues to grow in America the MLS have taken steps to give it a major boost with the introduction of Beckham. Even arm chair sports fans who do not follow soccer are taking an interest and wondering what makes him special.<br /><!-- adsense --><br />It was the Manchester United fans who first fell in love with him. Followed by England and Real Madrid soccer fans and to understand the Beckham phenomena you have to understand why they adored him so much. It wasn't his ball skills, his hair style, his choice of bride etc.<br /><br />The reason his fans love him and even supporters of rival teams admire him so much is because the guy just never gives up. His team can be 2 goals down with a few minutes left on the clock but Beckham will be running and chasing to win the ball. It is this will to win and belief in himself that will win over America's arm chair sports fans. He plays with his heart on his sleeve and always has done.<br /><br />He is of course the worlds greatest crosser of a soccer ball which helps win the fans over and his free kicks still rank him along side the worlds best dead ball specialists. But even these skills are acredited to his never give in spirit and his will to succeed. David was never a great natural player, someone born with a gift like a George Best or a Maradona. His skills were learnt as a necessity because as a young player trying to break into the first team at the great Manchester United the young David Beckham had a problem - He could not get past a defender!<br /><br />It became clear to Beckham that if he were to make the grade and catch the eye of the coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, he had to do something. He started staying behind after official practice had ended and would spend hours practising his crosses until he could play them with pinpoint accuracy. He also learnt the art of making the ball bend in the air and he practised this skill until their was none better in the world. Now he didn't have to beat the defenders, now he would face the defense but instead of trying to run past them with the ball he would kick it around them and send it into the danger area landing it on the head or at the foot of a team mate.<br /><br />Learning to bend the ball so much meant he quickly established himself as Manchester Uniteds free kick specialist and later England's. Both his peers and fans around the world regard David Beckham one of the greatest free kick takers their is.<br /><br />As David Beckham sets off on a new adventure both the L.A. Galaxy and arm chair fans will soon come to understand why we loved him so much and why we miss him already.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-29970711317072452132009-01-03T15:20:00.000-08:002009-05-30T16:18:45.322-07:00A new social Network!There's a new social network that you guys should check out! <a href="http://breezeonhold.ning.com/">Click Here</a> Its a great place to advertise, talk, and discover new videos. Just have fun with it.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-77207281057255925142008-12-29T15:33:00.000-08:002009-10-17T14:15:04.134-07:00Soccer Shin Guards For KidsHave gone shopping for soccer shin guards for your young player lately? It is incredible when you see the scope and depth of your options. There are numerous manufacturers claiming their shin guards offer the best protection and are the most affordable. And there are others who market the aesthetics of their products, mostly appealing to our kids-because as parents we know the sex appeal of shin guards is paramount when gauging its ability to protect our kids' legs! Right!!<br /><!-- adsense --><br />Remember soccer shin guards are made to protect the front of the lower leg from errant kicks and are regulation wear in all levels of the sport. With player safety of maximum importance in all levels of soccer, the shin guard has now become a necessity in competitive soccer-at all ages.<br /><br />New coaches don't forget, referees will not allow you to play without shin guards. If you don't want your kids to incur serious leg injuries then carefully selected shin guards are your kids' both best friend and most loyal protector.<br /><br />There are many styles and sizes to choose based on your age and style of play. Here are some important points to consider when selecting soccer shin guards:<br />• When sizing shin guards, the best way to measure the leg for shin guards is to take the length of the leg from ankle to knee and take off an inch. Soccer shin guards should offer protection for legs without obstructing movement.<br />• Measure the shin from below where the knee bends to 1 inch above the shoe top--this is the proper length of soccer shin guards.<br />• High school players should look for NOCSAE Approved shin guards<br />• Shin guards should cover most of the area from the ankle to your knee<br /><br />Look for protective shin guards that are strong and durable. On my Girls U13 team, we have selected Vizari Milanos to protect our girls-they are NOCSAE approved and affordable. Remember, they will get kicked in the shins, so choose your soccer shin guards wisely. Make sure they cover the leg from the ankle to the bottom of the knee. Do your shin guards fit comfortably? Can you run, jump, and kick easily with the shin guards on?