Why Is It Important To Be Prepared By Football Players?

Most athletes want to be able to perform as well as they can when they are about to play a sport. Mentally and physically players have to prepare themselves for what may take place throughout the game. Some important aspects of being prepared for a game are equipment, conditioning, nutrition, skill, focus, and heart to want to win. When players do exactly what they know how, and to their best abilities sometimes that still doesn’t guarantee a win. For starters, the players need to be properly equipped in order to play with cleats, socks, jersey, and shin guards. Being equipped properly is very important because if a player has earrings in still their coach could be carded for not having his or her team correctly equipped. They also need

In our high school girls soccer practices, we sometimes have girls who mess around then wonder why they weren’t able to stop the other team from scoring. Players need to always listen to what their coaches tell them. Constructive criticism is okay, but as an athlete they need to not take offense to it and not get butthurt from what they are told but to build from what they are being told. Paying attention when someone is teaching is very key in performing well too. You can never know too much about anything. Even if they listen to their coaches every word it doesn’t guarantee a win either unfortunately. Lastly, the number one thing that can take one athlete above another when he or she has the same skill level is the amount of heart they have in the sport. When players have heart in the game they have the drive to go get the ball and not give up till they get it. They will push harder and farther even when they think they couldn’t push any farther. When players get tired and there is a breakaway will they stay back and watch the other team score or will they fight past the tiredness and stop them from scoring. Having heart in the game can take the player to the next level and can crush any