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Thunder Shots & ACE Esperanza M.S. Soccer Clinic

One of the Thunder Shots’s latest ventures comes in the form under Athletes 4 Others. Athletes 4 Others is a student run organization...

Recovering from an Injury

1. Introduction Unfortunately, injuries are a massive part of soccer. Whether they come from a careless warm up or sheer unluckiness,...

How To Improve As A Soccer Player

1. Introduction As a young player aspiring to make it to the starting eleven, a better team, or the next level, it’s vastly important you...

Is Competition good for soccer leagues?

Competition and talent have increased exponentially in sports due to many factors such as access to advanced technology, coaching,...

Economics of Soccer Discrimination

Racism is an issue that has existed for many decades in all aspects of society. From the discrimination against people in the...

Externalities in Soccer

Life near professional soccer stadiums should be quite active as plenty of cars are coming and going to the stadium, people are cheering...

How to Solve Competitive Balance

In most ordinary markets, competitors have an interest to improve as much as they can to overpower other competitors but in the soccer...

How Rational and Behavioral Economics Affect Competitive Balance in a League

The competitive balance that exists in a league is not necessarily equal to the way fans perceive competition. There are two types of...

How FIFA affects the world

FIFA is the largest organization that administers soccer around the world. The monopoly is merely involved in every professional event...

Connecting Communities through Soccer: Refugees United Soccer Academy & Thunder Shots Collaboration

As the world’s leading and most popular sport, soccer can play a significant role in bringing people from all walks of life together....

Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Industry

Due to the pandemic, the sports industry has been hit dramatically around the world. Most regional/national/international sporting events...

How to Practice Soccer at Home During COVID-19

During quarantine, it’s possible that players could have a hard time playing soccer, such as losing motivation to practice or not being...

How To Prepare For Soccer Tryouts

Soccer tryouts can be extremely stressful, and I’m sure a lot of players feel this way as well. Personally, I try not to stress too much...

Should I play Competitive or Recreational?

There is always that one time in life where you have to decide whether you want to continue playing a sport for fun or take it a step...

How to Balance School and Sports

Playing sports takes up a huge chunk of time such as driving to and back from trainings, practicing for a few hours, and then the down...

How Soccer Connects The World

Soccer is the most widely played sport in the world today. The sport has over 3 billion fans and is played in more than 200 countries. It...