mvn.com - 5/25/2008
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Mike Reiss asks: "...What helps you find those creases in tight spaces, such a key in the NFL passing game these days? Tell me more about your footwork." --- Wes Welker shared with Randy Moss that he believed his background in soccer was a big part of it. --- He started playing fútbol when he was 4 years old, and continued through his senior year at Heritage Hall HS in Oklahoma City...
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New England Patriots include soccer in their NFL training
San Diego MLS Project —
... getting in and out of breaks, and it seems like I can take a bunch of little steps in a very quick amount of time,” Welker said yesterday during a break from the Patriots’ passing camp at Gillette Stadium. I definitely think that’s a big part of what has made me successful in the NFL.”
Randy Moss agrees. So impressed was he with what he saw from Welker last season, he’s added his own soccer-specific drills to his training this offseason in Florida.
Read more from MVN Soccer and the Boston Globe here
True Life MashUp in the News: The NFL and soccer
San Diego eXtreme Sports Coalition —
... amount of time,” Welker said yesterday during a break from the Patriots’ passing camp at Gillette Stadium. “Your feet get put in some awkward positions in football, but I’m sort of used to that from playing soccer, from moving the ball around. I definitely think that’s a big part of what has made me successful in the NFL.” Moss agrees. So impressed was he with what he saw from Welker last season, he’s added his own soccer-specific drills to his training this offseason in Florida. Read more at the SOURCE LINK
NFL players extol the virtues of soccer
MLS Expansion And Development —
... the Patriots' passing camp at Gillette Stadium. "Your feet get put in some awkward positions in football, but I'm sort of used to that from playing soccer, from moving the ball around. I definitely think that's a big part of what has made me successful in the NFL."
Moss agrees. So impressed was he with what he saw from Welker last season, he's added his own soccer-specific drills to his training this offseason in Florida.
more... ( http://mvn.com/soccer/2008/05/24/nfl-players-extol-the-virutes-of-soccer/ ) ...
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