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Soccer Advice: Don't Worry, Just Panic

May 7, 2009 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

It’s half an hour before the biggest game of the season and you start to feel nervous. What do you do? If you don’t know what to do, and you’re scared, might as well panic. Will this help? Getting scared, fearing the worst, mismanaging your Continue Reading

Soccer Tips: Don't Listen To Your Coach And Destroy Your Fears

April 17, 2009 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

Coaches mean well when they say, “Don’t worry, there is nothing to be afraid of it’s all in your head.” This kind of encouragement helps for a split second but does nothing to conquer our fears. Let’s be honest, both you and I know this kind of Continue Reading

Soccer Performance- Are You The Big Fish In The Small Pond?

February 6, 2009 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

Soccer provides a platform of duality which makes it both challenging and amusing. The world we live in today is full of duality, you cannot escape it. You can't have good without bad, you can't have rich without poor and you definitely can't have Continue Reading

Soccer Tips- How To Become A Jedi Knight?

December 20, 2008 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

The best players in the world make mistakes, miss penalties and get sent off. The most gifted players have a strong grip on the fundamentals of soccer and possess super human skills. But all this counts for nothing if they cannot handle pressure. If Continue Reading

Soccer Science And Soccer Success- The Real Reason Why You Will Never Make It.

November 22, 2008 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Soccer Science and Soccer Success. What keeps you from playing for the Soccer Team of your dreams? What keeps you from starting the new training/ coaching regime you've been planning for years? Why do you keep missing those training sessions? What Continue Reading

Soccer Psychology: How Good Is Your "Inner Coach"?

October 25, 2008 by thomas karapatsos 1 Comment

One of the first things you must understand if you are going to develop the mind of a champion for yourself as a player, coach or as a soccer parent is the idea that all performance is self-fulfilling. Before you run off and find a dictionary let me Continue Reading

The Beautiful Game Of Soccer Has Turned Ugly.

October 24, 2008 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Currently I live in Melbourne Australia and Soccer is not seen as the number one sport in Australia. Soccer competes against Australian Rules which is also referred to as "Football". We also have both codes of Rugby and it seems soccer takes the back Continue Reading

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