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Perfect does not exist. Being perfect is not sustainable and who is perfect anyway? In the last post we discussed “fail and fail often.” The message was to learn from what’s working. In a nutshell, modify and adjust sessions according to what’s working. Forget about learning from your mistakes for one moment. If you’re a [...]
In soccer (especially kids soccer) failure and quitting has become an expected rite of passage. The statistics are there for all to see and the soccer community is flooded with sob stories. 8 out of 10 kids will quit the game. You hear that your chances of playing professionally are slim to none. You hear [...]
The World Cup in South Africa has come to an end and the haters’ critics are out in force. Spain two years ago won the European cup and now have their hands on the gold. Aargh the joys of being a Spaniard. Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time in what many described as [...]
A young, smallish plant longs to become a large, bulky tree, one that will overshadow everything in its path. The plant doesn’t sit around preparing, over analyzing or waiting for the right time. It just grows. It happily accepts nature’s gifts and sets out to grow, no matter what the conditions. So what’s the point? [...]
Nobody wants to listen to you. Let me repeat that. Nobody wants to listen to your shit. Trust me they would rather do a million other things before they succumb to your authority. Your potential players are so busy dealing with life that they haven’t got a spare second for you. They have just bought [...]