Facing The Giants was an American Football movie. What does it have to do with soccer? Everything, really.
If you’re familiar with my stuff, you know I talk a lot about players needing to be mentally engaged in their training, if they really want to make progress and become an elite soccer player.
So much of the beautiful game is between the ears, both in terms of soccer IQ during games, as well as focus and intensity during training sessions.
If I could do one thing for young players, it would be to get them to fully understand and embrace the Death Crawl scene from Facing the Giants (video below).
It will not only make a huge difference on your development and game day performance as a player, but will have a positive impact on your life after soccer.
I’ve found that when it comes to trying to get young players to understand what it means to be mentally engaged or to practice at ‘game speed’, an example of it can have a much bigger impact than talking about it.
This could mean bringing some older players into practices to show how it’s done, or sending your young player to watch videos of professional teams train.
- If you want your players to up the practice intensity…
- If you want to get them to realize they have so much more to give…
- If you want them to be more confident and believe in themselves…
- I’ve found sharing this video with my soccer players had a powerful impact on them.
Players, than you’ll want your teammates to watch it, too!
Death Crawl Scene From Facing The Giants
The ONE thing that will set you apart from other soccer players, is your ability to control the ball in any situation. It is the KEY to elite level performance!
When you’ve mastered the ability to control the ball under pressure, everything about the game becomes much easier.
If you can beat defenders in 1 v 1 situations, you will break down defenses, wreak havoc on your opponents and be an important part of any soccer team.
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