1. Passion– You don’t want to play football, lift weights, eat right, work on your footwork and agility because your friends do it, or because you just want to win. You want to compete because you love it, and you’re passionate about it. If you truly love the game of football, then it’s not going to…
1. Compete in Football because YOU want to. Your happiness and well-being is more important than success. If playing football isn’t in your heart, then try something else. Don’t do it for someone else, do what YOU love for YOU. 2. Focus on the process not the outcome. If you keep improving each day, wins and titles…
1. Indifference/Apathy – There’s no room for these feelings if you want to develop your skills and improve your performance. Always put in 110%. 2. Stubbornness – Being stubborn leads to being uncoachable, which leads to being unsuccessful. Be open-minded and you might be exposed to a new skill or technique that you would’ve otherwise…
1. 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 games, don’t watch the highest ranked teams competing against each other too much either. All of those things will make you…
Being too cautious or hesitant. Being better in practice than in a game. Playing cautious to “not mess up” instead of being aggressive. Poor body language. Undermining your own potential. Low confidence. Very nervous before a game. Easily distracted while competing. Struggles to bounce back after errors/mistakes. Too critical of yourself and obsessing about being…
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…