7 out of 10 youth soccer players will quit playing by the age of 13. Many more players will start losing interest in between the age of 13-16 and completely quit playing soccer by the time they are seniors in high school. As results, only few will actually play in college or beyond.These statistics are [...]
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS!!Choosing a youth soccer club has become so political & the most difficult task that a parent will do.Make no mistake about it, everyone knows that most youth soccer clubs today are a big business. Normally managed by former soccer players with little to NO experience in running a business. Furthermore, some [...]
Changes occur in every world cup that we watch. The players are faster, stronger, accurate, tactics are more advanced and their skill is out of this world. The goalkeepers in the last few world cups, DO NOT catch the ball consistently as years prior. In fact, many of them are now DEFLECTING or BLOCKING balls more [...]
Stressed out soccer parent? Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Parents obsessed about their kids playing professionally or div IA study found that 26% of parents actually think their child will play professionally. This is an incredibly sad number of parents who were probably told by a coach, club or someone, "your child is a talented athlete or [...]
Playing up in older age groups, good or bad idea? Getting ahead doesn't always mean you will get better By Zuriel Lozano, international goalkeeper coach, M.S Sport & health science. Wordpress Facebook Twitter Linkedin Snapchat Let's take a look at some advantages and disadvantages to playing up in older groups . First, every athlete or goalkeeper [...]
Helping young athletes be aggressive in sports Athletic aggressiveness is the intensity level in which athletes will performance during a game or training. This athletic aggressions has NOTHING to do with being VIOLENT.If you want to help your young athlete be brave, you MUST first understand this statement:Being brave or an act heroism doesn't mean [...]
Now that you've reached your goal, you need to work twice as hard to keep it Speaker-Blogger-Mental Coach Why college student athletes quit before they graduate? Facebook Twitter Instagram A large number of soccer players, quit college athletics before their senior year. 30% of college athletes will quit their sports before they graduate, among those an alarming [...]
If you're doing a lot, where are the results? This blog is about the correct MINDSET for athletes who want to make improvements mentally and physically.Have you ever experienced moments where you did a tons of stuff in a day, but feel as if you didn't accomplish anything?. For some people this feeling can be [...]
A large number of amateur athletes have a strong desire to succeed. However, they lack the mindset to accomplish their goal.In other words, victory starts in your head. This blog will help you understand how an amateur athlete thinks vs an Elite athlete. 1. Amateur mentality:Once this individual reaches a certain point in his career, he [...]
Professional soccer coaches So many kids and soccer parents are told that professional coaches yell at their PROFESSIONAL players. This is 100% wrong! By ZURIEL LOZANO Professional soccer coaches do not yell.Today many soccer coaches, training programs and youth soccer clubs claim to be "professional". However, we all know these are marketing and recruiting tactics.In [...]
