{"id":512,"date":"2008-02-12T23:04:18","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T23:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/2008\/02\/12\/soccer\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T19:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:05:11","slug":"soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2008\/soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m out of action from playing sports at the moment due to my silly shoulder popping it&#8217;s self out of the socket again \ud83d\ude41 But the chemistry department soccer team said they were usually short of female players so I dragged along Becky Brassett to help them out. The games are played 9 a side on a field hockey turf. Here are some photos I took at the game.<\/p>\n<h3>Aggression<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some demonstrations of why NOT to play soccer on a sand turf!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">First up, Graeme trying to get the ball by running through his opposition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme2.jpg\" title=\"Graeme getting rough\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Graeme getting rough\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> Next up, a girl from the opposing team wipes out quite spectacularly trying to change directions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/wipeout1.jpg\" title=\"Soccer Wipeout\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/wipeout1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Wipeout\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">This aint track and field &#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/wipeout2.jpg\" title=\"Soccer Wipeout #2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/wipeout2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Wipeout #2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Graeme &#8230; WTF?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme1.jpg\" title=\"Graeme levitating\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Graeme levitating\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The next photo is a demonstration of why being spectator is not safe either, this blindingly quick curving kick from Becky almost hit me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/swelling_ball.jpg\" title=\"Becky Brassett fires the ball at me\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/swelling_ball.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Becky Brassett fires the ball at me\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Rules?<\/h3>\n<p>You can get away with a lot more in soccer than I realised &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/holding1.jpg\" title=\"That gotta be holding!\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/holding1.jpg\" title=\"That gotta be holding!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/holding1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"That gotta be holding!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3> Levitating ball<\/h3>\n<p>They were playing with a special levitating ball.  If you don&#8217;t believe me, here&#8217;s the proof &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball2.jpg\" title=\"Matt Rooney levitating the ball\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball2.jpg\" title=\"Matt Rooney levitating the ball\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Rooney levitating the ball\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball3.jpg\" title=\"Cushla McGovern levitating the ball\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball3.jpg\" title=\"Cushla McGovern levitating the ball\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Cushla McGovern levitating the ball\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball.jpg\" title=\"Ball levitation\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball.jpg\" title=\"Ball levitation\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/levitatingball.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Ball levitation\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Goalie Extraordinaire<\/h3>\n<p>Nigel Alefosio did a stunning job in goal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_almostgoal.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio in goal #1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_almostgoal.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio in goal #1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_almostgoal.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Alefosio in goal #1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">This kick was &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_goalready1.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio ready in goal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_goalready1.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio ready in goal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_goalready1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Alefosio ready in goal\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8230; 4 m too high &#8230;  but Nigel tried to stop it anyway \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_goalready2.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio forgets he isn\u2019t 20 m tall\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_goalready2.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio forgets he isn\u2019t 20 m tall\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_goalready2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Alefosio forgets he isn\u2019t 20 m tall\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> The opposition team were quite a bit smaller!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_pintsize1.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio takes on a pint sized warrior\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_pintsize1.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio takes on a pint sized warrior\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_pintsize1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Alefosio takes on a pint sized warrior\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">But they could still kick! This one didn&#8217;t get in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_pintsize2.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio about to get nailed in face by pint sized warrior\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_pintsize2.jpg\" title=\"Nigel Alefosio about to get nailed in face by pint sized warrior\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nigel_pintsize2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Nigel Alefosio about to get nailed in face by pint sized warrior\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"> But this one when Nigel subbed off did &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/pintsizedgoal1.jpg\" title=\"Pint sized kiddie scores a goal!\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/pintsizedgoal1.jpg\" title=\"Pint sized kiddie scores a goal!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/pintsizedgoal1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Pint sized kiddie scores a goal!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Brooker bunch<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some pics of my lab mates Frederick from Germany and Worku Gobeze from Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/worku2.jpg\" title=\"Worku Gobeze playing soccer #1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/worku2.jpg\" title=\"Worku Gobeze playing soccer #1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/worku2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Worku Gobeze playing soccer #1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/worku3.jpg\" title=\"Worku Gobeze playing soccer #2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/worku3.jpg\" title=\"Worku Gobeze playing soccer #2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/worku3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Worku Gobeze playing soccer #2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/frederick2.jpg\" title=\"Frederick playing soccer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/frederick2.jpg\" title=\"Frederick playing soccer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/frederick2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Frederick playing soccer\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/frederick_worku1.jpg\" title=\"Frederick and Worku Gobeze\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/frederick_worku1.jpg\" title=\"Frederick and Worku Gobeze\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/frederick_worku1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Frederick and Worku Gobeze\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/fredrick1.jpg\" title=\"Frederick playing soccer #2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/fredrick1.jpg\" title=\"Frederick playing soccer #2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/fredrick1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Frederick playing soccer #2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Stunning ball handling<\/h3>\n<p>Some of the players are apparently as skilled at juggling a ball on their feet as they are round bottoms with their hands &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/soccer1.jpg\" title=\"soccer deking\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/soccer1.jpg\" title=\"soccer deking\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/soccer1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"soccer deking\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/vicki_nathan1.jpg\" title=\"Victoria Argyle and Nathan playing soccer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/vicki_nathan1.jpg\" title=\"Victoria Argyle and Nathan playing soccer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/vicki_nathan1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Victoria Argyle and Nathan playing soccer\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/past1.jpg\" title=\"Past!\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/past1.jpg\" title=\"Past!\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/past1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Past!\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/girl_on_girl_action1.jpg\" title=\"Anna Garden in action\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/girl_on_girl_action1.jpg\" title=\"Anna Garden in action\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/girl_on_girl_action1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Anna Garden in action\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme_becky1.jpg\" title=\"Graeme and Becky Brassett\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme_becky1.jpg\" title=\"Graeme and Becky Brassett\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme_becky1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Graeme and Becky Brassett\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/mark_kicking1.jpg\" title=\"Mark Hareb playing soccer #1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/mark_kicking1.jpg\" title=\"Mark Hareb playing soccer #1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/mark_kicking1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Hareb playing soccer #1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/matt1.jpg\" title=\"Matt Rooney on a charge\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/matt1.jpg\" title=\"Matt Rooney on a charge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/matt1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Rooney on a charge\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme_rough.jpg\" title=\"Graeme roughing it up\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/graeme_rough.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Graeme roughing it up\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2008\/02\/nathan1.jpg\" title=\"Nathan playing soccer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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