Realize players how lucky you are to have a soccer field to play on. Real player’s take advantage of their time on the soccer field. The soccer field is there for you to enjoy, but it won’t remember the last time that you played, or what circumstances you are in on the day.
 
It doesn’t know if you are a prodigy, or a novice, and it treats both equally the same. The field is just simply there for you to fulfill your creativity and industry as a soccer player. Whether it has long grass, or short, or if it even has grass at all, you stand on a painter’s canvas, and you are the brush. 
 
Sometimes it’s bare and simple, but is still open to the limitlessness of your imagination–it remains there for you and your artistic freedom. Other times, it is crowded and controlled by your coach’s and teammates’ demands. You must recognize the difference in this situation, but know the canvas has not changed.
 
Understand this, there are certain things you will know about the field when you are a player. Certain situations are privilege to you only–plays that are just for you to create, or even destroy. Be aware though of your teammates, they have the same rights to paint as you!
 
Don’t underestimate the field. You might think that this is not a big deal, “it’s just a field,” but either in the personal or team environment, the field is there for you to learn soccer lessons that will help you to conduct yourself as a cooler, smoother, and more confident artist (player).
 
How do you treat this privilege?

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