<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-36636515820743376292008-12-21T19:08:00.001-08:002009-05-30T16:19:00.539-07:00The True Meaning of ChristmasA lovely article on Christmas! Hope you like it<br /><br />OK, so what does Christmas mean? Well, I suppose, first and foremost it depends on whom you are asking. Is it the British, US & European secular lobby or the Christian religious lobby, or even the heathen religious lobby, 'cos here in the UK we have Jews, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists and even some Muslims keeping Christmas - you name 'em and they keep it? So what's going on? Perhaps the answer to this question is tied up in why I, as a Christian, do not keep Christmas and haven't done so for many years. Now, before I get labelled Ebenezer Scrooge 2008 I will quickly explain that it's for Spiritual reasons that I don't keep Christmas, not for financial reasons. That being said, this year I reckon I will save more than a £1,000.00 or in excess of $1,500.00. The projected national Christmas spend here in the UK, for last year, was expected to be £17 billion or $25 billion US. This equates to nearly £400 or $600.00 for every man woman and child in Britain!! As it turned out the national spend for last year was £21 billion!! This is awesome big business - nativity or no nativity.<br /><br />This year, though, all the financial talk is of 'recession', 'the down turn', 'the credit crunch' and numerous other condescending, devious, negative slogans put out by the bankster controlled corrupt media in order to fool the people that the financial crisis is all their own fault. Needless-to-say, nothing could be further from the truth and I won't go into that subject now as it would need a hundred articles to explain what's going on, but in general terms you need to know that the current crisis is being caused deliberately by the top gangster banksters who are taking their money out of circulation in order to cause this crisis on purpose - a thing they have done many times before. The thing is, will it stop people overspending on this wretched 'holiday'? Sadly, I very much doubt it. Here in the UK, as I write, thousands of people are losing their homes, some having already lost their homes this year. What kind of Christmas will they be looking forward to, and if they decide to keep it what lasting pleasure or relief from their sorrows will it bring them? Not much I'm afraid. Nonetheless, we can be fairly sure that those who can 'afford' to keep it will be out there spending like fury with what little credit they have left and as if there is no tomorrow.<br /><br />Moreover, whether there is a recession or not, from a Spiritual and Holy Scriptural perspective, where is the Father God and/or the Lord Jesus Christ in all this frantic commercialised frenzy? How can God play anypart in such a festival where Mammon is king? Mammon rules, OK!? God does not. With that in mind, I can hear some of you saying: "Yes, but there is a Spiritual dimension to Christmas - it's all about one's perspectives, priorities and focus." True, there can be a Spiritual side to the 25th December and if you want to keep the 25th of December "Holy to the Lord" that's your business and I'm not against you doing so, nor am I going to speak against it. In turn, I trust you are not going to speak against me, whilst I choose not to keep it. In turn, perhaps you might like to know why, I, as a Christian, do not keep it. As Christians we all need to know the truth about Christmas to enable us to come to an informed decision, as to whether we should continue keeping it, i.e. once we know the truth about it. So, if after reading my article on Christmas you still want to carry on with it, OK, as I said - that's your business and make the most of it for one day it will be gone forever - never to be observed again.<br /><br />OK, apart from the commercial negativity of Christmas, what are the supposed Spiritual aspects and benefits of Christmas? Is it, for instance, something that was or is commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ, let's face it; it is His birthday after all, isn't it? Well no, actually it isn't, there is no known date for His birth nor did He leave us with any command to keep it. Now why do you think that is? We know the date of His death and resurrection, but not His birth, why? To me, this means we are not meant to keep it, if we were, He would have left us a date, at least, surely!? So why do so many Christians keep it? Why is it called Christmas or Christ's Mass? Where did this nonsensical term come from? Why is the word 'mass' not found anywhere in the Holy Scriptures? When did Christians start holding a 'mass' for His birth? Indeed, where in The Holy Scriptures are we commanded to hold a 'mass' for anything, let alone the Lord Jesus Christ's birth?<br /><br />All the answers to these questions lie in the origins of Christmas, which are steeped in heathen, pagan and man made religious traditions - the traditions of men, and there are no Biblical foundations for these traditions at all, not one. The 25th of December is actually the culmination of the Feast of Saturnalia, a heathen festival kept by the Romans. This feast began on the 17th December and ended a week later on the 24th culminating in the festival of Sol Invictus or Unconquered Sun on the 25th December. This feasting was just a pagan celebration of bestial fertility rites and the winter solstice, nothing else. This pagan festival has no connection with the birth of Jesus Christ at all - not one part of it. Furthermore, all the Biblical evidence, such as there is, points to another time of the year altogether for the Lord Jesus Christ's birth.