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Kids Soccer: Start Before You're Ready

July 8, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

A young, smallish plant longs to become a large, bulky tree, one that will overshadow everything in its path. The plant doesn’t sit around preparing, over analyzing or waiting for the right time. It just grows. It happily accepts nature’s gifts and Continue Reading

Coaching Love Based Soccer

July 7, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Nobody wants to listen to you. Let me repeat that. Nobody wants to listen to your shit. Trust me they would rather do a million other things before they succumb to your authority. Your potential players are so busy dealing with life that they Continue Reading

Anarchy, Lightning Strikes and the San Siro

July 4, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Are you in love with your child? Congratulations, that’s amazing. But let me change the question a little. Are you in love with a child? Are you sure about this? Are you in love with a child that’s not yours, not genetically anyway? A word to the Continue Reading

Soccer, Stars and a Little Secret

July 1, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Imagine…by the end of this post, like magic, you will become a better soccer player. Just by simply reading this page you have the potential to become a better player star because you’ve stumbled onto a little secret. Can you guess the secret? Read Continue Reading

Soccer Euphoria That Lasts a Lifetime

June 29, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

If you’re waiting for your coach, manager (for those that have one) or teammates to tell you how good you are, you’re wasting your time. Not only are you wasting your time, you’re giving them far too much power. The never ending pursuit to please Continue Reading

Soccer Case Study: Fitness Levels for Different Positions

June 27, 2010 by thomas karapatsos 4 Comments

In the following case study, 14 top-level soccer players were filmed and studied during 5 different matches. The objective of this experiment was to determine the different levels of fitness required to play certain positions. Most would agree the Continue Reading

Soccer Perfection Does Not Exist

June 22, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Soccer is a funny game at times. On the one hand you have the coach striving for perfection. He wants training to run smoothly and wants all his players to obey his every command. Then you have the youngsters who spend all training trying to avoid Continue Reading

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