Dogs, Kids and Soccer – There is a New Sport in Dogtown!

2 Dogs,1 Human, a Soccer Ball and a Lot of Fun

Welcome to Soccer Collies and the world of Mark Lucas.

Owner of Soccer Collies, Mark says “this is a new sport and a new soccer dog movement is underway, because all ball motivated dogs will play soccer”. Training soccer dogs and promoting the soccer dog movement has become his life’s purpose.

But First Let’s Meet The Stars

Ms Z  is a black and white Border Collie with an incredible control of the ball. Ms Z plays the crowd and knows how to entertain. She first came into Mark’s life after the tragic loss of his son through a jet ski accident. Zack was a 16 years athlete who loved sport and more than anything soccer.

When Mark saw her as a pup, it was love at first sight. Feisty, high maintenance and full of energy she reminded him of Zack. He called her Ms Z as a tribute to his son and the rest is history. Highly driven and playful, she naturally started playing with Mark and a ball, soccer became her job.

Bek (named after David Beckham) is a red and white Border Collie and came into the picture a little bit later. He loves to score. Incredibly fast he can even challenge professional soccer players.

Playing with the legendary drive and focus of a Border Collie, they both mesmerize, and entertain the crowd.

Here Is How It Works: Dogs Score Goals and Humans are Goal Keepers

It looks simple! But try to stop a ball handles by Ms Z or beck!

Groups of kids ages 2 to 92 play the goal keeper position as the incredibly talented soccer dog score goals. We are talking about a lot of goals here ! Who is faster? Who is more competitive? The dog team has been undefeated so far.

Children and adults alike enjoy the game. Dogs and humans have a lot of fun with this. The rules are a little bit different than a traditional soccer game. People are goal keepers and the dogs score. Everyone wins including the crowd. Each event brings, laughter, great energy and fun.

“The field is about 30 x 30 feet and can be set up on pavement or on grass. It takes about an hour to set up the field and we usually put three people in each goal. The dogs take turns playing and resting, one plays and one rests.

So usually a group of twelve humans play against one dog and then the dogs switch. We have had as many as 10 in one goal and the dogs still score. ” says Lucas

Amazing!

Here comes the best part. If you live in Florida, you can hire the team for entertainment. But you can also pick up the game and teach your dog to play soccer, even make your own rules. It is a great way to keep your dog mentally and physically fit, get the kids away from the couch,TV and video games.

Really who can resist a dog playing soccer?

Giving Back to the Community

Mark Lucas is an entrepreneur and a visionary. “This is a new sport and a new soccer dog movement is underway, because all ball motivated dogs will play soccer. Training soccer dogs and promoting the soccer dog movement has become my life’s purpose. This new movement will rescue thousands of hard to adopt high energy, high maintenance dogs.”he says.

So if you are a shelter looking for creative ways to raise funds, a soccer player with a soft spot for dogs or just looking for an afternoon of fun, check Soccer Collies out.

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