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Soccer Injuries – the Bane of Soccer Players

November 23, 2010 By 1 Comment

Asian soccer star, London  – We’re nearly half-way through the soccer season and at a point where soccer injuries are rife in youth players. Mostly this is due to improper technique, but the cold weather can be a major contributing factor.

Take Sobha for example, now 14 years old he’s spent the last three years training hard and improving his technique in every part of his game. We’re talking right from the bio-dynamics of his running to his speed, agility, strength, endurance, awareness and technical ability.

Every part of his training schedule has been carefully scripted by experts in their field to make sure he is physically and mentally prepared to compete to follow his dream to become a professional soccer player. To become an Asian Soccer Star. [Read more...]

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Stop Working Hard and Start Working Smart!

September 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London – How many of you have heard the expression “stop working hard and star working smart?” I’m sure many readers of AsianSoccerStar.com can confidently put their hands up and say “Yes”.

And I bet many of the same readers of AsianSoccerStar.com would scratch their heads and wonder how to put this valuable advice into practice with regards to their footballing dreams.

You see, this is great advice but no one really tells you “how” to work smart.

Let’s change that.

But before that, let me clarify that you still need to “work hard” but only on the right things. [Read more...]

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Asian Soccer Star Gets A New Look

August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Asian soccer star, London - This is just a quick post to let our readers know about exciting new developments to asiansoccerstar.com. After getting valuable feedback from our readers we’ve decided to revamp the site design and add additional features that will allow for a more interactive experience.

What does all this mean to you, our reader?

Well basically with the new user-friendly Asian soccer star blog you will get access to cutting-edge information, advice and support on all aspects of youth football training and development. This includes hard to come by information on the journey from playing Sunday League football to getting into a professional centre of excellence or football academy.

We will write from a real time perspective of Sobha’s long journey and also have expert writers contributing articles. You will get an insight to the pitfalls and mistakes that most parents make, the do’s and don’ts of training, the inportance of recovery, nutrition and a lot more. You will get access to multimedia training sessions and be able to get your questions answered.

These are just some of the new developments over the next couple of months.

Keep coming back to check for new updates anad the launch of the new Asian soccer star.

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How Spain Overcame Dutch Thuggery

July 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London – Spain are the FIFA world cup 2010 champions. In a match that wasn’t really ‘classic’ when compared to past world cup finals Spain thoroughly deserved the 1-0 victory over their Dutch opponents.

As usual Spain dominated the beginning of the first half with their pass and move style of play but just couldn’t find the back of the net.

Holland soon got wise to the fact they couldn’t outplay the Spanish and changed tactics to a much more physical game. At times the Dutch players went way beyond just playing physical, resorting to what was pure thuggery.

Van Bommel cut down the Spanish players time after time and should really have been red-carded for his efforts. The really dangerous and completely unnecessary foul came from De Jong who flew with his studs, in what could only be described as a flying kick, into Alonso’s chest. [Read more...]

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Pre-season training plans

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London -While pre-season football training is an essential part of preparing for the up-coming season, it’s worth noting that there is a lot more involved than just running around the pitch.

Most of the professional clubs have already started their pre-season training knowing that effective pre-season football training will go a long way in preparing players to cope with the increasing demands of professional football.

So is pre-season training important in youth football, especially for readers of the Asian soccer star blog?

I think it’s not only important but vital for anyone looking to play professional football, especially anyone with dreams of becoming an Asian soccer star. [Read more...]

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Did Discipline Cost Brazil and Argentina?

July 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London - When you thought the finalists for world cup 2010 was a forgone conclusion with the South American teams dominating the last 16, everything changes.

I personally thought the final would be a South American affair between Brazil and Argentina but Holland and Germany put that theory to bed.

Just goes to show that nothing is really that predictable in football but as we’ve said before to any budding Asian soccer star, self-discipline matters.

Brazil started strong against the Dutch but lost their way as soon as Holland scored their first goal. From then on Brazil went into panic mode and lost their discipline in defence, an area on which the 2010 Brazil had been built. [Read more...]

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Asian Soccer Star – Direct Your Thoughts, Control Your Emotions

July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London - Growing up in an Asian household in London I was exposed to a most bizarre way of thinking, or so I thought as a kid. My dad used to wake us up by playing motivational tapes.

Needless to say all three of us kids had a pretty good incentive to perk up and get out of bed as soon as possible, before the singing started.

Now that I’m older and wiser, I realise what dad was trying to do and to a larger extent succeeded. He was trying to instill in us a sense of self-discipline and empower us with a positive can-do mindset.

Anything was possible with the right mindset and more importantly by taking possession of your own mind. This of course had to be followed by massive action. [Read more...]

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Learn From World Cup 2010

June 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London – With all the games in the last 16 done and dusted the quarter finals of world cup 2010 should hopefully provide the world with the much awaited footballing extravaganza.

And I say that with great hope.

So far, world cup 2010 has been a great disappointment with most of the ‘big players’ failing to perform. The games have lacked the ambition and fluidity that we have been accustomed to in past world cup finals.

But there are plenty of lessons to be learned, especially for anyone that wants to play professional football and realise their dream of becoming an Asian soccer star.

You see, every kid has dreams of playing professional football but very few make it.

Even those kids, and that is the majority,  with real outstanding talent never get scouted or get dropped by the professional club academies and centres of excellence if they don’t seem like they’re not making the grade. [Read more...]

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Brazil vs Chile -A South American Showcase

June 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London – Is it a coincidence that all the South American teams made it to the last 16 of world cup 2010?

I really don’t think so, and if you are a budding Asian soccer star take particular note.

Last night both Brazil and Chile put on a show that put the world cup 2010 final campaigns of major European footballing nations like England, France and Italy to shame.

The match was a showcase of skill, fluidity, attacking, defence and above all grit and determination. Even though Chile were 2-0 down in the first half they never gave up seeking that elusive goal.

Strike that, even when they were 3-0 down they still showed that grit and determination through attacking football to get that one goal. [Read more...]

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Germany 4, England 1

June 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London - England’s much-hyped encounter with the Germans at world cup 2010 fell flat right from kick-off ending with an embarrassing 4-1 victory for the German national team.

England were poor throughout the match apart from a 20-minute glimpse of creativity, passion and desire to chase the ball down. But it didn’t last very long.

I don’t need to give a running commentary of the match as the whole nation was watching, but may be if the second goal had been given things might have turned out differently.

What I found really frustrating was the set-up and movement of the players, there was none. [Read more...]

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