Thursday, September 15, 2011

  Most people dribbling a soccer ball: Soccer dribblers set world record (Video)

St.Louis, MO, USA -- The Great St. Louis Soccer Dribble at St. Louis University's Hermann Stadium officially recorded 428 participants and had them dribbling dribbling for six minutes , setting the world record for most people dribbling a soccer ball at once, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com).

  Photo: SCORES Kids break world record for most soccer balls dribbled. Photo courtesy of America SCORES St. Louis ( enlarge photo )

  The Guinness world record for the most people dribbling a basketball simultaneously was 7,556 during an event organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the most consecutive football passes: 557, set by members of the McDonald'sYouth Foootball Scheme, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong, China .

  The event was organized by the non-profit America SCORES St. Louis, a program that uses soccer, poetry and service learning to aid urban youth.

  To set the record, at least 250 people were required to simultaneously dribble a soccer ball for five minutes. America SCORES St.

  Louis was able to sign up 428 people and had them dribbling for six minutes to ensure the record was set, said Teresa von Stamwitz, the organization's associate director.

  All funds raised from the event benefited America SCORES St. Louis for its youth programs.