SJUS (Simon Johnson University of Soccer) Volume 1 | Page 7

SIMON JOHNSON UNIVERSITY OF SOCCER
Superior physical capability cannot be maintained without the mental capability
to continually drive it forwards. A continuous healthy mental state is vital to all
other human functioning and optimum physical achievement will not be realised
if mental health status is diminished. The transition from individual player to
team player proves difficult for many due to the very competitive nature of the
football industry and the pressure to constantly demonstrate individual value. By
stifling creativity and originality, we have created a team of mechanically inferior
robot type players, whose patterns of play are easily identified and defended by
even mediocre opposition. By directing and integrating the personal attributes of
our players into the “Team” situation, we are able to substantiate the claim by
Aristotle that “The sum of the whole is greater than its parts”.

Setting it aside from other soccer schemes, The
Simon Johnson University of Soccer programme
will, through continual assessment, action
planning and programme development, support
and guide the player throughout the whole of his
professional career. Our current scheme is aimed
at young people in the West Midlands between
the ages of 12 and 15, the crucial years before
entering into a professional club apprenticeship.