Category: MVP
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Ease of Learning
The inside-of-the-foot won five of six disciplines during the MVP tournament, validating that it is the MVP (most valuable part) in soccer. Too bad \’Inside\’ could not win the last discipline, \’Ease of Learning\’.
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USA vs. Netherlands (1:2) — Statistics Show it Could Have Been Worse
The Netherlands beat the U.S. in today\’s soccer World Cup warm-up game. While the score may not reflect the dominance, the MVP statistics sure do.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Popularity Among Professionals
In this continuing series of posts about the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament, the \’Popularity Among Professionals\’ discipline was won by the inside-of-the-foot. Whether it was to receive, pass, dribble, or shoot the ball, professional soccer players liked using the inside-of-the-foot.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Shooting
In this continuing series of posts about the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament, the \’Shooting\’ discipline was won by the inside-of-the-foot. Besides being more accurate and capable of several different types of shots, \’Inside\’ was able to generate almost as much power as the top-of-the-foot.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Passing
In this continuing series of posts about the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament, the \’Passing\’ discipline was easily won by the inside-of-the-foot. Besides being more accurate, \’Inside\’ was the only surface that gave a player multiple passing options.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Dribbling
In this continuing series of posts about the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament, the \’Dribbling\’ discipline ended up being the closest of all the disciplines. The top-of-the-foot won the \’speed\’ category and the inside- and outside-of-the-foot won the \’moves\’ category.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Receiving
In this continuing series of posts about the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament, the inside-of-the-foot easily won the \’Receiving\’ discipline. When it came to dictating how the ball was received (control) and how many types of passes it could receive (coverage), \’Inside\’ was the clear-cut winner.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Structure
The bottom-of-the-foot won the \’Structure\’ discipline for the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament. The inside-of-the-foot placed a very respectable second.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot
The landslide winner of the first annual Soccer MVP (most valuable part) Tournament is the inside-of-the-foot. Of the 13 disciplines tested, \’Inside\’ won or tied for first place in 9 of them, further solidifying its importance.