Players may improve when training mimics sport (Monday 01st of September 2008 06:27:43 PM)
The fast-paced game of soccer
is characterized by intense running and repeated changes in
direction, and study findings suggest soccer players may
benefit from sharpening that mimics
these movements.
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(more)Back to earth (Monday 23rd of June 2008 12:37:00 PM)
Mass hysteria. It's always an interesting phenomenon. Especially when it's crushed. This
country has been in such a state for the past two weeks, and yesterday it was all over.
Streets, stores, people's outfits... The color orange reigned supreme for ...
(more)Weekend update (Saturday 14th of June 2008 09:02:00 AM)
As most of you know, I'm not doing my blogging from home, and as usual, here I am at the
Enkhuizen library, which is a fifteen minute walk from my home. Normally, at this hour, 10 AM,
on a Saturday morning there's already a lot ...
(more)Weekend update (Saturday 07th of June 2008 08:55:00 AM)
Another week without any new entries, so here's another weekend update. There isn't much to
talk about, but I do have a desire to produce at least one entry a week. The only thing of any
importance to me is the olive tree in my ...
(more)Third Round...FA Cup (Sunday 06th of January 2008 10:51:00 PM)
Welcome to my blog...hope you enjoy the first installment!
Well, the third round of the
English FA Cup concluded today, with a few of the usual big boys going down to much smaller
clubs. And while a League One or Championship side beating a Premier League ...
(more)Study: Soccer beats jogging for fitness (Friday 21st of September 2007 12:42:09 AM)
A close game of soccer works off more fat and builds up more muscle than jogging, new scrutiny
shows. Danish scientists, who conducted their analysis on 37 men, also found the soccer players
felt less tired after exercising than the joggers because they ...
(more)A bizarre weekend (Tuesday 01st of May 2007 02:30:00 PM)
This is an entry about soccer, so if you don't care, you are excused. This past Sunday was a
bizarre day in Dutch soccer history. On the last day of our regular season, three teams were
equal on points at the top of the table, ...
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