Walking soccer is just like its mother sport—except players aren’t allowed to run. It’s also deceptively intense, injury proof and super fun
Walking soccer is to regular soccer as pickleball is to tennis: a slower, friendlier iteration that levels the playing pitch for people of all ages and skill levels. Invented in England in 2011, it has all the best parts of the beautiful game (the fun, the camaraderie, the banter) without the worst part: all that running. Players must always have at least one foot on the ground, they aren’t allowed to push or tackle, and they must pass or shoot after three touches of the ball.
We met with the Loons, Toronto’s first walking soccer club, on their home turf at Cherry Beach to try the spin-off sport for ourselves. We also asked team members about tips, tricks and people’s biggest misconceptions about the game…
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