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 Ways to Build Confidence in Games There is no need to sell anyone on the importance of confidence in soccer. Simply put, it’s an absolute must – It separates the good from the great, and the elite from everyone else. Our 1-1 mindset program is all about practical soccer-specific exercises players can do to…
Avoid becoming too much of a fan, instead of an athlete. If you’re about to play a team in your league, don’t look up their stats or find them in the newspaper. At tournaments, don’t watch the highest ranked teams competing against each other too much either. All of those things will make you unnecessarily…