There are players who have never seen a junior performance center from the inside and still played in the district league even in the adult sector - and yet became professional.
Arminia's top striker and promotion hero Fabian Klos is one of them — Jamie Vardy from Leicester City too. Even France's World Champion Olivier Giroud and the incomparable Didier Drogba only gained a foothold in the first French division when they were in their mid-twenties.
What unites them? They stuck to their dreams and didn't let “well-intentioned” advice about ending their careers or serious setbacks in the form of injuries get them down.
Just like Janine Gibson. The 19-year-old regional league player from FFC Wacker Munich has a dream. And she is following him — also with the help of B42.
“Better play in the third team! “They were harsh words addressed to her, Janine, by her former trainer. But instead of vanishing into the Valley of Tears and using these words as an opportunity to give up, the Munich native decided to fight.
She wanted to show it to him. Above all, she wanted to prove it to herself.
Try to make sure that it's not always straight careers that seem to be sketched out on a rice board.
And also prove that you can do miracles with will, ambition and discipline.
We are the game changer — B42
Janine's soccer career was anything but straight forward. Starting out in boys' teams, however, they did not go to a professional club, but to boarding school. Football was therefore only possible on weekends.
Janine herself says about this time that it was difficult. In particular, it was significantly weaker than the rest, both technically and conditionally. And yet there was another coach in this situation, one who saw her potential and passion and decided that it would also be okay if she just came to the games.
In soccer, physical weakness necessarily leads to technical errors, as a pulse on stroke or cramps in the legs makes it difficult to stop, pass and shoot. Exactly the soccer arithmetic that Janine Gibson also experienced. The services were no longer correct.
For them, it was the start to work harder on themselves, too.
“I became aware of B42 on the Internet,” says Janine, describing her first contact with the fitness app for soccer players. “It was exactly what I was looking for: athletic training for soccer players and especially for female soccer players. ”
She used the first lockdown in spring 2020 extensively with the app. Complete the game changer, train every day. A feeling of addiction to daily training was noticeable right from the start.
“After the first lock down, soccer finally resumed. And I was suddenly a different player. I was significantly fitter than many opponents and was also technically ready to take the next step. ”
Thanks to intensive training with the B42 STRENGTH PROGRAMS, she fought her way into the first regional league team of FFC Wacker Munich. And finally became a regular player for the 2021/22 season.
She is now using GPS running programs specifically to train her endurance.
Janine knows, of course, that her dreams are very high. Whether, like Fabian Klos or Jamie Vardy, you can realize your profit dreams at an advanced soccer age is, in addition to talent and ambition, one thing in particular: a matter of luck.
Being in the right place at the right time, without serious career injuries, but also never doubting yourself — these are the recipes for success in the big dream.
And Janine Gibson, whether she still turns professional or not, can still look in the mirror with a good feeling every day. Because she gives everything for her dream every day.
True to the motto of the greatest player of all time, Pele:
“Success is no accident. It is the result of hard work, perseverance, learning, study, sacrifice and above all love for what you are doing or are learning. ”
Be fearless. Be focused. B42
Be one step ahead of the others - with B42
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