Who Are The Greatest Soccer Champions In The World?
The status of champion is one that is expressed by others. Champions are not self-appointed are they? You would look ridiculous if you announced to the world, “I am a champion”, unless your name is Muhammad Ali.
Champions exist only through achievements, which are highly valued by many and even the world. A champion is not necessarily a player that comes first, but rather someone who has put 100% into the game and given back as much as he has taken.
But what makes a champion?
A champion is a player who makes a difference. Gives back to the soccer community and makes their mark on history by displaying exemplary human values.
Has the ability to turn negatives into positives, disadvantages into advantages and defeats into victories. So how does one go about this?
This might sound a little “left of field”, but give me a chance. Read More
Soccer: What Everybody Ought To Know About Goal Setting
I do my best to encourage positive change and goal setting all year around here at Soccer Mastermind.
But that doesn’t change the fact that a new year-new decade- has just passed us by.
What better way to start fresh?
The start of the year is a great time for setting New Year resolutions and a great time to map out some goals.
If you’re like me, you’ve just finished a week-long binge on food, alcohol and spending.
It’s that time again. The time has come again to put ourselves under the microscope and under pressure to commit to new goals and to make decisions to start doing something or to stop doing something.
Lets start with some questions. Read More
The Truth About Soccer In 5 Words
When young children put on their soccer boots who controls their experience? Many would argue the coach or the child.
When it comes to Soccer the parents condition the child’s experience.
Parents have a bad habit of bombarding their children with unrealistic goals, past frustrations, their own motivations and the bitter taste of vanished dreams.
Before I fly off the handle lets establish a few things first.
Soccer is a sport.
Soccer is the beautiful world game.
Soccer this, soccer that. What most people forget to acknowledge is that soccer is an education. An education in life. Read More
Soccer Is Not For Christmas, It’s For Life
Have you ever seen those parents at Soccer who don’t speak to each other? They’re not fighting or anything, they’re just sad and grumpy.
What about at the movies?
You’re in line to see a show and there are hundreds of teenagers who look like they’ve made boredom and wasting time their life’s work.
Are you like that?
Are you bored, numb and perhaps even cynical?
Let me paint a picture. Do you remember your first training session? Do you remember your first goal? How about your first visit to the movies?
What do you remember? Read More
Receiving The Soccer Ball? Not Many, If Any!
What do Christiano, Messi, Kaka and company all have in common?
They have the ability to receive the ball with the greatest of ease and like a great chess player, the ability to think five steps ahead of the game leaving everyone behind in their dust.
Many players will concentrate on passing and shooting but how many players practice receiving the ball?
Is receiving the ball important?
Believe it or not, this is what separates the great players from the average.
Why? Read More