football aspirations ⚽🏔

hii!! i'm back (≧▽≦)

today, i'll be talking about football (or soccer if you're american 🙄).

i've played my whole life, well, since i was four, but that's pretty much my whole life LOL 😅.    most of the years i've spent playing football i've played defence (or cdm, which is a defensive position anyway...) but this year, both of my coaches for the 2 separate teams i play for have moved me up to left wing and sometimes even striker!

don't get me wrong, i am absolutely enjoying it, and not only that, i've been playing pretty well! however, seeing as this is the first season i've ever played in an offensive position, there are many areas in which i believe i could improve in. 

• shots. my shots don't seem to be all too powerful, i wouldn't say i have a weak kick; however, there have been times when i definitely could have had a more powerful kick. i've been practising, and no doubt improving, but i still think i could definitely improve.

• shots 2.0. not only do i need to get better at making my shots more powerful, i really, really, really, need to get better at taking earlier shots. in the past couple of games i've played, i've had some amazing opportunities to score goals, but instead of shooting i've kept the ball close and consequently lost it.

• pace abusing. it's egotistical i know, but most of the time it does go to plan. i'm pretty fast so therefore 9 times out of 10 i get to the ball first; however it's not something i think i should have as a habit, so i'm trying to break myself out of it.

• communication. i wouldn't necessarily consider myself quiet on the pitch, but i could definitely be louder. there have been countless times where if i had just yelled out to get my teammate to pass the ball, i likely could have scored and helped my team win games.

as well as all of those things, i've recently been selected as the permanent captain of one of my teams, meaning that i believe i should absolutely try to improve in areas of giving advice and making sure to support my team as best as possible.

okay, this is all i can think of for now, i'm not sure all too many people will find this an interesting read as it is mostly just about me and my goals going forward as a footballer, but for those of you who did read it and made it all the way to the end: i hope i didn't bore you to death, LOL!