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- Laser - 2022-09-27
<a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1073&view=findpost&p=6658' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Player Page</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=224&view=findpost&p=6770' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT-1</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=423&view=findpost&p=10998' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT-2</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=16980' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT-3</a><br><br>This past season for Pascal Anivierre was one that was much easier on him for many reasons. For one, he played in far fewer games, only 10 total including the cup matches, so was able to preserve his body more and simply work on his mental attributes further, including vision most of all. After the season, he went back to his hometown in France and worked on his endurance training with his best friend Marcel, who had grown up with him and chosen to become a personal trainer rather than go into soccer. Marcel had Pascal running miles each day to help increase his pace, oftentimes taking different routes each day of the week at random orders in order for Pascal to never know what direction he is heading in. This helped him to maintain a steady rate of running no matter what terrain he was on, and also helped his agility a bit. He had to run through so many different terrains and try to keep his strides evenly paced and the same length that he was forced to become a bit more agile. He also did a bit of balancing training on a half exercise ball thing and caught balls being thrown at him, which he recognized as an American football drill more than an European football drill, but Marcel informed him that it was more of a mental drill combined with leg strengthening exercises than a drill to make him a better goalkeeper as Pascal had originally thought. The other main focus of his training was sprints, designed to help his acceleration as well as his pace. The sprints were not about the overall finish time and were instead meant to test how quickly Pascal could react to an event by taking off from the line. Flat footed, in sprinter's position, uphill, downhill, any and every which way to make Pascal able to accelerate as quickly as possible. These adjustments seemed to do some wonders for Pascal's physical attributes, as each and every coach commented that he was more fit and toned than he had been when the players all left for vacation. They were originally a bit upset that he hadn't focused much on technical or mental aspects, they quickly got over that when they saw how much of an improvement it had made on Pascal's game. <br>(391)<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span></b>
- Whitecap - 2022-09-28
<a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=881' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Player Page</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=224&st=45&#entry5823' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Career PT 1</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=423&view=findpost&p=14798' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Career PT 2</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=16789' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Career PT 3</a><br><br>Yannick Visser has had himself a decent start to his career with Tokyo. Known for his ability to pass the ball, as well as his extraordinary pace, he's made a bit of a name for himself. That being said, no player is perfect and there is always something to work on if you want to stay competitive in this league. For Visser, that competition starts in his own team.<br><br>In an effort to make some improvements after a slight down year, Tokyo has added some pieces to their defense. The result of this is that Visser is being asked to work on being more versatile and improve on playing on the left side of the pitch.<br><br>"It's not so hard!" said his managers, "you just have to do the same thing, but on the left side!"<br><br>Well, Visser struggled greatly in practices where he was moved to the left side, so his coaches tried many things. They tried to spin him around really fast before practice. The thought being that if he was dizzy enough he wouldn't be able to tell what side of the pitch he was on. When that didn't work, they tried to do some of their practices in Australia. Yes, upside down is not the same as backwards, but they figured it was close enough. Turns out it wasn't.<br><br>They briefly tried having two right backs but that experiment ended pretty quick when the two right backs kept running into each other. Turns out that the only option was to get Visser to stick with playing on the left side, whether he liked it or not. When they got back to practicing normally, things didn't get much better. That's when Visser stumbled across something while he was mindlessly browsing online. It was a post on a forum he frequented, something to do with simulating soccer.<br><br>The post told him that all he needed to do to increase his effectiveness on other areas of the pitch was to write about the things he's already tried! Although a bit skeptical, Visser figured he had nothing to lose after so many previous failed attempts, so he began to type away his 350 words...<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span><br><span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>PS: Probably the first time in ages a forum helped a soccer player, eh?</span></b>
- C9Van - 2022-09-30
