You Don't Need Much Space

      Most people these days think you need a whole field or court to practice your favorite sport. For everyone that plays on a team have you had a teammate that says they don't practice outside of team practice because they don't have time; then they make the excuse that they don't have any room? Your coach responds well you only need a 4x4 area to play in. In the book Why Soccer Matters by Pele he lets us know from his experience you do not need much space to get better and to practice what you love. He says, "These were soccer fundamentals at their most basic: dribbling, shooting, passing the ball back and forth. We didn't have to the city's soccer field most of the time, so we used the space available, which consisted of our tiny yard and the street outside." (Pele 13)

     Pele lived in a small City called Três Corações, Brazil where his dad nicknamed Dondinho taught him everything he needed to know in the small space they had. Pele went on to say on the next page, "Maybe because of the small space we played in-on the streets of Bauru, and in the yards and alleys."(Pele 14) This not only shows that you don't need a large space but that you can play almost anywhere. I take this message from him as if you want to get better you have to show dedication to the sport and be willing to make due with what you have in a certain situation.