During this week’s lesson, players connected persistence with juggling and discussed how practice and determination help them improve in soccer and make healthy choices in life.
Here are our key takeaways:
🔁 Practice
Rehearse saying “no” so you are ready if you put under pressure.
🌟 Celebrate
Be proud of making the right choice, even if it’s as simple as choosing to eat healthy or finishing your work early.
🫶🏼 Ask
Talk to a parent, coach, or trusted adult when you face a tough decision or feel overwhelmed.
🩵 Choose
Surround yourself with friends who encourage you to practice, improve, and help you grow stronger!
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The Play Smart, Live Strong initiative by the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association empowers our youth to make healthy choices on and off the field. Together with the Saipan Soccer School, we are using the power of soccer to promote substance-free lifestyles and reduce the risk factors related to underage drinking and marijuana use.
Every week we will share about our practical lessons, group discussion highlights, and soccer skills we learned to support our players as they Play Smart, Live Strong!
