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Wingate and Finchley U15′s on Target for Season Quadruple

April 23, 2011 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian Soccer Star, London – Wingate and Finchley U15′s are on target for a season quadruple with one more game against Barking tomorrow; and a win would seal the quadruple.

The past week has been draining for the boys who, since last Sunday when they played and won the Middlesex County FA Cup Final, have had to play a mid-week game on Wednesday to win the EJA League Challenge Cup; and with only a days rest have had to compete for the league title with three games in three days.

The odds were always against the boys pulling off a quadruple but playing under the blistering sun and the inevitable exhaustion, they managed to play, win and achieve a positive goal difference in the first two of the three games. To add to their woes; quite a few of the boys have been carrying injuries.

The important thing here is that they played to win; even though they have been physically drained they are all mentally strong.

They didn’t start ‘hoofing’ the ball ‘hoping’ to win; but went out in each game like champions with a commitment to the team and a will to win. Everyone of the boys played their part, not just in the last few games but throughout the season; and every player in the Wingate and Finchley U15 (2011) team should be proud of themselves.

I know Sobha is, and if there is one lesson that Asian Soccer Star readers can take away from this teams accomplishments, it is never to give up.

Good luck to the boys tomorrow in their last game of the season and the opportunity to clinch the league title and a quadruple for the 2011 season.

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Asian Soccer Stars Nominated at BASA

February 21, 2011 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian Soccer Star, London – The 10th annual British Asian Sports Awards (BASA) has a number of nominees involved at different levels of British football; from centre of excellence level to playing professionally and coaching.

The British Asian Sports Awards (BASA) was founded by Sony Entertainment Television Network in 2000 and has grown to be the biggest Asian sports awards in the UK. It was set up to globally showcase the immense sporting talent that exists within the Asian community in the UK.

This year sees nominations for one of the original Chelsea Asian Soccer Star Search winners A’aamer Kstantin Murphy; who since winning the competition has gone on to sign a two-year contract with Leyton Orient’s academy. As one of three nominees for the Junior Sports Personality of the Year, A’aamer has a good shot at winning.

Other nominees representing Asian soccer are Raajan Singh Gill, Danny Tanveer Baath, Krishnan Patel and Micheal Chopra.

But one of the nominees, up for the Outstanding Achievement Award, of particular interest to us at Asian Soccer Star is coach Baljinder Singh Lehal or Bal as he is known in coaching circles.

Bal is the only Asian Football Coach in the UK to hold The Brazilian Pro License, the highest coaching accreditation available. Last year, he made history when he led Team India in the first ever Street Child World Cup in South Africa to a win.

In August, Bal facilitated a unique project in Hertfordshire which saw 14 coaches from Spanish football team, Valencia, train over 100 youngsters. He has also done a lot of work to highlight important social issues through football such as his Striving For Unity Campaign.

Asian soccer stars come from all disciplines of football and Asian coaches are important to the development of future stars. Bal brings to the game a unique understanding of the Asian culture coupled with experience and a network that spans across professional UK and European clubs.

To find out more about the British Asian Sports Awards and cast your vote, please visit http://www.basauk.tv/ba/nominees

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Chelsea’s Asian Soccer Star Gets Boost

February 18, 2011 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London – Chelsea’s Asian soccer star 2011 got a boost from a leading football anti discrimination campaigners.

With hopes of boosting the representation of Asian players in football, the initiative was welcomed by Lord Herman Ouseley, chair of the inclusion and equality organisation Kick it Out

Lord Ouseley, said: ‘The thirst for football within the Asian community is there and the lack of representation from its community has been on our radar for many years now. This initiative has already proved to be a successful way in providing tangible pathways into the game. We’re delighted to be working closely with Chelsea to give it our full backing.’

Asian Soccer Star trials are open to players in the Under 9, 10, 11 and 12 age groups from Asian backgrounds, however a priority will be given to players from Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi backgrounds.

Asian Star offers young players the chance to take part in series of matches and tests specifically designed and used by the Chelsea Academy to examine speed, skill and ability. One player from each of age groups represented will be selected for the Chelsea Academy summer trials where they will train and play alongside some of the country’s best young talent.

This year’s event will take place on 7 May at Chelsea’s world famous training ground in Cobham.

Applications are now open but places are limited for each day. Click to register for the trials on Chelsea FC’s website.

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How Important is Soccer Match Practice?

January 17, 2011 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian Soccer Star, London - Following the ‘big freeze’ the second half of the English soccer season is in full flow. Similar to the professional leagues, the youth leagues are playing catch-up with a number of postponed matches.

Sobha’s team is competing for a league title in the Eastern Junior Alliance, one of the UK’s toughest youth leagues, as well as three cup titles. This means a rigorous training schedule with a continuous flow of matches.

What has this got to do with subscribers of asiansoccerstar.com?

The fact is that Sobha is on a rigorous training schedule working on his speed, agility, strength and movement. But no matter how much training he does off the pitch, he will only improve as a football player by playing 11-a side matches. [Read more...]

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Stop Working Hard and Start Working Smart!

September 8, 2010 By himmet 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 himmet 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.

East Asian soccer team (theworld.org)

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How Spain Overcame Dutch Thuggery

July 12, 2010 By himmet 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 himmet 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 himmet 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 himmet 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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