| There are three types of
players: 1. Those who are involved
in what's happening
2. Those who are watching what’s happening
3. Those who are asking, "What's happening?"
Which one do you want to be?
To be a fully involved, number 1 player
you should be asking yourself "what if" and acting accordingly...every
time you don’t have the ball.
For example, you might ask "what if my
teammate crosses the ball; will anyone be in the middle to score a goal?"
If the answer is that "no", then the next thing to do might be to make a
near post run. Or…"what if my teammate were to lose the ball, would there
be someone there to support them and get the ball back?" If the answer to
this question is "no" then this might be the time to step back and help them
out.
If you keep asking yourself "what if?"
you will be involved in the game all the time, you’ll be making a full
contribution to the team and you’ll enjoy yourself a lot more!
I tell my players “if you try something
that doesn’t work, I’m OK with that. The worst mistake you can make is not
to do anything. If you are thinking and looking to make things happen
(with runs or support), you are being proactive and good things will
usually come.”
If the whole team is asking ‘what if’
questions throughout the match and moving accordingly the team will be
successful.
Don’t just stand there!
Do you have any particularly
effective pep talks?
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to me and I'll share them with the online soccer coaching community.
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