MPS Center spot will feature articles and news items of interest from the world of soccer. Information regarding injuries to tactics will be included from the worlds media. Take some time to look through, pick an article and enjoy.

Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger gives his views of a team and how they become stronger:

The Team:

• A team is as strong as the relationships within it.
• The driving force of a team is its member’s ability to create and maintain excellent relationships within the team that can add an extra dimension and robustness to the team dynamic.
• This attitude can be used by our team to focus on the gratitude and the vitally important benefits that the team brings to our own lives. It can be used to strengthen and deepen the relationships within it and maximise the opportunities that await a strong and united team.

Our team becomes stronger by:

• Have an unshakeable belief that we can achieve our target
• Everyone making the right decisions for the team
• Believe in the strength of the team
• Always want more - always give more
• Focus on our communication
• Be demanding with yourself
• Be fresh and well prepared to win
• Focus on being mentally stronger and always keep going to the end
• When we play away from home, believe in our identity and play the football we love to play at home
• Stick together
• Stay grounded and humble as a player and as a person
• Show the desire to win in all that you do
• Enjoy and contribute to all that is special about being in a team - don’t take it for granted.
• Displaying a positive attitude on and off the pitch

James Boden recently supplied www.masspremeirsoccer.com with two very thought invoking artciles about the risk and prevention of shin splints. Both artciles are linked below,

Warming up to stronger shins - click here
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome info - click here

For more information on the prevention on shins splints, please contact Daniel Russel on drussell@mpsbr.com or on 781 891 6900

A recent seminar by James Boden, on Concussions in College Sports can be found here. The seminar was delivered to all MPS Coaches as a guide to what to look for in their players who have received a head injury. Although directed primarily at college sports, the document and information is relvant to all MPS soccer players from JSOE to U18 Premier.

Russia’s head  soccer coach Guus Hiddink talks tatics and memories in this interesting read.

What has happened to the classic goalpoacher?

Is 4-4-2 making a comeback?

Is The Box To Box Midfielder Dead?

Why is full-back the most important position on the pitch?