Which country is the birthplace of football? What are the benefits of playing football?

Football is known as the "world's first sport" because of its strong confrontation, varied tactics, and large number of participants. Do you know which country football originated from? People love football because it can strengthen their bodies, exercise their will and endurance. Let's take a look at other benefits of playing football.

Contents of this article

1. Which country is the birthplace of football?

2. What are the benefits of playing football?

3. How to kick a football far?

Which country is the birthplace of football?

Ancient football originated in China, and modern football originated in the UK. Football is a sport that mainly relies on the feet to control and dominate the ball, and requires two teams to attack and defend against each other on the same rectangular field according to certain rules.

Football is known as the "world's number one sport" because of its strong confrontational nature, varied tactics, and large number of participants.

The highest organizing body of football is the International Football Federation, which was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

In 1848, the first written rules of football, the Cambridge Rules, were born.

What are the benefits of playing football?

1. Improve the function of the respiratory system more effectively. Football is a combination of running and leg exercise. During exercise, more oxygen can be inhaled and more carbon dioxide can be expelled, thereby increasing lung capacity, strengthening lung function, and promoting muscle development. The chest cavity expands, the chest cavity volume increases, the alveoli develop well, the breathing force is enhanced, and the vital capacity, lung ventilation and oxygen uptake increase.

2. Strengthen the bones of the legs. Football is the best sport for training the legs. In the process of constantly exercising the legs, the blood supply to the bones is improved due to the promotion of metabolism. The shape, structure and function of the bones have undergone good changes. These changes make the bones thicker and stronger, thereby improving the bones' resistance to fracture, bending, compression and torsion.

3. It is more effective in prolonging life because if you don’t exercise, you will age faster and even prematurely. People who don’t exercise have lower resistance to cancer, heart disease, etc. than those who play football.

How to kick a football far

If you want to kick the ball far, it is best to practice leg muscle strength more often to increase the instantaneous speed when kicking the ball. At the same time, use your thighs to drive your calves to hit the ball, and the hitting position is in the middle of the football. Or you can use a running-start method, with your instep and calf straight, so that the ball will fly out with great power.

When kicking a football, it is particularly important to use the correct force. When exerting force, you mainly use the swing of the thigh to drive the calf, and then use the instantaneous explosive power of the calf to kick the ball out. At the same time, when kicking a set piece, you must first use a run-up, and then use inertia to kick the ball out in time.

When kicking the ball, you should hit the middle of the ball, so that the speed will be very fast. At the same time, the whole body should be in a relaxed state when kicking the ball, otherwise the leg muscles will be in a tense state, which will make it inconvenient to exert force when kicking the ball. In addition, leg strength is also the key.

The strength of kicking a ball mainly comes from the strength of the legs. First of all, swing your thighs as much as possible before kicking the ball, and keep your calves and insteps straight. At the same time, you should do more exercises to strengthen your leg strength in order to increase the strength of your legs. This way you can get the maximum instantaneous speed when kicking the ball.