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Soccer Academy of America, Inc.
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Players
Successful players have
been the product of their own talent, ambition, preparation, dedication to
football and, of course, their coaches, managers and supportive
environment.
A good player is defined by:
Natural
gifts for football
control, watch, pass/dribble or
shoot
creativity and tactical
intelligence
physical capacity and energy to
compete
Body
development type
balanced
upper body (arms and trunk)
lower body (legs)
Physical
capacities
speed, agility, mobility
power, strength, balance
endurance, stamina, energy
Personality
desire to compete/emotional
balance
self-motivation
concentration for the duration
of the game
Social
requirements
time dedicated to soccer
consumption of alcohol,
cigarettes, drugs
football as second nature
Environment
parent support
coaching/mentoring
team and club
If you are a player, try to think about
all these factors and evaluate them by using a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is
the lowest and 10, the highest score.