<a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=13710' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT#3</a><br><a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=419' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Player page</a><br><br>So I think the best place to start is by stated that Owen Forty-Four, despite being the best player in the league for a very long time. Is rather one dimensional. It helps a lot of teams do not know how to build solid defenders but he does one job and he does it super well and for this we need to make him more flexible.<br><br>Now secretly Owen can play CAM to an expert level but he does not have the TPE in the correct spots to be able to play this well, nor am I going to be able to in the future so the best next focus is where the 10 is going to become 20 after approval.<br><br>AML or basically a winger. Now in order to wing you will need a few good stats within striker position but a great winger has the ability to cross a killer ball at high speeds. Owen has the speed, he is arguably one of the most physical players in the league but crossing? Excluding the assists that won Sydney the league and cup...He cant really do.<br><br>So for help he will be going to the cultist Clive Forty-Five. Someone barely anyone in these leagues know about. He was originally in GRSL but moved to just a beblo VC league in which he was very physical but above all, a god tier crossing player. GOAT assister Kevin De Bruyne would look at Clive and be like "ey yo, chill with these passes!"<br><br>This help will help Owen learn how to play on the wing, help him actually assist and pass decently and hopefully help his insane 7 vision even more. This will make Owen into playing 3 solid positions up front and a more well rounded player. Whether or not he actually does this and just continues to outscore the vast majority of players is another story but at the very least it is lovely to have flexibility within playing.<br><br>It should be noted that Clive also tried to make him more of a leader since he was a captain at a very young age but unfortunately Owen is a rather silly over hyped player and just wants to score goals rather than focus on mental stuff. The 13 decisions shows a lot what can I say.<br><br>[382 words]<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span></b>
- Cleetus - 2022-10-06
<a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=21712' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Career PT #3</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=823' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Player Page</a><br><br>Nicolás Inclán learned the hard way that having a sponsorship from a company that makes super sugary soft drinks might not be the best way for one to train to become among the best soccer players in the world. You will not become world-class if you have soda pumping through your veins at all times. So, once he worked all of the bad stuff out of his system, Nico realized that he needed to commit to spending nearly every waking hour developing the physical and mental tools required to succeed at the highest levels of the Simulation Soccer League. <br><br>Offseason workouts gave him the chance to meet up with some of his teammates - most notably the player-GM's who would most impact where and how often he would play in the upcoming season, Matthew Mayhem and Pascal Anivierre - for some intensive training. He split his time between the fields of Boston University with Mayhem and the immaculately maintained grounds of the Palace of Versailles with Anivierre. It was quite a juxtaposition, training in much different ways with each teammate, as he focused almost exclusively on gaining physical strength with Mayhem, while Anivierre helped him focus on mental aspects of the game, such as determination. <br><br>Inclán hit the weights hard in Boston, as he had a hard time, even in Division 2, keeping up with defenders and attackers alike when it came to physical play. He shed some of his pudginess and gained the lean muscle required to remain on the ball even with defenders trying to knock him off of it. In addition, Mayhem helped him focus on his balance, as Nico had realized he had previously had the balance of a child. Through activities like yoga, he was able to achieve the results he needed.<br><br>His time in Versailles, with its gorgeous views and with a more laid-back vibe, Nico was able to truly buckle down and get over some of his difficulties in the mental side of the beautiful game. Anivierre guided him through mental exercises and breathing techniques so he could improve his determination and will to achieve success, not only for himself, but for his team as well. Teamwork and Leadership were previous areas of concern for the young Bolivian, but his time spent there helped him realize what it took to excel at both. <br><br>With each type of training under his belt, Inclán felt like he achieved his goal to set himself up for success in the coming years, as he now had the tools he needed. It remains to be seen if these will truly pay off, but one can never say that he did not at least put in the work.<br><br><!--c1--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1' id='CODE-WRAP'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->450 words<!--c2--></td></tr></table><!--ec2--><br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span><br><br><span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>Count's apparently 449 words though.</span></b>
- Nhamlet - 2022-10-08
