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Should heading be banned in girls’ soccer?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Mike

Girls' soccer is having a concussion crisis.

A new report from NBC Rock Center’s Kate Snow suggests maybe so.

With the steady popularity of youth soccer, there are more female youth soccer players than ever, with girls making up 48 percent of the more than 3 million kids registered in US Youth Soccer leagues. Some experts have said the country is in the midst of “a concussion crisis” and that studies show girls are reporting nearly twice as many concussions as boys in the sports they both play.

You can read more of the story, and tune in to NBC tonight, May 9, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT for the report.

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Enter to win your own die-cast model of our celebrated Soccer Ball Car!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Mike

Our cool company car has taken things to the next level: Now it has its own Soccer Ball Car Facebook page.Simply pay a visit, “like” it if you do, and click the ‘enter to win’ icon. Submit your name and email, you’ll be entered into our monthly drawing to win a free die-cast model (1:32 scale) of the Soccer Ball Car!

: The real deal, strutting its stuff out in public.

You can win this mini-me version of our car!

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Soccer Ball Lost in Japan Tsunami Surfaces in Alaska.

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Mike

David Baxter and his Japanese wife, Yumi, pose with the soccer ball and volleyball lost in last year's Japanese tsunami.

While roaming the beach on Alaska’s barren, largely uninhabited Middleton Island, radar station technician David Baxter noticed a soccer ball floating off the shore. But it wasn’t until he fished it out that Baxter realized how far the ball had traveled: some 3,000 miles, from its home in Japan, where a disastrous tsunami killed 19,000 people and poured the belongings of thousands of others into the ocean more than a year ago.

Check out the rest of the story surrounding the ball’s amazing journey.

Posted in Soccer News, Unusual, Interesting | Tagged Alaska, Code Four Athletics, Japan tsunami, soccer ball, soccer ball travels | Leave a comment

These kids from Kentucky kick it in Code Four Athletics.

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Mike

Check out the Kickin’ Eagles from Dennis Wooton Elementary School in Hazard, Kentucky! Not only do they look awesome in their Code Four Athletics ‘Nova’ soccer jersey and ‘Galaxy’ soccer shorts (if we do say so ourselves), but they just won their County tournament to take the title of 2012 Grade School Champions. We couldn’t be more proud!

Dennis Wooton soccer team wears Code Four Athletics.

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Quartz Hill (CA) boys volleyball teams wear Code Four Athletics.

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Mike

We recently had the pleasure of outfitting the boys JV and Varsity volleyball teams from Quartz Hills High School (Quartz Hill, CA) in volleyball uniforms and warm-ups. The Rebels, who won the Golden League championship last year, also have numerous California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) titles to their credit.

Ready for action: Quartz Hill boys volleyball players in Code Four gear.

The players are looking to take home more hardware this year in our exclusive Code Four Athletics Nova jersey, Galaxy shorts and Sparta warmups. You can find out more about the program on their Facebook page.

Great warmups, if we do say so ourselves!

Just to be sure the players and fans weren’t left out, we also put together a hoody and T-shirt spirit pack for them. GO REBELS!

Spirit Gear 2-pack: team logo hoody and T-shirt.

Posted in Soccer Misc | Tagged boys volleyball, Code Four Athletics, logo T-shirts, Quartz Hill High School, spirit gear, spirit wear, team hoody, volleyball uniforms, volleyball warmups | Leave a comment

Looming: NFHS Soccer Gear Rule Changes.

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Mike

We just thought we’d let you know about a few nationwide rule changes that the National Federation of State High Schools (NFHS) has on the books, that may impact outfitting your soccer teams in the near future.

Rule 4-1-1b: Beginning with the 2013 fall season, the home team shall wear solid white jerseys and solid white socks. A nice summary of this rule can be found in this PDF from the Minnesota State High School League.

Code Four Athletics white 'Velocity' soccer jersey

Starting Fall 2013, NFHS rule changes require home teams to wear solid-white jerseys.

For your consideration: our solid-white ‘Velocity’ jersey, starting at a team price of just $22 including a number on back, and our solid-white footed socks (just $7.50 per pair). Email our Marketing Director, Mike Carter, if you’re interested in seeing a sample.

Effective this coming Fall 2012: All jerseys shall be numbered on BOTH the back and the front (jersey or shorts). Also, shinguards must have NOCSAE seal and height range permanently marked on front of shinguard.

We hope this helps as you plan for your team gear!

Posted in Soccer Misc, Soccer News | Tagged Code Four Athletics, NFHS soccer rule changes, soccer rules and regulations, soccer uniforms, white soccer jersey | Leave a comment

Epic Fail.

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Mike

Deivid de Souza adds to his lowlight reel:

Posted in FAIL!, Soccer Videos | Tagged Code Four Athletics, fail, goal fail, missed goal, soccer fail | Leave a comment

Surfing for soccer information: a cyber-tsunami.

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Mike

goalie in action by Code Four Athletics Searching the internet for information related to ‘soccer fitness,’ ‘soccer nutrtion’ and other related terms brings up tens of millions of sites. Who do you trust? Where do you go?

The Science of Soccer recently looked into this, and came up with some interesting information that may help you. Take a few minutes to read what they have to say…it may save you hours of time down the road.

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Who do you think is the best coach in MLS?

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Mike

Will Sigi Schmid get your vote as MLS' best coach?

With the MLS about to embark on its 17th season, we wondered who was best qualified to lead his team to the MLS Cup come his Fall. Since Code Four Athletics is located in the shadow of the Space Needle, most of us quickly answered with a chant of Sigi! Sigi! Sigi!

After our neighbors told us to keep it down, we realized there were many other worthy choices. So tell us: Who do you think is the best MLS coach?

Who do you think is the best coach in the MLS?

Sigi Schmid - Seattle (44%, 4 Votes)
Dominic Kinnear - Houston (44%, 4 Votes)
Jason Kreis - Salt Lake (11%, 1 Votes)
Piotr Nowak - Philadelphia (0%, 0 Votes)
Schellas Hyndman - Dallas (0%, 0 Votes)
Brue Arena - Los Angeles (0%, 0 Votes)
Are you nuts? None of the above! (1%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 9

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Posted in Soccer Misc | Tagged best MLS coach, Bruce Arena, Code Four Athletics, MLS, Sigi Schmid, soccer poll | Leave a comment

It’s official: Women’s Professional Soccer suspends 2012 season.

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Mike

Happier Times: Sky Blue FC celebrates its 2009 WPS title.

WPS is DOA…this year, anyway. Amidst a legal dispute over the ouster of the magicJack franchise and its owner Dan Borislow, the Women’s Professional Soccer league announced yesterday it won’t play games at all in 2012.

“We have diverted so many resources into litigation,” said WPS CEO Jennifer O’Sullivan. “This is something that needs to be resolved before we can move forward with play.”

For more details, check out the NY Times Soccer Blog.