Laird Harrison

Category: soccer

  • How Soccer Players Should Build Muscles

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    “Can’t I get in shape for soccer just by playing more soccer?” my son asked me recently. It’s a natural assumption. After all, your body does adapt to whatever activity you do. But the answer is “no.” Think about it. Professionals — the people who play soccer the most — still get hurt doing it.…

  • How to Prevent Knee Injuries in Soccer

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    It almost seems if you play soccer long enough, you will hurt a knee. A lot of players will be missing from the World Cup this year for that reason: Colombia’s star striker Radamel Facao, midfielder Kevin Strootman of the Netherlands, Ecuador’s Segundo Castillo, Germany’s Holger Badstuber and England’sTheo Walcott,  to name a few.