Sofive Blog

The Ultimate Soccer Home Workout Guide

Posted by Tilo Zingler on Apr 23, 2020 12:04:15 PM

Practicing social distancing and practicing soccer do not have to be mutually exclusive. Many soccer clubs and organizations around the world have answered this unprecedented health crisis by making some unique programs available to players from all levels. Sofive has looked near and far to gather the best home workouts for you. Keep yourself busy, fit and most importantly stay healthy!

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Topics: Sofive, Soccer, Football, soccer training, train at home, fitness, workout

How a Soccer Center leveraged its assets to create a successful online campaign fast

Posted by Tilo Zingler on Apr 21, 2020 2:15:48 PM

The Corona pandemic has brick and mortar businesses looking for new ways to engage their customer base online. With its facilities temporarily shut down, Sofive aimed to re-engage its playing community with a FIFA20 tournament. But running digital campaigns can be tricky. Lackluster participation or toxic communication achieve the opposite of what companies yearn for. Therefore, Sofive created a communal framework for the tournament. Dedication and combining in-house assets with widely available tools, allowed the campaign to produce meaningful social interactions and diversion. The concept is now being expanded to partner organizations.

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Topics: Soccer, Football, esports, online gaming, fifa20, Entrepreneurship, xbox, playstation

Footballia Check: Is the Hype Real?

Posted by Tilo Zingler on Mar 28, 2020 9:47:00 AM

With quarantine in full swing, more (soccer) content is being shared and watched than ever. And if you're like us and have many soccer fan friends, footballia.net has surely popped up during the conversations, usually accompanied by an exclamation of disbelief about the availability of a very old match or the sheer volume games archived. But can I really find all the gems and how do I access them? Sofive put it to the test.

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Topics: Soccer, Football, LaLiga, Spain, binge, soccer films, manchester city, classic games, classic soccer games, classic football games, full matches, footballia, fcbarcelona, messi, free soccer matches, free football videos

Five Club Soccer Docs for You To Binge

Posted by Tilo Zingler on Mar 21, 2020 10:15:00 AM

Stay home and binge! 

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Topics: Events, Soccer, Borussia Dortmund, Football, LaLiga, Spain, netflix, juventus, binge, soccer documentaries, soccer films, manchester city

The LaLiga Zone Tour Skills Parkour

Posted by Tilo Zingler on Mar 11, 2020 11:27:57 AM

So much to do at the LaLiga Zone Tour!

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Topics: Events, Soccer, Football, LaLiga, Spain

FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT LALIGA

Posted by Tilo Zingler on Feb 13, 2020 5:25:09 PM

LaLiga - A Global League

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Topics: Events, Soccer, Football, LaLiga, Spain

LaLiga Zone Tour - Powered by Sofive

Posted by Rex Stone on Feb 3, 2020 10:37:00 AM

What is the LaLiga Zone Tour?

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Topics: Events, Soccer, Football, LaLiga, Spain

Sofive at the USC Convention 2020

Posted by Rex Stone on Jan 22, 2020 5:28:08 PM

Having five state-of-the-art soccer centers across the Northeast and two in Maryland, Sofive joined this year's USC Convention in Baltimore with its own booth. Billed as "The World's Largest Annual Gathering of Soccer Coaches and Administrators", the United Soccer Coaches Convention and US Youth Soccer Workshop draws more than 6,300 coaches and more than 14,000 attendees. Over five days, there are more than 250 educational opportunities consisting of live field demonstrations, classroom sessions, social gatherings, award presentations, coaching diplomas and more!

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Topics: Events, Soccer, Coaching

Christmas Games You Could Play At Sofive With The Kids To Improve Their Skill!

Posted by Rex Stone on Dec 12, 2019 9:30:00 AM
Now that the winter season is in full swing, all the athletes are indoors and doing their best to not only keep their performance levels up, but also grow and improve. Here are a few fun games to play at Sofive that will keep them on their toes and sharpen some technical abilities. 
Snowman Tag Soccer

This is a variation of a the schoolyard game, freeze tag. Most of us remember the game from our youth where the tagged person is frozen in place until an unfrozen player comes to release them. You probably never thought to play it with soccer balls, though.

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Topics: 5v5 soccer, indoor soccer, Sofive, Soccer, youth soccer, Youth Clinic, Coaching, Coach, Courses

Did you Know that The USSF Conducts Coaching courses at Sofive?

Posted by Rex Stone on Nov 30, 2019 12:00:00 PM

Sofive & the USSF came together for the community to host coaching courses for grassroots initiatives, beginning with the 4v4 licensing course. If you weren't able to attend, you missed a phenomenal opportunity to engage with some of the key figures spearheading the USSF's initiative to drive up passion for the sport and prepare the next generation of American athletes.

The USSF utilized Sofive Brooklyn's state-of-the-art facilities to conduct their course, which aimed to help instill leadership while coaching fun, realistic scenarios players would encounter in a real game. The session was lead by Gerard Jones, who holds the England FA UEFA A Licence and FA Advanced Youth Award (12–16) alongside a Master's degree in Performance Coaching.

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Topics: indoor soccer, Brooklyn, Soccer, youth soccer, MLS, USFF, Coaching, Coach, Courses, Licensing, Classes