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Substitutes & The Silent Heroes of Football - HDFC Life

November 04, 2016
Locker rooms are to sports what libraries are to knowledge they are where you learn and imbibe the values that help you succeed out in the field. Where you form strategies and gain the resolve to tackle any obstacle head-on. Where you listen to others stories so you can avoid making the same mistakes and do what they did to achieve victory. Athletes love spending time in a locker room almost as much as they do playing the game because it gives them the chance to bond with their teammates by talking about nothing and everything.

The most important locker room conversations are the ones that take place right before a match. In those pressure-packed moments leading up to the big showdown, the coach amps up the players spirits by delivering a fiery motivational speech that instantly throws them up on their feet. The players discuss last-minute tactics and then talk to each other about trivial things like the traffic to take their minds off the weight of performing well. Sometimes, there is even some chatter about politics, although it is usually playful and never turns into anything serious. And finally, every player performs a routine that helps them focus, like stretching or listening to music. Even the substitutes do this, even though they may not even touch the field.

The possibility of a substitute actually getting to play in a match depends on the level of preparedness of the team. It might be high or low, but that does not exempt them from training just as hard as the other players. They are required to attend every single practice session and master the tactics that are going to be used during the game. The coach nurtures them and invests the same amount of time and energy in them as the others, so that if and when their time comes to perform, they shine. Substitute players are a

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