{"id":19381,"date":"2016-10-10T09:18:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T08:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muninsports.com\/us\/best-version-of-me\/"},"modified":"2016-10-10T09:31:46","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T08:31:46","slug":"best-version-of-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/best-version-of-me\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI want to be the best version of me!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s important to be focused and goal-oriented when you\u2019re self-training. \u00a0This is well known to 19-year-old Victor Guldbrandsen, who\u2014after two years in England\u2014has returned to Denmark with a clear vision of what he wants to achieve through self-training.<\/b><\/p>\n

In August 2014, the then 17-year-old Victor Guldbrandsen substituted the green pitch of Lyngby Boldklub with that of Championship club Ipswich.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, the Dane\u2014who has made five appearances for the youth national team\u2014has returned to Denmark after finishing his contract with the English club, and even though the 19-year-old didn\u2019t break into the starting eleven at Ipswich, he developed tremendously as a player. The former Lyngby midfielder focused heavily on self-training during his tenure in England, and with great possibilities, seeing that the English mentality is something wholly different.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I think the self-training culture is a little different in England. In England you really work towards success, especially when you\u2019re aware that talent isn\u2019t everything. They Young British players know that as long as they fight through, they will become better<\/strong>!”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Set goals for yourself in self-training<\/b><\/p>\n

When Guldbrandsen left Denmark in 2014, he left on a mission to evolve as a player, and so he chose the club that offered the best development plan. But the lad from Lyngby had his own plans for development, too. Guldbrandsen had a very clear goal to improve in two specific areas, and to reach that goal he utilized self-training:<\/span><\/p>\n

“I focused on two things: my first touch and my shifts. Three to four times per week after training<\/strong> I went to a touch box for around 20 to 30 minutes and practiced exactly those things.”<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

“After finishing up, I would take 20 to 30 right and left footed shots to practice my shifts, and I think that has paid off<\/strong>.”<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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A touch box functions like a rebounder, such as the m-station soccer\u00a0rebounder from Munin Sports<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, which can also greatly improve a player\u2019s first touch. Take a look here to see how you can improve your first touch with the m-station:<\/span><\/p>\n