Asian soccer star dream can be lost!

I want to be an Asian soccer star playing professional soccer and am willing to train as much and as hard as I need to.

But last week I learnt a really important lesson that will have a really big impact on whether I make it as an Asian soccer star or not.

The problem is that training hard and long can make you more likely to get an injury, as I learnt. I started to get a pain in my hip area everytime I kicked the ball or attempted to practise any skills. Luckily my coach knew that this could lead to problems and told me to rest.

After seeing the physio I learnt that it was an inflammation caused by overuse and my core muscles around my hip needed to be strengthened.

The important lesson i've learnt is that it's better to train with the right technique and build my strength and core stability rather than just my stamina. I had my induction at the gym and started going running by myself, away from my training schedule, which put extra pressure on my body.

So now i'm only going to train under supervision and work my programme which includes: functional strength and balance, core strengthening, agility and coordination and most importantly, flexibility.