Soccer is the Best

Author's Note: I wrote this essay because everyone should know that soccer is the best sport.

Your heart is pounding, you’re breathing heavily and there’s only a few seconds left in the game. You’d think that there would be a look of exhaustion on your face, but no, instead there is a smile. Out of all the sports someone could play, soccer is the best.


One of the many reasons that soccer is the greatest sport is it is good exercise. If anyone has enough exercise, they will be healthier. Can you imagine all the tiring work that people do when they play soccer? They have to sprint up and down the field, chasing a player or being chased.  Plus, when you play soccer you use your entire body.  For example, you use your hands and arms for throw-ins, your feet and legs for dribbling, passing, shooting and running, and you use your torso for power on your long balls, shots, or passes.  Even though people are exercising while playing, they are also having fun.


Another reason that soccer is the finest sport is that it is a pleasure to play.  There is friendly competition between players when they are battling for the ball or chasing each other towards the goal.  Maybe the competition is because of the desire that every player has, the desire to score a goal. When a goal is finally scored, the excitement is crazy. Can you imagine having a tie game and pulling your team into the lead in less than a second?  Although it only takes a second, the memory can last for years. For instance, I can still remember a goal that I scored two years ago. 


Whether you are young or old, soccer is for everyone. Soccer is definitely the best sport anyone could ever play.