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Soccer Injuries – the Bane of Soccer Players

November 23, 2010 By himmet 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 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 – 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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England Held to Draw by USA

June 13, 2010 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian soccer star, London – Amid great expectations and a certain amount of trepidation from a nation glued to their TV screens, England kicked off to a flying start in their first group match against the USA in South Africa. England captain led by example, placing a delicate goal past USA’s goalkeeper Tim Howard after Heskey subtle set up.

It didn’t help that fans watching in HD missed the goal when TV screens around the nation went blank at the exact time the goal was scored. According to ITV, the problem was due to “human error at an outside company”.

England looked like cruising to victory until an error from first choice goalkeeper Rob Green put the USA on equal terms. An error that left a nation reeling in the knowledge that “we’ve all been here before”.

But, England can recover and are fully expected to make it through to the next round.

Here’s what the blogosphere is saying:

World Cup 2010: England vs USA highlights

England vs USA highlights – World Cup 2010 highlights – England simply maintained their recent disappointing form and the reaction of the United States players at the final whistle confirmed the more satisfied team.

England vs USA | Live | World Cup 2010 | LoveFooty.net : World Cup …

Live streaming of England v USA. Watch England take on the USA live on the second day of the World Cup 2010.

World Cup: England vs USA – Mirror Images – Mirror.co.uk

World Cup: England vs USA. By Ian Vogler on Jun 13, 10 04:38 PM in Assignments. The long wait is over. England’s first game in the 2010 World Cup has been played. The Royal Bafokeng stadium last night was packed with …

ITV’s World Cup own goal: 1.5 million fans miss Gerrard’s England strike (telegraph.co.uk)
England v USA: Tim Howard feels for Robert Green after World Cup blunder (telegraph.co.uk)
USA Ties England In World Cup Nail-Biter (huffingtonpost.com)
World Cup parties, glorious sunshine … and a goalkeeper’s nightmare (guardian.co.uk)

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France Continues to Disappoint at World Cup

June 12, 2010 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian Soccer Star, London – France’s national team continued it’s run of disappointing performances with a 0-0 draw against an average Uruguay team in South Africa. With an average performance France’s ‘stars’ failed to impress and put the ball in the back of the net even though Uruguay played the last 10 minutes with 10 men.

Reports of a dispute among some players with manager Raymond Domenech had already emerged before the match and seemed to unsettle the French team camp. Chelsea‘s Florent Malouda has had a wonderful season with his club but after publicly criticizing the French Coach the player paid the price by being relegated to the bench.

But with all the international talent and experience within the French team, much more was expected and not delivered.

Not to take anything away from Uruguay, a team that showed strong defence and creativity through their experienced linchpin Diego Forlan. Playing with 10 men for the last 10 minutes of the game Uruguay players showed they were serious about getting through to the next round.

With everyone in the group on a single point it’s all down to which team shows more mettle to get through to the next round.

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France & Uruguay Play To Scoreless Draw At World Cup (huffingtonpost.com)
France, Uruguay post second draw of opening day (nationalpost.com)
Uruguay 0 France 0: match report (telegraph.co.uk)
World Cup 2010: France’s Florent Malouda frustrated by substitute role against Uruguay (telegraph.co.uk)

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Asian Soccer Star 2010 Disappoints U14′s

April 8, 2010 By himmet Leave a Comment

Chelsea FC’s Asian soccer star 2010 has become a big disappointment for under 14 boys in Asian communities across the UK.

Just a day after the announcement of Asian soccer star 2010 we have received many emails from boys who have been training hard and looking forward to the chance to showcase their football talent in front of Chelsea academy coaches.

These are determined, talented youngsters with a hunger and desire to get into the professional game, some of whom trialed at Asian soccer star search 2009 but were unprepared.

Surely these commited youngsters should be given a chance to compete at Asian Soccer Star 2010.

We all know professional clubs like to pick kids for their academies as young as possible. But many are dropped as they get older. At the under 14′s age, if the kids are commited and determined about football, they have usually trained for peak performance.

Any under 14′s should write to Chelsea to add their category for Asian soccer star 2010.

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Asian Soccer Stars can learn from Muhammad Ali

July 27, 2009 By himmet Leave a Comment

Future Asian soccer stars can learn a thing or two about training from the great Muhammad Ali.

I have a massive poster with a quote in my gym, where I coach Sobha and other future Asian soccer stars. The quote comes from the legendary fighter and sportsman, Muhammad Ali:

“Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion”

This is the last sentence, and most important part of a longer quote in which he says: [Read more...]

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Asian soccer star dream can be lost!

July 20, 2009 By sobha Leave a Comment

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. [Read more...]

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Asian Soccer Star! How to make it?

May 28, 2009 By himmet Leave a Comment

Asian soccer stars of the future need to get serious and start with a reality check.

Over the past few weeks i’ve been in contact with a number of coaches and scouts, and the overwhelming message seems to be the same. I’m not just talking about Sunday league clubs, but championship and premier league clubs as well.

It seems that even in the 21st century our kids are dogged by a stereotypical image towards Asian soccer talent, and a lot of this is our own fault. Parents and kids just don’t have the belief that they can really make it into professional soccer, and many talented players don’t even try. [Read more...]

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Soccer Vision… Seeing The Battlefield.

May 25, 2009 By himmet Leave a Comment

Soccer Vision? When you watch a soccer match what do you see?

Chances are you see what’s happening on the entire pitch and you sit there shouting instructions to your TV set or at the team from the stands at a live match. Like a general standing high on a hill top, before modern technology changed the rules of war, you have a bird’s eye view of the battlefield.

If you’re really ‘seeing’ what’s happening you can see the play before it happens. But looking at something is not the same as seeing it. You’ve got to be able to understand, evaluate and make decisions based upon what you see. That’s what seeing truely means.

There’s a way to make the battlefield more clearly defined by reaching this level of ‘seeing’ – strategy. Strategy is a long-term plan for reaching a goal. It allows you to see the battlefield, no matter how complex it becomes, and make the correct decisions quickly and consistently no matter what may arise. [Read more...]

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