I am completely addicted to the beautiful game. I am of course referring to football or if you're american soccer. There are many reasons why people love it, whether you watch it or play it, everyone has different emotions. Personally I love the competitiveness of the game. I play every Saturday and I am completely driven to improve and win, this means when I do play well, which at the moment is frequently its incredibly satisfying and amazing, however when I lose its terrible and I feel disappointed and ashamed. But I will never stop wanting to play, to win, even if it hurts me week after week.

Lot's of people have different ways of dealing with a loss of a football match, if you don't hurt a little then you shouldn't be playing or you should consider moving clubs because you don't care enough. Its a natural reaction to get angry or stroppy, I used to get like this but I realized this is completely futile. Instead I try to work out what I did wrong, what can I do to fix it why was I tired etc. And once i've worked that out the burning desire to get back on the pitch. For me that desire lasts all week and gets me through weeks.

Although I play relatively low level football and the most I can hope to achieve is semi - professional, this isn't a negative because i'm part of an amazing football club that is incredibly fun to play for and be a part of. The players are all very close and it means that winning is just that much sweeter. Having a good team spirit is just as important as having quality players. You sometimes need spirit more than quality and it can certainly get you through games.

Now i've talked a lot about playing football and how it is so great, but football spreads further than that for me, as a player with not much talent or speed ive had to rely on my football brain and determination to get myself to the level I am, this means I have become fascinated by the tactical part behind the game and management. Although I am only 17 I hope I can get my coaching badges this season and start managing a youth team and testing it out.

Its an incredibly complex game with some fundamental things you need for success, firstly you need players to have confidence without that they will not perform regardless of their ability, you need to have a good team spirit, this involves things like communication which greatly improves your performances as a team. Without either of these teams will struggle to compete at all.

Then you need your players to know their jobs, make the right decisions and have enough quality to produce what you need. As a manager I think the aim is bringing all of these things together and as well as putting your tactical approach on players, but always be trying to improve them in every way.

The last point about why I love football is supporting a team, at the moment my local team who I have been a fan of all my life are doing quite badly at the moment, this is the nature of supporting your local club. The likelihood of your team doing well is small and for the majority they will be unsuccessful. However when they do well like for example get promoted or win a cup, even just a win against a rival, this can bring immense passion and happiness. It also rubs off on the whole area around, when the local team is doing well the locals are happy. That is the reach football has and why its such a beautiful game.

Do you have any sports you are passionate about?

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