A group of soldiers deployed to Afghanistan are bringing smiles to the faces of local children by handing out soccer balls from the USSF Passback program in partnership with Eurosport.
Entries Tagged ‘soccer-balls’
The Making of an adidas Europass Soccer Ball
Over at 18 Yards, they found a YouTube video of the various steps in constructing an adidas Europass soccer ball, the successor to the Teamgeist, which we’ve written about a few times before. The Europass uses much of the new ball technology found in the Teamgeist and adds a dimpled surface (think golf ball) to [...]
When Math Geeks Think About Soccer
Have you ever thought about why most soccer balls look the same in terms of the number and shape of the panels? The Teamgeist ball introduced for the 2006 World Cup had a revolutionary panel design (aÂnd a revolutionary price!) and adidas continues to come up with neat panel designs including their F50 Xite ball. [...]
Little Feet Changes Focus
A year ago we wrote about a foundation called Little Feet, Big Goals that was sending soccer balls to our soldiers to give to the kids in Iraq. Having sent thousands of soccer balls to Iraq, they’ve decided to change their focus and send soccer balls to the kids in Darfur. You simply buy a [...]
Operation Flat Soccer Ball
Only the US Army could manage to take a potentially good operation and turn it into an insulting effort of bureaucratic stupidity, putting our troops at risk for nothing. You may recall a while back we wrote about a neat grassroots effort to send soccer balls to kids in Iraq. Soccer is THE sport in [...]
What All Soccer Dads Should Get Their Little Princesses
Now this is one lucky little girl. Yes, that’s a real Teamgeist.
The Teamgeist Phenomenon
After some keepers complained about the new ball being hard to stop, everyone expected to see higher scoring matches, but that has yet to materialize. However the new ball continues to be an attention getter.
Did Teamgeist Bend or Bob?
Can the higher scores of the opening World Cup matches be attributed in part to the new Teamgeist ball from adidas?
Little Feet – Helping Kids One Ball At A Time
An effort to send soccer balls to the children of Iraq
Is Rounder Better?
Seems like some keepers aren’t as thrilled about the new Teamgeist soccer ball as the strikers are.
Coaches Are Pack Mules
Most youth soccer coaches will tell you – the one item they leave off the job description is pack mule.
