Typical Soccer Injuries and the Reason They Occur

By Prof. Angel Spassov, Ph.D., D.Sc.

Considering its popularity, soccer is far ahead than any other sports. There are about 300 million people playing soccer worldwide. Germany alone has 6 million people involved in organized soccer and this number constantly increases, especially after adding of the women's soccer competitions on the highest level - World Cups and Olympic games.

The advantages of soccer over other sports are pretty much obvious. Some of them are the simple rules and equipment, team spirit, excitement, no special requirements for the size of the body. A well-prepared soccer player has an advantage over other athletes by the versatility of the development of the physical qualities - speed, endurance, agility, strength and flexibility.

That's why soccer is a wonderful way to shape the body for male and female athletes of all ages. There are some concerns about a large number of women and girls, getting involved in the sport of soccer lately, especially for overloading of their inner organs, because of the high endurance requirement. Research undoubtedly proves that such statement is ungrounded since endurance is the physical quality women are the closest to men, which is largely illustrated by the success of female athletes in events like long distance and marathon.

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