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Soccer: The Greatest Motivator

October 9, 2012 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

A few years ago, okay, closer to a decade ago, I was involved in a soccer match that will remain with me forever. It was the second last match of the season before the finals. We needed to win both games to make the top 5 and a place in the Continue Reading

Love-Based Soccer Is Changing The Odds

April 23, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

All soccer experts who say pain is the greatest motivator have forgotten the power of love. People will scale mountains with luggage on their backs, swim upstream in a creek full of crocodiles, go into a hurricane and battle against armies and Continue Reading

Kids Soccer, Criticism and The Selfish Craving For Love

February 12, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

For the little soccer warriors that are too young to read this, I beg you, the loving parent to pass on this message. The carrot has definitely been dangled in front of the soccer community. Inflated pay packets and the media coverage is enough to Continue Reading

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