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Chapter 40: YOUR TEAMMATES DON’T CONTROL THEIR PLAYING TIME EITHER – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
If you’re one of those players who is going to obsess over playing time, prepare yourself to walk down a path filled with landmines.
Chapter 41: YOUR FRIENDS WILL LIE TO YOU – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
When you start campaigning to your teammates and friends about the playing time you should be getting, you’re going to find a lot of people who agree with you. And guess what... they’re lying to you.
Chapter 42: LOVE YOUR NOSE – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
There’s another excellent way to disqualify yourself and it has nothing to do with team rules, but it has everything to do with attitude.
Chapter 43: POSITIONING AND THE GREAT MISTAKE – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
If you are not a starter, it’s because you aren’t one of the best 11 players – at least not yet. This is not a time to panic and it’s not a time to give up the fight. It’s a time to give yourself the best possible chance to get on the field. In short, it’s time to become the best of the rest.
Chapter 44: TAKE THE ANSWERS – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
Every day your coach tries to feed you the answers to a one-question exam, and the question is: How do I get on the field?
Chapter 45: YOUR MOST ABUNDANT AND UNDERVALUED RESOURCE – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
You’re going to have a lot of teammates, and none of them are clones. They all bring something decidedly unique to the table. And you can learn something from each one of them.
Chapter 46: CHARITY TIME – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
Sometimes, when the score is out of reach and the result has been decided, the coach will have the luxury of giving other players their chance. Let’s refer to these moments as charity time. And believe me, you want a piece of them!
Chapter 47: BASS PLAYER WANTED – ROOKIE: Surviving Your Freshman Year of College Soccer
Getting on the field is good; staying on the field is better! Let’s talk about one excellent strategy for maximizing your minutes.
