So, you might be wondering what soccer is. Well, soccer might me just kicking the ball around and scoring but it is a lot more than that. I am going to be talking about three misunderstandings people think about soccer.

The first misunderstanding people have about soccer

People think that the sport is very easy, well it’s not, it is a bit complicated. You have to know positioning numbers, the names of the positionings, what they do, what strategy you’re going to do, what does 1 and 2 mean on a corner kick mean, what “man on” means, why is the coach yelling at you and much more.

The second misunderstanding about soccer.

People might think that soccer players run less than football players, basketball players or other sports. According to nydailynews.com soccer players run the most out of 3 other sports (football, basketball, and tennis). “New Yorkers walk a greater distance to work each day than the average baseball player runs during a game, which is likely less than half a mile even for multiple home run hitters and fielders.” Football players run around 1.25 miles per game. Basketball players run around 2.72 miles on average per game. Tennis players run around 3 to 5 miles during a game and soccer players run around 7 to 9 miles per game depending on the position. As you can see soccer players run a lot.

The third misunderstanding about soccer.

People sometimes think that a soccer field is smaller than a football field or vice versa. Well, I am going to tell you the answer. A soccer field is a little wider than a football field but the lengths are the same. A soccer field is 120 yards long and 70-80 yards wide and a football field is 120 yards long but 53 1/3 yards wide. Image result for soccer field dimensions

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I hope you learned something from me. Have a great day!