I personally just love reading quotes by people from different backgrounds. Pele, arguably one of the greatest soccer or football players to ever play, has to be one of those people every player should know about. I remember hearing stories of Pele playing soccer as a child for up to 7 hours a day. He would not only go to…
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I grew up as a biracial child to a single mom without the best backstory. She was [& still is] an awesome mom – she never missed one of my games, with the exception of a few from work schedule conflicts. EVERYONE knew who she was – her loud, passionate voice and confident walk could not be missed. Many…
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Do you train like you play? For many youth athletes the point of playing is just to have fun and be around friends. This is all fine, but if you want to be your best you have to train like you play. There needs to be purposeful training which means you are doing it to improve. Yes, have fun is…
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Habits create life and freedom. Or they can create exhaustion, turmoil and discontent. We all get to choose which of the paths are ours. A successful soccer player learns life through the sport. What I have learned is that by creating the good habits my mind is then more free to explore improving my game or life as the ‘habit’…
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Starting a new anything can be tough – new city, new job, new school, new team. I remember moving a lot as a child, so I know what it’s like to be new to a team, school or neighborhood. The challenges are very similar in any setting and at any level [including pro]. Here I have put together 7 fears…
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There’s a high school girl [Savannah] who tells me how much she loves playing pick-up games… She says she is usually the only female and how much it helps her because the boys play so much faster. It also helps with her ball movement and running speed. Boys play more pick-up soccer Generally, beyond general gender-typical behaviors [like confidence, aggression,…
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Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments. Anyone can have dreams or goals, but you have to have the mindset that chooses to put in the hard work on the days you don’t want to. The cool part is you don’t have to do anything fancy or innovative. You just have to be consistent. One day at a time,…
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