Do you need a Private Soccer coach to play college soccer?

A private soccer coach will of course help 

However, if you or your child does not love playing soccer I would not recommend a private coach 

A wall and youtube can basically do everything a private coach can 

The most important thing is repetition 

What is very important is a team coach. A team coach cannot be replaced by a wall or youtube videos. You need to be on a team coached by a great coach.

You also need to be playing with other players. 

The best training you can get is training with players better than you. 

Two kinds of College camps 

Big one where many schools attend 

Little one where a few schools or just one school attends 

Pro’s of going to a big camps:

• More eyes 
• More opportunity 
• Probably better players to play against

Con’s of going to big camps:

• More players to compete with 
• Coaches can’t always see everyone 

Pro’s of small camp 

• Coach will get a fair look at you 
• Less players to compete with 

Con’s of a small camp

• Not as many coaches 

My recommendation is if you know your dream school go to their individual camp. If you are not sure what school or schools you want yet go to a big camp where there are many coaches 

One of the best part of these camps is you get to meet the coaches. By meeting you the coaches you can decide if you would even like to play for that coach. 

If the coaches do not pick you it does not mean you are not good enough. It just means they did not pick you. If you want this really badly you have to go again and again. 

If you go to 5 camps and no one shows an interest in you at all 4 levels 

D1 

D2

D3

NAIA 

Then it would be time to consider the fact that maybe college soccer is not an opportunity for you. 

However, if you are that person who has gone to 5 camps and still has received no interest yet you are determined to go play college soccer, schedule a call with me and I will see if I can help. 

Authors Cited: 

Wim Hof 

Michael Gervais 

Robert Price 

Tim Gallwey 

A technique to find Flow State 

1. You don’t know how to play soccer 

1. Self-2 knows how to play soccer 

1. Critical Variable - for flow state 

1. How to find flow state (you will go in and out) 

It is more about putting healthy food in than taking away food

Any goal you have (get bigger, lose weight) is 80% food 20% working out.

To find out how many calories you need to eat download the app myfitness pal 

Be sure to calculate your BMI (body mass index) 

Losing weight is very simple. You must burn more than you consume. To understand how much you burn and consume getting a smartwatch can be very helpful as well as the myfitness pal app. 

How much you eat and what you eat. Consistency is king 

If you can’t pronounce it don’t eat it 

List:

-no white bread

-No white pasta

-no soda 

-no candy

- no fast food 

Aim for 

• Brown rice
• Brown pasta 
• Meats/vegan options (aim for no chemicals and things you can pronounce 
• Two palms of veggies with every meal including breakfast 
• More veggies 
• More veggie

Supplements 

• Blood test to really know 
• Usually, magnesium and vitamin d 3 are needed 
• Multivitamin better than nothing 
• Wheatgrass powder is great 
• Protein shakes, but be mindful of the ingredients, anything you can’t pronounce is likely harmful 

Playing College soccer is not an easy task

Be prepared to do over a 1,000 e-mails

You will have to make over 500 Calls 

Must be prepared to Travel to across the country to showcases 

Must go to College ID Camps 

Must visit the schools 

You have to be playing club soccer at the highest level possible 

You have to be willing to travel two hours just to sit on the bench 

You have to be the player that picks up the cones first 

You have to be training 5-6 times a week with games on the weekends 

You must have a workout plan to prevent injury and to get stronger 

You have to get used to be told “No” over and over and over 

You have to love playing soccer so much that the pain of everything else is worth it 

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