Motivation - from Sound Soccer

Hello Jan,

Many of the questions and information requests I receive are centered around motivation. One motivational strategy I use is to educate players on the specific attributes that make the difference between an average and special performer.

Enter Herb Greenberg, one of the most important people in sports that few know about.

Herb is trusted (and paid a good sum of money) by the NHL, NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball to analyze an athletes potential and advise them on their draft choices.

Herb is not asked to evaluate sports skill or athleticism, he is actually legally blind.

He has athletes take a series of psychological tests to see if they have what he and his company have researched to be the 3 most critical qualities for athletic success. If one or more of these qualities is missing, he advises his clients not to draft the athlete.

These three things are not all that surprising, but they have been called the "core of athletic character":

Self-Discipline - the daily investment made to reach one's potential (lifestyle, preparation, training, etc.)
Self-Belief - an unshakable belief in one's ability to succeed, no matter what happens to you, no matter what the circumstances
Competitive-Fire - a display of effort that "lights up a stadium", the simple decision that one will ALWAYS do their best
I wholeheartedly agree with Herb Greenberg.

All the talent in the world will be compromised if any one these qualities is missing.

The great thing is, these are not traits that are inherited, but are all decisions that can be made now to make a difference. An athlete has control over all of them.

The bottom line?

How your players make decisions in these three areas will be the final measurement of their athletic greatness.

The question is, what will your athletes choose?

All the Best,

Randy
www.soundsoccer.com

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