| You've got your SMART goals and you are well on | | | | a place in your room where you can see it. |
| your way. You've done more than 95% of soccer | | | | Each time you workout, you put an X in one of the |
| players (or athletes) have done. Yet there still are | | | | boxes. You could also record the number of |
| things you must do to help insure your success. The | | | | exercises done. |
| most important one is to monitor how you are doing. | | | | Grading Your Progress |
| There are two ways to do this. | | | | Just recording how you are doing is great. I have |
| Making A Calendar | | | | found that kids (and adults too) tend to |
| A calendar is the easiest and most important step. | | | | overestimate what they are capable of and willing to |
| Let's say you have decided that you are going to run | | | | do. |
| 10 x 100 sprints every day of the week for one | | | | In this case, there are 21 opportunities to workout. |
| month. You have set this goal so that you can be | | | | That might not be possible. Life has a way of getting |
| faster and in better condition for the upcoming | | | | in the way sometimes. So the next step is to decide |
| season. You also decided that every night you would | | | | how many would be worth an A, B, or C. I believe in |
| do 50 push-ups and 50 sit-ups. | | | | being an easy grader, so let's say |
| You would make a chart, that would have eight | | | | A = 16 |
| columns across and three rows down. The first | | | | B = 14 |
| column would be for your goals. The top row is for | | | | C = 12 |
| the days of the week. | | | | Of course, you can choose any percentage you |
| In the first column write your exercises. | | | | want. I don't believe in going lower than a C. If you're |
| It would look like this: | | | | not doing at least a C level, then it's time to |
| Exercises Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat Sun | | | | reevaluate your goals and motivations. |
| Run | | | | Making a schedule like this is crucial to keeping you on |
| Pushups | | | | track for achieving your goals. Try it for one week |
| Situps | | | | or one month and see how you do. I guarantee you'll |
| You would need four more calendars, one for each | | | | see positive results. |
| week of the month. | | | | Be sure to read the next chapter on setting soccer |
| Keep this schedule where you can see it and it's | | | | goals. |
| easy to get to. On the refrigerator works as does in | | | | |