<br /><br />So let us start our search for The Truth in the Gospel of Luke:<br /><br />Luke 2:8 "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."<br /><br />Here we read of the shepherds watching over their flocks at night, but this didn't happen in December in Judea, it was far too cold and wet for that. All the animals were taken indoors before the winter season arrived, so just from this evidence alone a very big question mark appears over the 25th December as the birth date of Jesus Christ. This event most certainly took place at a warmer time of the year, when shepherds would have been out in the fields watching their flocks.<br /><br />Here is another piece of evidence: In September the Israelites used to keep (and the Jews still do) a festival known as the Feast of Trumpets:<br /><br />Leviticus 23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, (The seventh month of the Hebrew Calendar and the ninth month of Julian Calendar) in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an Holy Convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (Brackets Mine)<br /><br />This feast was symbolic of the coming of The Lord Jesus Christ, in both his physical coming in the first century and His Spiritual coming in the future to rule this earth. When The Lord Jesus Christ returns a Trumpet will sound prior to His arrival. First we have Joel in the Old Testament prophesying the first coming and then The Lord Himself prophesying His second coming. The Feast of Trumpets always takes place in September.<br /><br />Joel 2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand.<br /><br />Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.<br /><br />Here is more Biblical proof: The birth of John the Baptist took place six months before the Lord Jesus Christ was born and we know this from Luke:<br /><br />Luke 1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. Now if we can roughly prove when John was born we will know that the Lord Jesus Christ was born six months later:<br /><br />Luke 1:5, 8 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course.<br /><br />Holy Scripture tells us that Elizabeth became pregnant just after her husband Zacharias, who was a priest, had finished his stint of service at the temple; called "the course of Abijah" This was six months before Mary was miraculously found with child - The Lord Jesus Christ. In Old Testament times during the reign of King David, the priestly course was separated into 24 sessions of duty and we can read the proof of it in 1 Chr 24:7-19. These sessions of service began in the first month of the Hebrew year - Abib or Nisan or March/April in the western secular calendar. Again, read 1 Chr 27:2.<br /><br />Each of these priestly sessions or shifts of duty, to use a modern term, lasted a week. The first course was the first week and the second course the second week until the 24th course and 24th week and then they were repeated or rotated all over again. An additional four weeks were also served at the time of their annual feasts to complete the fifty two week annual cycle. Now Zacharias' term of duty or course of Abijah was the eighth session or week counting from the beginning of the Hebrew New Year - Abib/Nisan or March/April, taking us to early June. If it had been the second rotation of service it would then have been in December. So Elisabeth conceived either in June or December. In the first instance this would mean that John the Baptist was born in March and the Lord Jesus Christ six months later in September. In the second instance John the Baptist would have been born in September and Jesus Christ six months later in March. Either way, we certainly don't have a December birth date for the Lord Jesus Christ - it never happened in December. It's all conjured up by man and it is all lies of the tricksters within the Christian Religion.<br /><br />Having shown this proof and evidence of either a March or September birth date for the Lord, we can now see that this ties in nicely with shepherds being in the fields with their flocks at night, for it would have been dry and warmer. Furthermore, with the Feast of Trumpets proof thrown in as well, we can now be very sure that the Lord Jesus Christ was born in September and not in March. Of one thing we can be 100% certain - it wasn't the 25th December!!<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73291339667958139.post-38668979704256099062008-12-12T15:36:00.000-08:002009-10-17T14:15:44.263-07:00Basic Tips on Being a Great Soccer Goalie!This should help a lot of people! Very Basic and From a professional!<br /><br /><!-- adsense --><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-XqN_4EIDK8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-XqN_4EIDK8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><a expr:name='data:post.title' expr:id='data:post.url' onmouseover='return addthis_open(this, "", this.id, this.name);' onmouseout='addthis_close()' onclick='return addthis_sendto()'><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js?pub=xa-4a21be7d46bb8e31"></script></div><br /><!-- AddThis Button END -->BenBowdenEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973157669600176420noreply@blogger.com