| One friend of mine asked me recently why all men | | | | new players, but it is considered a heavy obstacle |
| are crazy about playing football or what is known in | | | | even for those experienced ones that wish to show |
| United States as soccer. I am sick of explaining things | | | | off their abilities. Plus the compact pitch -measuring |
| that you can only understand based on personal | | | | 28 x 37 meters if there is an official beach soccer |
| experience. But although I managed to provide her | | | | facility- is by far smaller than the grass field and |
| with a luminous answer, she came back stating yet | | | | makes scoring easier, even for players who decide to |
| another question. "Is it different to play soccer on | | | | try it for the first time. |
| the grass than to play it on the beach?" That was a | | | | A great advantage of beach soccer is the fact that |
| good one. "Of course it is different," I replied. Beach | | | | one needs no special equipment to play it. An |
| soccer, as you can tell by its name, is a sport played | | | | adequate size ball and the sand of the beach are |
| on the beaches; preferably during spring or summer | | | | more than enough for one to begin exploring this |
| time. Although it has been played informally for | | | | game's unique character. Even when no organized |
| decades, it was given its official name and rules only | | | | facility on the beach exists, those interested to play |
| recently and specifically in 1992. Since then it | | | | beach soccer need only two canes to symbolize the |
| managed to become a rather popular sport and I | | | | area of a goalpost. Canes or just a pile of clothes are |
| believe that if you really want to learn something | | | | preferable in comparison to heavy stones or even |
| about soccer you should better start playing it on the | | | | huge blocks of rocks, which can be very dangerous |
| beach. | | | | for feet injuries, as shoes are not allowed in this |
| Playing soccer on the beach is considered by many | | | | game. Thus, if you are on a sandy beach, it is a |
| fans as the paradise of the apprentice. The soft-sand | | | | sunny day, and you have nine friends willing to join |
| playing surface can correct some usual mistakes for | | | | you, you can start playing beach soccer. When you |
| a beginner, as the ball often stacks on it. Actually, the | | | | do experience it, let me know if you liked it. Most |
| element of sand does only facilitate the efforts of | | | | importantly, let your girlfriend know! |