Food vs. Diet and the Individual vs. the Collective

June 28 12 Comments Category: Philosophical

Sounds like a weird title, right?
You might be asking yourself, “Yuri, what on earth are you talking about?”
Well, let me tell you.
What I plan on doing in this blog post is comparing two similar concepts that have nothing to do with each other – food and team sports.
The Individual vs. the Collective
I’ve played soccer my [...]

Very Important Fitness Training Lesson

February 02 21 Comments Category: u of t soccer

I want to share something really important – and funny – with you today.
Last night, I was at U of T,  training our soccer team in the Athletic Centre, when one of our guys did something absolutely ridiculous!
I confronted him immediately and there’s a VERY valuable fitness training lesson to be learned from this situation.
I [...]

U of T Soccer National Championship Review

November 17 0 Comments Category: u of t soccer

I’m back in Toronto now after a great week long trip to Langley, BC (Canada) for the CIS men’s soccer university national championships.
In this post, I’m going to give you my perspective of our trip and performances.
But first, I’d like to say that I (and our entire coaching staff) am incredibly proud of our team’s [...]