New: youth-sportsAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemzzanhive-166405hive-183959hive-180932hive-185836photographyuncommonlabhive-183397hive-144064hive-150122hive-101145krsuccessbitcoinhive-145157hive-188619hive-184714hive-193637hive-103599hive-139150hive-180301hive-165987TrendingNewHotLikerssports.guy55 (77)in soccer • 18 days agoSporting memories: Being taught how to cheat by my first foreign coachFootball or "soccer" as we call it in the United States is and has been the most participated in youth sport in the country. Until recently it just didn't become very popular and some would still…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 2 months agoSporting memories: Being a coach and finding that sweet spot between motivation and having funI was held in quite high regard for my football of the soccer variety abilities when I was a teenager and in my early 20's. I got a division-1 scholarship for this and it seemed like everyone…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 3 months agoSporting memories: Practicing a lot and becoming better than someone who always bested me on the courtI played a lot of sports as a kid. It was strongly encouraged, I would say basically enforced in my family for me and all of my siblings as well. From the time I have memories of being alive I was…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 4 months agoSporting memories: getting the entire neighborhood together for a massive footbll gameFor the entirety of this article I am going to be using the word football and this time I mean American football when I am saying it. Let's leave the debate about who is correct about the title of…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 5 months agoSporting memories: Nearly achieving excellence in swimmingI was extremely athletic as a youth through my early 20's. I was encouraged from a young age to participate in every sport that I could and my parents really went above and beyond the call of duty…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 7 months agoSporting memories: I knock myself out in a baseball gameFor anyone that follows the things I write you may already be aware of the fact that I excelled at sports as a youth in almost all fields. The one exception of a sport that I tried but was NOT good…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 7 months agoSporting memories: Being selected to play on the "big boy" court at the gymOne of the things I am most grateful towards my parents for is the fact that they really went above and beyond when it came to getting their children involved in sports at a young age. Those were…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 8 months agoSports memories: The playground athletes in grammar schoolI wasn't always the best at everything that I did in sports. In fact, most of my life I was not the best person on any team I was on. The only exception to this would be the last 3 years of my…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 8 months agoSporting memories: Facing opponents that were cheating on purpose for the first timeI was fortunate enough to have parents that really pushed me to excel at all sports. From as far back as I can remember I was being taken to practice for all sorts of sports but especially…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 11 months agoSporting memories: Going from being picked near last to always first at a new schoolThis probably isn't allowed in schools anymore because it will hurt the feelings of some students or the teams have to be randomly assigned by a computer but back in "my day" the way teams worked in…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • last yearSporting memories: Being a legend before I even hit the basketball courtOf all the sports that I excelled at, basketball can probably be the one that we can look at my abilities and say that I was only slightly above average. I wasn't really built for basketball…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • last yearSporting memories: Coaching a youth team to excellenceWhen I was in college I went for free on a football of the soccer variety scholarship. By USA standards anyway, I was considered very good at the sport. While we were not permitted to have…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 2 years agoBad Sporting memories: Being bested by my sister in basketball in front of a crowdWhen I was a kid I was encouraged to be involved in as many sports as possible. My parents were very supportive of all of this with me and my other siblings. There was one particular member of…sports.guy55 (77)in soccer • 2 years agoSporting memories: The time I first realized that non-Americans tend to be much better at soccerWe are all products of our environments and there is no reason to pick on anyone because they end up being raised in a certain area. Generally, Americans tend to not really care about soccer /…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 2 years agoSporting memories: Going to a training camp as an "unknown"When I was in my youth I was considered one of the best soccer / football players in every region that I lived in. My family moved a lot so I had to go through some things that a lot of kids don't…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 2 years agoThe importance of playing against people better than you in soccerWhen I was a young teenager I was extremely good at soccer / football. I was also very good at American football but later on my body size was not keeping up with what is necessary to see myself…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 2 years agoSporting memories: Scoring an own goal in football/soccerI think that is soccer (football) that there are two things that can happen that are really embarrassing and make you feel like a numb nuts when you are playing. One is getting nutmegged by an…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 2 years agoNeighborhood football was the best kind of football for meI am referring to American football, but it could apply to the other football as well. I am American, so growing up when the neighborhood kids and I would get together, we usually defaulted to the…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 4 years agoWorst sports memories: Bad sportsmanship on my own partI grew up in a family where we were encouraged from a very young age to get involved in as many sports as possible. I have 2 sisters and a brother and all of us excelled at almost every sport we…sports.guy55 (77)in sports • 4 years agoMy greatest sports memories from my own life (part 1)When I was a kid there was a lot of emphasis placed on athletics. In one form or another myself and all of my siblings excelled at sports and it was only due to the incredible dedication of my…
