Asian Soccer Star, London – The old adage ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’ rings true for many aspiring Asian Soccer Stars. Football coaches, parents and players who fail to put together and follow a progressive plan for their kids to move into professional football are in danger of failing before they even get started.
When we say ‘plan’, we’re not talking about an ill-thought out plan put together based around football coaching or football training sessions.
Although high quality football coaching and football training is important, they should actually be part of a more comprehensive plan; incorporating fundamentals such as technical training, tactical training, strength and power work, speed, agility, core stability, balance, flexibility, sports nutrition, recovery and psychology… and there’s more.
An important aspect of the plan that really needs to be highlighted is that of progression in all areas, especially the level at which the games are played. It’s not enough to stay at a club or even a league that doesn’t challenge the player; change is inevitable in football and the sooner players get used to it the better it will be for them in the long term.
Once the plan is put together, it has to be implemented and adapted to the changing nature of the human body, especially as kids go through many physical and emotional changes as they grow. The plan has to be progressive with built-in benchmarks to track improvements at all stages.
In a nutshell, football coaching and football training is about much more than taking kids through the normal Sunday League football sessions provided by most clubs. Any Asian Soccer Star readers, whether parents, coaches or players need to get educated on what it really takes to get into the professional game.
It’s not enough to put your hopes and dreams into the hands of others; you have to take the initiative and educate yourself on what it really takes. You have to plan and then you have to go out and find people who can help you reach your goals.
It’s not easy, but it is possible.
We at Asian Soccer Star will help you as much as we can based on our personal experiences and with expert input from our professional mentors and coaches.
