tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78714239915867701552024-02-19T10:13:07.897-05:00Fuel Your FireFuel Your Fire Blog, Amazing Young Women.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12665686020417630067noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-84091635732657216772016-06-23T17:19:00.002-04:002016-06-23T17:19:40.698-04:00Performing When It Counts
Hello from Kansas! As my season with FC Kansas City is now well underway and you are entering playoff time, I thought I'd share some ideas on performing when it counts.
Sports are funny. We put in hours training, play game after game, and then everything can literally come down to one little moment. It's the beauty of the game, but can also be mentally draining! How can we stay mentally Yael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-66777512473054364242016-05-26T13:40:00.000-04:002016-05-26T13:40:31.343-04:00The Mid-Season Grind
It's been a while, but I'm back with another #FuelYourFire Blog Post! Sometimes once my season starts I have trouble putting thoughts and feelings into words to share. I'm sure you know the feeling--the season is turbulent and emotionally draining and it can be hard to make sense of it as you go through it.
The beginning of the season is always full of excitement and promise. Playoff time is Yael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-34804695465615142892016-03-31T13:53:00.000-04:002016-04-24T23:16:18.147-04:00What Makes You Special?
Take a moment to consider the answer to this question: "What makes you special?" If you can't immediately rattle off a list, then I encourage you to spend some time thinking deeply about it. It isn't arrogant to be clear on the qualities you bring to the field and the world. In fact, it's very necessary.
The further you go in your soccer development, the more clear it will become to you what Yael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-60952921101300413782016-03-03T13:00:00.000-05:002016-03-03T16:24:04.976-05:00The Art Of Transition
As soccer players, we're very familiar with transition. We hear the word all the time when it comes to on-field tactics. And whether we are conscious of it or not, transition is a large and unavoidable part of life off the field as well. Personally, I dread transitions off the field. I like to get into a routine and to break that routine and uproot my life is painful. It's probably my least Yael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-6733102984685472342016-02-11T13:00:00.000-05:002016-02-11T16:04:58.037-05:00The Never-Ending Path of Ascension
Throughout our lives as elite soccer players there are many defining moments--some of them are those to celebrate and some, unfortunately, are disappointments. What I've realized as I am about to enter my eighth season as a professional player, is that the pattern doesn't end. You never get to a level where you are exempt from the ups and downs. Every single player--from the women on the U.S. Yael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-46959725167315083102016-01-06T14:03:00.000-05:002016-01-06T14:03:35.421-05:00Loving the Grind
I’ve always found that it’s easier to be motivated when you’re responsibility is simply to show up to organized training sessions or you have a ton of games and not much time to think. There’s no choice to be made, and often the team momentum pushes you through any lulls.
Sometimes it’s helpful to break up this momentum, and I’ve found that down time or an off-season are what Yael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-59481008557465989012015-12-04T13:00:00.000-05:002015-12-04T13:14:24.137-05:00Accepting the Butterflies
It was so great to meet a lot of you in Phoenix! If you did not get a chance to come introduce yourself and try the first Fuel Your Fire Skill Challenge right next to the Zone, be sure to come by in Orlando. The winner of the first skill challenge is 13-year-old Briana Hernandez, who did 168 juggles, alternating feet, in 1 minute. It was siiick and she won a sweet prize for her efforts! You canYael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871423991586770155.post-89355971740586424362015-11-12T13:00:00.000-05:002015-11-12T13:40:45.838-05:00Beginnings Fuel My Fire
Hello everyone! Welcome to my first #FuelYourFire blog post and thanks for reading. I started playing soccer when I was seven years old, and when I turned nine years old, I wrote in my journal, in big block letters: "I WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER WHEN I GROW UP."
I just now finished my seventh professional season for FC Kansas City. My soccer career has been quite the journey andYael Averbuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02280812216196474695noreply@blogger.com0