Posts Tagged ‘soccer’
Push to be perfect burns out young athletes
U. LEEDS (UK) — Young athletes who feel they must be perfect to please others are vulnerable to burnout, according to a study of junior footballers in the UK. Continue…
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Top Stories - Feb 6, 2012 12:45 - 2 Comments
Many hits, not one, cause concussion?
PURDUE (US) — A two-year study of high school football players suggests concussions are likely caused by many hits over time and not a single blow. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 8, 2010 17:03 - 5 Comments
Fans pick World Cup teams most likely to cheat
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Faking injury and diving in the penalty area are two forms of cheating on the pitch that football fans hate most, a recent survey finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 27, 2010 10:55 - 0 Comments
Hosting World Cup gave U.S. ‘football’ fever
WARWICK (UK)—The granting of the 1994 World Cup to the United States set in motion a chain of events “that has redefined soccer in America forever, good and bad, up and down,” says Gary Hopkins, author of a new book that charts America’s 25 year journey to becoming a soccer nation. (more…)
