A friend recently told me that he wouldn’t be able to train because his ankle was still hurting him. This is the same ankle injury he’s had almost all season….
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Every off-season should be used to work on your weaknesses. Ask your coach and feelow teammates for feedback as to what areas of your game you need to improve. You…
It never ceases to amaze me how often I see diving in soccer. More so than ever, players are pretending to get hurt in order to win a foul. Some…
Soccer players require a combination of strength and muscle in their legs, yet for many reasons many players don’t train their legs. They think simply playing soccer is enough work…
Pressure. Coping with it is one of the most difficult things to master. It is especially difficult to deal with in big games, as Goalden’s own Phil talks about here. In soccer, it…
This is a very touchy subject. The player I pick might not necessarily be the player you pick. Plus, what are the standards? Is it the player who scores more…
Where does confidence come from? How do you get it? How do you keep it? And how do you get it back if you’ve lost it? Below are some ideas…
Professional athletes at large are overpaid and overpriced. No athlete is worth $2 million dollars a year, $20 million dollars a year or $200 million dollars a year. With the marketplace having…
For those of you who are NFL fans, you will have watched Chris Berman and the cast of ESPN Primetime this past season covering, and commenting on, many football games. …
Face it…winning on a technically is nothing to be proud about! Each year there are soccer teams that win because of off-field protests. This happens at all levels of the game….
Leadership isn’t about following others. It is about leading by example. It’s about taking the bull by the horns, so to speak. Every leader has a different way of leading. This…
I recently read a blog by Seth Godin, an American entrepreneur, author and public speaker. In a blog titled Why jazz is more interesting than bowling, Seth discusses dimensions: “Bowling…