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No matter how much you love playing football there are days when you just want to slob out in front of the TV and play Championship Manager. But when you start dodging training to watch the Hollyoaks omnibus you know there's something wrong.
"If your motivation drops as an amateur player there’s a reason: maybe you’re too tired?" he says. "As a coach you’ve got to talk to the player about balance. Football is one part of their life, but there are others - family, friends, work, school, socialising.
"What I would suggest is that if you’re losing motivation anywhere in life, it’s quite possibly because you’re diverting focus elsewhere – that’s totally understandable, but be of aware why you’re doing what you’re doing. Is it because you’re doing too much training? Is it because you have other things on? It’s all about priorities."
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