2010 Locker Room

Soccer Tricks: Heel Toe Cut

September 3, 2010 | Tips and Tricks | No Comments

The Heel Toe Cut can be used to deceive an opponent by changing direction.  It involves balance and quick feet. It’s best used when standing still or slightly jogging. In this article, we’ll provide step by step instructions as well as a video example. Continue reading

QUICK FACT: The Penalty Shot

September 3, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | No Comments

Did you know that William McCrum was the inventor of the penalty shot? Being a member of the Irish Football Association, he proposed the idea of a penalty shot in order to stop defenders professionally fouling attacking players in order to stop a goal. The idea was submitted in June 1890 and approved in June 1891.

QUOTE: The ball is round…

September 1, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | No Comments

The ball is round. The game lasts ninety minutes. This much is fact. Everything else is theory. — Sepp Herberger

QUICK FACT: World Cup Won as Player and Manager

August 30, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | No Comments

Did you know that Mario Zagallo (Brazil) and Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) won the World Cup as both a player and manager? Zagallo won the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and as a manager in 1970. Beckenbauer won the World Cup as a player in 1974 and as a manager in 1990.

Wickets

August 27, 2010 | Drills | No Comments

Wickets is a simple and fun warm-up activity. It is primarily used for younger players, but can also be used for any age group. Continue reading

Sideline Soccer on YouTube!

August 25, 2010 | News and Updates | No Comments

Sideline Soccer has always used social networking to market ourselves and provide visitors like you with various ways of keeping in touch with us. For example, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Now you can also find us on YouTube! Continue reading

QUICK FACT: Most Own Goals In A Single Game

August 25, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | No Comments

Did you know that Stan van den Buys scored a “hat trick” but it was in his own net?! In 1995, playing for Belgian team Germinal Ekeren, he unfortunately put 3 goals past his goalkeeper handing the game over to their opponent Anderlecht with a 3-2 win.