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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 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

Soccer Is A Choice

June 6, 2010 by thomas karapatsos 2 Comments

For those that participate in Soccer and for those parenting future soccer stars, answer this please. What characteristics are needed to play in the World Cup? Okay, okay lets bring it down a notch. What’s needed to land a professional contract? I Continue Reading

Soccer Success: Are You Thirsty?

May 10, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Chelsea has just taken out the English Premiership and broken Manchester United strangle hold on the league. Excuse me while I breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate as a faithful Liverpool supporter. Wait for it, Liverpool is still the greatest team 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

Soccer Lessons and The Silver Spoon

April 22, 2010 by thomas karapatsos Leave a Comment

Let’s start today’s post with a little musical. A few verses from one of my favorite songs, “Cats in the Cradle”, by Cat Stevens. My child arrive just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to Continue Reading

Youth Soccer: Stop Feeding The Incompetent Beast

April 12, 2010 by thomas karapatsos 9 Comments

The good ol soccer coach, gotta love em. Failed player trying his hand at coaching, perhaps. Superstar wanting to give back to the game, maybe. Volunteered parent with no idea but with the best intention, we hope. What makes a youth coach great? Ask Continue Reading

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