<a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=400&hl=' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Player Page</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=21238' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT#3</a><br><br>Going over endless film was the choice of practice by Sky Ryze for the past couple offseasons. Ever since his introduction to the game of football, it was always the first impression of how devastating he could be in the air that caught the attention of the scouts. Some who would continue to look for more would find that his ability with the ball was occasionally rough, yet overall a very technical aspect to it. <br>Given the dichotomy of how scouts would argue over how to best make use of Ryze, his focus was inevitably shifted all over the place. The first offseason was spent continuing to refine his aerial dominance. From increasing his jumping ability to his heading accuracy. <br>The next offseason resulted in more of a physical boost. Increasing just the basic parameters of how fast and strong Ryze could be, improving his ability to not only get to those lofted balls, but also completely overpower his opposing defender even if their aerial reaches were comparable. <br>And with the last offseason, suddenly a new twist came about. Instead, the overall link up play outside of lofted balls to Ryze became a concern. Tokyo had won the league title based on their oustanding wingbacks marauding the sides and delivering service to the tall striker. However when the adjustment in the following season came, resulting in far fewer cross attempts, Ryze knew that in order to round his game further, he would need to add another element. <br><br>The debate was on yet again. Would it be to become more of an out and out scorer? To focus solely on his ability to deliver the ball to the back of the net regardless of what kind of build up led to the final pass? <br>Instead, his focus was add more versatility in his play outside of the goals scored. As a supporting target man for many seasons, this was not something he was unfamiliar with. Now, practicing receiving more passes to his feet, and quickly finding the wide open outlets was the theme. To some it was a waste of the big man's aerial skills. To others, it was yet another tool in the rapidly growing arsenal of Ryze.<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span></b>
- captjanko - 2022-11-16
<a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=132' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>(S1) K. Clamence</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=6244' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>PT 3</a><br><br><br>(356 Words)<br><br>Strikers often spend hours practicing their Penalty Kicks and Free Kicks. Months conducting drills working on mobility and quick burst acceleration. But sometimes, excellence requires training of a stranger nature. And so, in order to evolve his game, K. Clamence decided to push himself with an unorthodox training regime he'd undertaken as a child. <br><br>He's written about it before, true believers of the Inter London King should be familiar with it, but K. Clamence has been throwing himself into Kung Fu Basketball. <br><br>With best friend and teammate Bud-Lite McGuirk, K. Clamence took a month off to practically train solely in Kung Fu Basketball. This meant throwing himself between walls in a small dark room. Jumping into walls with aims of dropping a tiny nerf ball into a net attached to a door. And of course, wrestling with McGuirk on the floor over possession of the ball to the extent that onlookers might think they were playing nightcrawlers. However, only the most intense training to develop balance and grit is underway.<br><br>Before each training session, K. Clamence and Bud-Lite McGuirk enjoy one cherry soda each. The carbonation and sugar rush fills each player with determination. With that determination, they go absolutely sicko mode during training. And after training, they each look at each other and ask "Top Gun from the top?" (Top Gun is the first drill they play, in which they climb a bunk bed and jump off the top bunk and attempt to slam dunk the ball)<br><br>After multiple sequential training sessions without break, it's time to break down film. Not Kung Fu Basketball film, or Football film, mind you, but rather some popcorn classics. Two Weeks Notice, Twilight Zone: The Movie, The Mod Squad. . . So many 5 bagger films that inspire the soul and fulfill McGuirk and Clamence. These films help relax and rejuvenate McGuirk and Clamence so that they can rest well before another day filled with Kung Fu Basketball training.<br><br>While currently only the two friends have enjoyed their training, they are making efforts with brothers Orpheus and Morpheus Czargyros in the United States to help build fandoms of this sport internationally.<br><br><span style='color:blue'><b>APPROVED</b></span>
- Aleris - 2022-11-21
<a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=452' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Player Page</a><br><a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=224&st=90&#' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT#1</a><br><a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=423&st=45&#' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT#2</a><br><a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=983&st=30&#' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT#3</a><br><br>Eirlys Snooks took up sailing after her ACL injury in high school. Its of course very physical working with all the lines and steering the boat, but in way sailing has become more of a mental training for Eirlys. Especially learning to sail alone. Her uncle had the boat and taught her when her mom complained that all she was doing was moping around the house about her injury. And it was the best decision ever. It mentally helped her with rehab, giving her