Soccer is mental (this will help)

Parents and Friends,

Today's newsletter is focused on the ‘mental side’ of soccer...

...and I wanted to give you some quick insight having observed 1000's

of youth players over the past decade as a coach.

Here are my top 3 tips to share this week:

1) A player’s focus during games should not be on the score and WINS or LOSSES. Games are an essential part of the development process and must be a learning experience. Look at them as an opportunity to participate, be creative, experiment, and most importantly...

HAVE FUN :)

2) If things are not going well in a game — go back to the fundamentals. Getting back to the simple basics will restore confidence. That’s why at Soccer 1:1 we instill solid fundamentals into players in all our sessions.

3) Post-game, players are often over critical of their play and mistakes they have made. Yes it’s important to analyze your game... but don't forget to take away the positives of what went well and new skills that were tried out. Be comfortable with mistakes and learn from them.

If you enjoyed today's message, please share it with a friend or fellow soccer player.

We are here to help!

Talk soon,
Patrick
Soccer 1:1

P.S. Over the next 14 days, I'm going to be giving away ‘free trial sessions’ to my program. In order to get your free trial session, simply respond to this email and we can connect over the phone.