Sharif Hachem – Soccer Success Story with Online Coaching

How Online Coaching Transformed My Journey to Soccer Success – A Testimonial by Sharif Hachem

In the quest for achieving greatness in sports, understanding what it truly takes to stand out and reach the professional level is crucial. I, Sharif Hachem, a 20-year-old soccer enthusiast living in Synagogue (Montreal), have experienced the challenging journey from dreaming about varsity soccer to realistically considering a professional contract. Through dedication, sacrifice, and the help of online coaching, I’ve witnessed remarkable transformation and growth both on and off the field.

Chapter Overview:

00:00 Introduction and Background
00:13 The Journey to Professional Soccer
00:17 Challenges and Sacrifices
00:45 Initial Struggles and Training
01:10 Finding the Right Coach
01:50 Improvements and Achievements
02:48 Online Training and Consistency
03:30 The Meaning of ‘DOMINATE’
03:56 Mental and Physical Transformation

The Reality of Going Pro

Many people underestimate the effort required to become a professional soccer player. Even making a varsity team demands significant sacrifice and commitment. To excel at the next level, I realized that I needed to push myself harder than ever. Despite the competitive environment and the naysayers who suggested it might be too late, I’ve always believed that dedication and mindset can defy those odds.

Seeking Improvement

Initially, my goal was to join my varsity soccer team. However, with little experience and unstructured training, I wasn’t seeing any improvement. From participating in friendly matches and sporadic runs, I knew I needed guidance. My turning point came when I traveled to Barbados for a field study semester. It was there that I connected with Alan through a recommendation—someone who understood what it takes to reach that elevated level of play.

The Impact of Dedicated Coaching

Training with Alan made all the difference. He wasn’t only concerned about my physical training but cared deeply about my overall well-being, constantly checking in on my diet, sleep, and daily habits. His holistic approach to training was both motivating and insightful. His advice and encouragement played a pivotal role in me discovering my potential.

Quantifiable Progress

Thanks to Alan’s regimen, I gained 20 pounds of muscle and significantly improved my technical skills and game impact. For example, after trying out with McGill during my first year with little impact, I now consistently think about attending multiple tryouts. Recently, I was named player of the week following a match where I performed some of my best plays, demonstrating the effectiveness of the strength and technical training I’ve undergone.

Embracing Online Training

Transitioning to online training initially felt daunting, but Alan’s encouragement to visualize the workouts helped immensely. Using a training app, I could follow video instructions that showed exactly what I needed to do, keeping track of my progress and performance. Even during the holidays or when attending school, I stayed dedicated to my regimen, understanding that consistency yields progress.

The “DOMINATE” Mindset

For me, the word “DOMINATE” symbolizes training harder than everyone else. It ensures that when game day arrives, outperforming opponents becomes effortless. This philosophy extends beyond sports into everyday life, instilling a mentality of relentless improvement and resilience.

Consistency is key, and regardless of challenges—be it winter weather or tight schedules—finding a way to train is essential. Mentally, I’ve become more resilient and have noticed significant improvements in my explosivity and speed thanks to training with LPS.

Conclusion

To all teenage athletes aspiring to excel in sports, remember that success requires more than just talent—it demands commitment, consistent effort, and the right guidance. Online coaching has been instrumental in my journey, offering flexibility and personalized support essential for achieving results. Trust in the process, stay dedicated, and let your hard work pave the path to your dreams.

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My name is Sharif, Hachem. I’m 20 years old. I lived in Synagogue (Montreal) my whole life, and, I’m studying now in Canada. I play, soccer and, I would like to try to sign a professional contract in the future.

Going to that pro level, it means like a lot of things. So first. People don’t know really what it takes, to become professional, like, it’s really, really hard. Even, to get into varsity is hard. So, like, you have to do a lot of sacrifice.

To become a professional player, you need even, more sacrifice, and, you need to be, really, tough with yourself. Because, things are not easy, and, there’s a lot of competition. So, you gotta stand out.

If I became professional, that would mean a lot to me because people, always say Oh, it’s too late. Oh, you can’t do it. And then if I had done it, then, I prove a lot of people that it’s wrong.

That you can always like do whatever you put your mind into.

At the beginning, I just wanted to join my varsity soccer team. And I saw that the players were really good in the team and I was looking ways of seeing how I can improve my football skills. And I didn’t know how I would start with, like, I didn’t have any experience in it.

I was just like training by myself sometimes, but not really seeing the improvement.

I was just doing, friendly matches from friendly leagues. And like running, running from time to time, it wasn’t really structured.

This summer I went to a Barbados for a field study semester. I was looking for a coach to get ready for the tryouts for Varsity and then they gave me Alan’s contact.

I once trained with someone in Synagogue. He was a very good trainer, but he wasn’t asking, were you doing this effort, this, this, this, like, Alan knows what it takes to reach the top level.

Alan was always, pushing me to my limits. And he was always, caring. He was always, oh, did you touch the ball today? Did you do this and that? Did you sleep well? Did you eat well? And all of these questions show that he wasn’t only a trainer in the gym, but he was a trainer as well outside the gym.

And he was telling me about what it actually takes to reach the other level. That’s what I liked about training with Alan.

I feel like faster. And because I touch a lot with the ball, I feel like more technical now. I feel stronger because I gained like, 20 pounds since I started.

I remember, for example, I tried out with McGill, during my first year when I came. I didn’t have an impact on the field.

I wasn’t even thinking about, going to tryouts in, local clubs in Montreal.

Well, now I’m thinking about going to a lot of tryouts.

Recently I got like player of the week. That’s because of the strength and conditioning work. All those squats, those sprints, and the ball work that I’m doing

It was match against a really good team. I scored one goal I play defensive midfield and I dribble a lot of players. I was good technically and everything. So it was one of my best matches since I’ve started even playing football.

And this is because of the strength training and because of the technical training that I do. I’m happy about it, and it shows that the more I’m training, the more results will come, and I’m confident for the future.

I started training online. At the beginning I was like, how am I going to do that? And then Alan just told me, you have to visualize it. So I was just prioritizing, training when I was in holidays and when I came back to school and just by making daily efforts, you can still have progress.

Like, you just have to, believe in it and things will go really well. Especially that Alan is, a very good coach.

What I like about using the training app the videos explains really well, like, you know what you have to do. So even like, for example, when I don’t have an online training, but I’ve trained by myself, those videos tell you exactly the movement that you have to do. If you follow them and look at them really well, you’ll understand what to do, you can track your progress and see your performance and that’s a very good thing.

So the word “DOMINATE”, it means to me, like training harder than the opponents so that during, the game day. Like you can beat them easily, like if you train hard, then game day becomes so easy because you’ve already worked harder than them.

If it snows, then I’m gonna train in my garage, like, find a place indoors to train, because it’s important. I realized it’s very important to never skip training and to be as consistent as possible.

Mentally, training with LPS. First, you change mentally because you become more mentally tough. Like, Alan, he always repeats about, what “DOMINATE” means and everything. And I think that it doesn’t only apply to sports, but it applies to a lot of other things in life.

It means like always, willing to work like harder than the opponents.

And, you want to become good at everything that you do after, training with LPS. Physically noticed a lot of change, especially in Explosivity, and speed.