something to do and continues to help her into her SSL career. <br><br>There’s a whole bunch of physical benefits, arm strength, core strength, just overall use of the body. Especially parts that don’t get as much attention during football training. But the mental side is what helps the most. Sailing has a checklist that has to be done. Especially if you're alone, the freedom is amazing, but you have to be responsible for everything on the boat and make sure everything is done right or you end up on the rocks. It’s helped with being a Defender in the SSL. Being a Center Back can be lonely (not as lonely as a goalkeeper though). But when your CB partener gets beat and its only you. You have your checklist. Get back, get the tackle right or you're getting a red card or worse giving up a penalty. <br><br>For most of her SSL career Eirlys Snooks has sailed and trained alone. However, recently she’s found a partner who has taught Eirlys more on the boat as well. Eirlys was a very alone player, especially in Athenai. But meeting (and marrying) Helena Soderberg has taught Eirlys teamwork and cooperation on a level she never though she would understand. And training in the offseason (sailing or otherwise) with someone who understands the high level of the SSL demands has really helped Eirlys stay on track season to season. <br><br>There’s also the food. It is amazing eating what you catch out on the boat. Seafood is great for you and Eirlys loves it. It helps her as well to stay in shape through the off season and adjust quickly to the salads and routine of the team food when the season starts.<br><br><span style='color:blue'><b>APPROVED</b></span>
- trella - 2022-11-30
<a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=1391&hl=' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>S4 Wesley Stains Player Page</a><br><a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=21698' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>CPT3</a><br><br>In his youth, Stains played at the 10 quite a bit. Stains was never great at that position, but he had at least some familiarity in the position going into the offseason. With the addition of Ketchup Noodle and new draftee Jacob Rizzo, Stains did not need to play the 7 as Cairo now had a star playmaker in Noodle and a promising young prospect in Rizzo that they would like to develop at the position. Because of this, Wesley Stains could now help the team more down the center of the pitch. Stains, already a natural at the 8, would try to learn to play the 10 at a division one level in the offseason to better help Cairo City. <br><br>Now entering his 4th season in the league, Stains has started making a name for himself as a solid complimentary player to more explosive and gifted offensive players. We have seen this as he has developed great chemistry with players like Ask Jeeves and Franco Torres with Cairo City. If Stains could take his talents more into the central offensive third, he could help open up many scoring opportunities. This offseason, Stains trained with fellow Americans Dogwood Maple and K Clamence, two offensive stars on the league. Stains wanted to play with some high flying scorers so he could develop his vision, awareness, and passing skills in the final third. Stains also worked on his long shots as he would not find himself in many more opportunities to shoot from range. Stains always had a tendency to shoot from distance, so perhaps we will see this work pay off with a few screamers from Stains this season with Cairo City. <br><br>Working with such talented players was a big help for Stains, as being surrounded by great skill allowed him to smoothly transition into the central attacking midfield with little struggle. It felt fairly natural to play this position, as he was already comfortable with playing in the central midfield, he just had to focus his efforts more to the attack than he has been used to doing. Hopefully this offseason work pays off for Stains with a more productive offensive season in Division 1.<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span></b>
- holy.sheesh - 2022-12-02
<a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=1377' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>this is Elmis</a><br><a href='https://simsoccer.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=983&view=findpost&p=23398' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>PT3</a><br><br><br>The last season's roller coaster was indicating that Elmis needs to change something. And by looking back at his days in Latvia and last season it was clear that he really needs to upgrade his....positioning skills. At least that's what he thought. Spoiler alert: he was wrong, but what can we expect from a guy who doesn't even bother to hire a personal trainer. <br><br>Anyways, he was blaming his positoning for his lack of true success. Hence he decided to use his partnership connection with ManU to get some advice from De Gea. However, the first thing Spaniard did tell Elmis is to grow up finally. Yeah...his 5'11'' appears to be a midget size in comparison with some of the better goalkeepers. As Elmis wasn't that young anymore to grow some he had to settle on a light practice with David. It was nice one regardless. However there was a feeling in the air that the taller DDG's mind was with his native team in world cup rather than spending time with a guy who was getting irritated by a lack of intensity of a practice. No, not even irritated. Borderline crazy. He was so obssesed of getting his positioning skill perfected; he never realized his behavior was a straight up hint on what exact skill he should've worked on. <br><br>But no. Instead, he called all Cairo players just to train his damn positioning. Needless to say, they were not happy with this turn of events. They just came off from their hard working off season and surely they needed some little rest before the action. But they obliged. How did the practice look like? Welp....8 hours of straight up boring and tiring shooting and play scenarios. All of that for Elmis' positioning. By the end of the practice all they could ask is ''is he okay?''