Tag Archives: soccer wisdom
Kids Soccer: Start Before You’re Ready
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? [...]
Soccer Euphoria That Lasts a Lifetime
If you’re waiting for your coach, manager (for those that have one) or teammates to tell you how good you are, you’re wasting your time. Not only are you wasting your time, you’re giving them far too much power. The never ending pursuit to please your coach will not guarantee you success. It might guarantee [...]
Soccer Advice: Knocked Down, But Never Out
If I asked you where heaven was, most of you would point to the sky. When I was a young boy, I imagined God sitting on some throne in the clouds watching down on us, boy, how times have changed. No, I haven’t lost faith, I believe. As soccer players, coaches and parents, belief is [...]
Soccer: We Are All Professional Failures
It’s time for a little soul searching. How many of you train each day in search of perfection, to be the best? How many of you get up in the morning and put in the roadwork needed to build your endurance and strength? How many of you visit the gym to actually train and not [...]
Soccer Memories And The Hecklers
I remember jumping over the wired fence to get to the soccer field that was heavily guarded by the silver spoon faculty. We had no business in these schools but the grass did certainly look greener on their side. Many would argue trespassing, but we didn’t care! It would be a crime not to use [...]