We recently received an Instagram DM from someone in the Effective fam. This is what he said to us: I think the first thing to do if you’re playing in teams where you’re losing all the time is to really analyse what points a team loses or you, yourself lose. Maybe the team is already setup to lose beforehand because training is too comfortable, the...
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So I was having a conversation with a parent of an American 20-year old kid who I’ve followed a couple of years and had high hopes for their collegiate career. The parent told me all these reasons why his son wasn’t playing and why the coach sucked.. “There are politics in recruiting” “Several members of his squad quit after this season” “The coach is also...
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DEDICATION is the main reason why some become professional and others don’t. Are you dedicated enough to take on this 7 Day Challenge on the Train Effective Academy? Schedule Building the right kind of training habits is hard, that’s why we go on this journey together, supporting each other along the way through the ups and downs. Perfect your technique with the #7DayChallenge ! 1...
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Everyone has their bad days. You’re not alone, just look at these guys: 1. Paul Pogba vs Brighton 2. Edison Cavani vs Metz 130 3. Renato Sanches vs Chelsea Feel better now? Good. Because in a world where we exclusively celebrate wonder goals, dribbles and passes shared through social media – we forget that most of the time football can be just as unglamorous. Whats important...
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A question from Liam: I think you need to respect where your family are coming from. You need to respect the environment they grew up in and their circle of friends and other family members. You need to have empathy there and understanding so you know where they’re coming from when they say “you’re ruining your life” I don’t know your family situation but, if...
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Those questions were answered when I turned to the page in the book “Outliers” and read the line the: “10,000 hour rule”. What Malcolm Gladwell explained was quite amazing. He said that the key to success in any field was a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of 10,000 hours. In other words, as players we must train/play football for at least...
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I was just chatting to one one of our American online academy players, Jacob D. whose been having a problem with losing the ball. He says he wants to know how he can make decisions quicker on the field, so Jacob this article is for you and all the Effective Fam with the same issue! This is a very common issue amongst players that strive...
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There’s a misconception about what the road to “success” looks like. And it mainly comes from movies. They usually start out with the main character wanting to reach some ambitious goal. After he learns that he has to train hard to achieve it, there is always this motivating 3-minute montage where you see the person do some crazy workouts with inspiring music. After that short...
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Most footballers have to deal with an injury at some point in their career. The difference between them is the way they deal with those injuries. For some players, an injury can mean the end. For others, it can be an opportunity that can lead them to even more success. The 10 players on this list all had to deal with very severe injuries or...
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A while ago, Johnny, one of our Train Effective players, made it into a semi-professional club here in England. While this was already a great achievement, he wanted to know how he could now bridge the gap from still playing at an amateur level to playing professionally. Johnny is a 23-year old American player whose dream has always been to become a professional soccer player. Here...
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