<br><br>And the answer was: not really. Despite of spending so long to upgrade one single skill Elmis was still not satisfied with the result. But as his body was begging him to stop, the king of heresy had to back down with the mind that tomorrow he will work twice as hard as today... <br><br>...just to find out that his body has totally quit on him. That was a huge blow on ''midget GK'' plans and to his mood as well. I'm sure couple of more days and he legit would've went into the depression mode. I bet he would still blame his positioning on this. Anyways, he turned the TV for the World Cup games sitting on the couch and with the sad mindset. Day 1 has passed....then day 2. Day 3, 4, 5. A week later, he found out that he actually doesn't care a lot about his positioning at all. Matter of fact, watching all of them games and goalkeepers play made his mood somewhat uplifting. <br><br>Surprisingly, he still didn't get the gist. Throughout his whole career so far, he was always being an inconsistent goalkeeper. His performance was depending a lot on his mood. You never know what Elmis will show up on match day - the brick wall or the worst GK this league has ever seen. I think you get what I'm talking about. MENTALITY. Deadass his weakest link in his skillset. And that's the thing - instead of being a tryhard he should've just approach some therapist to get his mind in place. Heck, even just sitting on the coach with a pint of beer and watching a football game does more wonders than spending a whopping 8 hours just to try to perfect one skill. I bet after that we would've seen the brick wall Elmis on the pitch. Whereas after the unnecessary hard work....honestly, not sure. <br><br>He didn't even realize, but by doing nothing but watching some football games and walking outside in between made him better prepared for the season. Perhaps one day he will undestand that and just relax. Moreso, this will help him being a more versatile player by just having a better mentality. Anyways, I feel like he is fairly ready for this season. Couple of more days of the World Cup and we may see something special from the Latvian on consistent basis.<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span></b>
- Aenir - 2022-12-05
<div align="center"><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=983&st=30&#entry25031' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Career PT #3 Hugh Mann</a><br><a href='http://sslforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1156' rel='nofollow noopener' target='_blank'>Hugh Mann Player Page</a></div><br><br><br>Prior to this season the GM and Coach of the SSL team Seoul Mythic FC <!--emo&:seoul:--><img src='https://files.jcink.net/uploads2/simsoccer/teamEmotes/SEO.png' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='https://files.jcink.net/uploads2/simsoccer/teamEmotes/SEO.png' /><!--endemo--> had discussed with Hugh about potentially changing up his training so that he could be more useful in a tactical capacity. Who would expect the 6’9 240lb defensive monster to begin working on his attacking runs, his finishing and composure and his overall offensive soccer IQ. But begin to work he did! Having at least a partial knowledge of the position from his younger time playing the sport, it wasn’t as rough of a transition as one might think given that the majority of his playing time (excluding a couple of games here and there) have been on the defensive side of the pitch. Special attention was paid attention to his hold up play and his ability to win headers to onrushing teammates as is befitting his stature. Oddly enough, even though hold up play was worked on along with headers to teammates, the team did not feel the need to work on his finishing touch, either with the head or foot as they felt that while it could be improved, more important things were to be worked on while those could wait. <br><br>Even his teammates joined in on the training. Muller helped him with understanding the finer points of attacking runs, Danny Paul helped him to see the passing lanes as they opened up, Berocka Aloisi helped with the finer points of body positioning as an attacker. They are remarkably similar, but just different enough that if you do the wrong thing, whoops! Its easily saved by the opposing goalkeeper instead of getting a decent attempt on net. Jay Jay Okocha was instrumental in helping Hugh get his head around an attacking mindset instead of a defensive one. To help this training to stick, Hugh was asked to attend the rookie camp alongside the new draftees and waiver pickups seeing as he is a rookie to this position it made sense to him. Training alongside the new players helped Hugh to develop a connection to both his new teammates and his new position, and he looks forward to unlocking what he has learned during some games that have some meaning behind them as opposed to team scrimmages. Hes off to a good start! During the first preseason game for the team, Hugh was able to collect two assists in a win vs Club Atlético Buenos Aires. If he can keep this pace up, it could be a season for the record books for both Hugh and Seoul! Keepers Beware!!!<br><br><br>Ive got 426 wordcount here! Enjoy!!<br><br><b><span style='color:blue'>APPROVED</span></b>