If your child comes to you, wanting to play the world’s most popular sport, you better take a cue from Averbuch’s parents and learn how to play quickly. I remember saying I wanted to be a professional soccer player when I was nine but I had no idea what that meant.” “Neither of my parents played soccer so we all learned the sport together. “I started playing soccer when I was seven because my best friend in school played,” Averbuch laughs. So we asked Yael Averbuch, a US Women’s National Team veteran and player for Seattle Reign FC, for a little bit of guidance.Īverbuch’s started playing soccer as a kid because it was a fun way to bond with her best friend. That sounds basic, but many adults do it wrong. To that end - and given America’s lackluster coaching talent - parents would do well to know the fundamentals and, very specifically, how to kick a ball. And with a young American team showing us what they have in the 2022 World Cup, soccer is likely to get more and more popular, recruiting the kids who no longer play football. Soccer is the second most-popular youth sport in the United States (trailing only basketball).
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