Benefits of Soccer
Benefits of Soccer
Introduction
To honor the 2014 FIFA World Cup during the summer of 2014, below is a list of how soccer is beneficial to everyone. Reading the list will provide a clear understanding as to why soccer is the number one sport globally. The FIFA World Cup has dominated all media, primarily social media. Numerous people from different parts of the world could observe the frenzy everywhere.
Thesis
Watching or playing soccer is essential for the physical, social, and health conditions of individuals.
When people play or watch soccer together as friends, colleagues, or family members, it promotes bonding, which enhances social connection and interaction. For children and adults who play soccer, it allows them to be part of a Group. For instance, a sports team is significant in enabling team members to interact and learn social skills as a group (Shamoo, Baugher, & Germeroth, 2015). They can learn the difference between aggressiveness and assertiveness through team training. Additionally, commutation is a crucial aspect of life; hence, while watching football, people exchange cheers, ideas, and spend more time together. Often people look forward to watching soccer together at home, bars, or live events.
Now that we know the social benefits of soccer, next is the health impact of playing soccer. Playing football is fun and a great workout. It increases the cardiovascular health and aerobic capacity of the players (Hang & Dongen, 2015). As well, their body fats become low, improved muscle tone, and increased bone strength. An excellent example is a fact that all 11 players in a team use their legs, torso, and head to throw the ball. According to the scenery of football game, players may be standing around, running slow or fast, and sprinting.
Now that we understand the social and health gain of soccer, it finally is the physical advantage that helps in the development of a soccer player (Macnaughton & Meldrum, 2017). The increase of endurance and stamina is vital to a player. He/she has to develop the ability to physically and mentally last long on a field. Football also increases reflex and agility. For instance, players can efficiently react to a given moment or movement. When a player switches a point to attack, the defender kicks the ball to the other side of the field.
Conclusion
Today we discussed the social, physical, and health importance of football to everyone. Both the players and spectators benefit from soccer sports. It allows people to communicate and interact with each other. I hope next time we will focus on understanding how soccer game workers, including the number of players involved.
References
- Hang, J., and Dongen, K. V. (2015). Friendship Network Centrality and the Performance of Soccer Players: The Role of Cognitive Accuracy. Journal of Human Performance , 28 (3), 265-279.
- Macnaughton, J. F., and Meldrum, J. (2017). Dreams of Social Inclusion True Experiences of Street Soccer through Fictional Representation. CReative Aproaches to Research , 10 (1), 52-70.
- Shamoo, A. E., Baugher, W., and Germeroth, R. M. (2015). Sports Medicine for Coaches and Athletes: Soccer. London and New York: Routledge.
