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Soccer Culture: Listen to your Heart

September 13, 2014 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Soccer Advice

I hear it all the time... Parents demanding... Telling their children to be themselves... Don’t worry son...be your “SELF”. What is the SELF? Is there a real self within? Are we all born with a blank canvas waiting to be imprinted Continue Reading

Soccer Parents: The Future is Now

September 16, 2012 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

I was talking on the phone with my best friend the other day and we were talking about life…as you do driving home from work. Our kids, in particular kids soccer was the hot topic and the question of perception versus reality crept into the hands Continue Reading

Soccer Tips: Have You Tried Organised Chaos

October 9, 2011 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

If you’ve been around the green pastures for a while, especially around youth soccer, chances are you’ve noticed something peculiar. Apart from the gathering of money hungry soccer zombies (for those that are new to the blog, soccer parents) you’ll Continue Reading

Soccer Tips: Have You Tried the Backyard?

May 11, 2011 by thomas karapatsos 28 Comments

Where does the love of soccer come from? A better question might be, where does the love of sport-any sport- come from? Does it begin at training or during a match? Does it come from the glitz and glam of television or attending packed Continue Reading

Love Based Soccer: Growth Beyond Measure

August 8, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

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Soccer, Death Valley and the Matrix

August 1, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

“I must be doing something wrong!” you sigh while watching the television. A part of you wants to give up and your child doesn’t seem to listen. You want to go to bed but the thought of your child quitting continues to haunt you. There you are, 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

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