10 Tips for Game Day Recharge your battery at half time. Don’t watch what the other team is doing so that you can detach yourself emotionally and mentally while you aren’t competing. Get away from the fields when there is some time to do so. Leave the area for a few minutes if you…
10 Mindset Red Flags in Soccer 1. Being too cautious or hesitant. Typically this happens when your brain goes through “what if” scenarios. What if I miss? What if I let the other team score? What if I lose the game for the team? 2. Being better in practice than in a game. …
1. Never be outworked. Always put in 110% of your effort and you won’t be outworked. Soccer legend, Diego Maradona, said, “When people succeed, it is because of hard work. Luck has nothing to do with success.”Be willing to give everything that you have while competing. 2. Don’t focus on your statistics. Sometimes an off-day…
1. A winner doesn’t make excuses. It’s easy to find reasons to miss practices and workouts. But you have a winning mentality when you stick to your commitments even when conditions are not ideal. 2. A winner maintains a White Belt Mentality. Winners keep an open mind and learn what you can from anyone you can. They don’t write…
1. Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers and/or looking up your stats. After your season is over, then you can check this stuff out. During the season, focus on always improving. 2. Associating with negative people. They will slow you down and taint your progress during the season. Keep your distance from…
10 Mental Mistakes Soccer Players Make (and corrections) Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers and/or looking up your stats. After your season is over, then you can check this stuff out. During the season, focus on always improving. Associating with negative people. They will slow you down and taint your progress…