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Sports as we know them are undergoing change. While in the past the physical requirements from athletes in different sports were similar; over the years, the requirements have changed and specialties have formed, such as tall basketball players, swimmers with wide hands etc. As time goes by, it seems that our ability to further enhance performance reduces...

Riddle:What action do we all do but don’t know why? Hint:Not only do we not know why we do it, but it is also contagious! Meaning, when we see someone else doing it, we begin to imitate them ourselves, without intending to do so. Do you give up? I’m talking about yawning, of course.

Soccer is a sport that requires speed, strength, endurance and strategy, but it seems that good ball control in soccer requires also good grasp on physics. In this article, I will present a few basic laws in physics, and will show how these laws are reflected in soccer. Some of the facts may seem a bit trivial, but no one said physics lacks logic.