Bend it like Bosley and Blackwell

When I first began soccer, I use to cry ALL THE TIME because I felt I was disappointing my team.  It took me a while to accept my own capabilities and make fun of my premature skills on the field.

In this video I made for a class, I poke fun at what it means to be a good soccer player and a bad soccer player. After being called the bad player on the team,  I think I know what  it takes to be a bad soccer player...

Soccer Don'ts

 I made a mistake by eating yogurt on an extremely hot day.  Needless to say my body paid the price for it.  Just take a look at these pictures. It is a perfect example of what NOT to do in soccer.

1. Standing not helping... your teammate should know you are there as an option if she needs it

2. . I'm not aware of my surroundings, alert or prepared. I am standing there with my hands on my hips. That should  tell you the kind of mood I am in on this game day.

3. You can't see in this picture, but there were a lot of us in that corner. It would be hard to make a play because we are so close together.

4. This is just a sad picture. All of us are just standing, not even trying to play.

My only good action picture of the day...

Taking care of your body

I am a working student athlete. I have a lot of responsibilities that can be taxing on my

body. There were a few times when I would have classes, a soccer game and work all in one day. 

The only problem was I didn't know how to take care of my body. 

I did not know how much I didn't take care of my body, until I started playing soccer. I REALLY did not know how much I didn't take care of my body, until I started working.

 Just going from one activity to another my body sometimes would be running off of nothing: no food, no sleep, no hydration. 

To take better care of my body these are the four tips I follow:

1. Make sleep a priority

It’s ok, to give yourself permission to sleep, even when you have a million things to do. Trust me, your body will thank you for it. 

2. Eat well.

Eating well means feeding your body what it needs. Food is fuel. We need it to keep going. You don’t need to have full blown healthy meal.

3. Listen to pain.

Pain represents damage to our bodies. The longer you ignore it, the more it will come back to 

haunt you later.

4. Slow down.

 I always end up taking on way too much and running around to get everything finished. I can probably  do this sort of thing for a couple of days, before I am exhausted. My body, can’t handle that! Our bodies, can’t handle that!

So take care of your body by: sleeping, eating and resting.