Firstly, for those that are new to football tipster soccer predictions, what people do is sign up to football tipster websites and receive information on which teams have a high probable chance of winning based on some system they have perfected and there are many and they are mostly secret.
A good online football tipster should get 80-90% of their soccer predictions right. You don't have to know about soccer to make money on soccer if you sign up to one of these football tipster's soccer prediction websites and win 80% or more of your bets. They do work and they do return a great income.
However, the problem I have with football tipsters and the reason I added a little twist of my own is that they go for favourites mostly and consequently the odds are not great. So on average, if you bet $100 you will win $40 but you will win $40 most of the time. Obviously you can risk more, $1000 to win $400 and so on. Although this is a great return, one of the other reasons I do soccer betting is for the excitement as I am also a very big soccer fan and like most gamblers I also do it for the kick (excuse the pun) and the excitement!
So here's what I do. I take 4 or 6 of the football tips I have been given by the professionals and bet on them individually as the football tipster suggests but I also do an accumulator with all 6. You don't have to put much on to get a huge return. The best I have had so far is $2000 for a $10 bet on an accumulator. Obviously the more games you involve in your accumulator, the more the return if they all come in.
Now, my football tipster averages 95% accurate soccer predictions so there is always a good chance my accumulator will come in. If not, I generally win at least 5 of the 6 bets so I am always up and cover the cost of the accumulator easily.
For the novices, an accumulator can be any number of bets but they all have to win for you to win the overall bet. Basically if you do a 6 fold accumulator, you bet on 6 separate games and hopefully they all come in, the winnings from the first game are placed on the next game and so on. This means there is a greater amount going on each game resulting in a greater payout. So even if the odds aren't great individually because you have picked favourites in each game the combined 6 fold accumulator will boost your return greatly if all 6 are winners. You can of course do 4 fold or 5 fold accumulators and still win a great return.
There are professional gamblers that do this for a living and make great money for very little effort but I think the greatest opportunity here is for those with little or no knowledge of football or betting. You can sign up to a football tipster soccer prediction website and take their tips and add an accumulator side bet and make a great income without any knowledge of the sport or betting and with very little outlay. So join a football tipster website and exploit the information they are giving you and do accumulators to make an even better return on your investment.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010
Monday, March 9, 2009
Coaching Champions at Work
I saw Brian Kerr (the Irish national football coach) on television not so long ago and it reminded me of a platform I shared with him at a Banking Institute seminar in Dublin. Whilst I was waiting for my turn I listened to Brian and experienced two emotions – admiration and jealousy. Firstly I admired what Brian had already achieved at under 21 level and the passion with which he expressed his love of the game. Secondly I was jealous at the way in which coaching in the sports world is readily accepted whilst coaching in the business world runs the risk of becoming yet another fad. In sports there is an unconditional acceptance that the coach is key to unlocking potential, in business coaching is seen as merely another name for training, and training as we know is for trainers to conduct, whilst management is on a different plane and status level altogether. In sports it is unusual for coaches not to be involved in training, indeed training is often an outcome of a coaching session. In business, managers at all levels appear keen to divorce themselves from the training function.
In sports, coaches have a clearly defined system and they stick to it. In business the goalpost is forever changing, as are the players, the rules, and tactics. To say that this happens as a result of changing market trends fails to recognise whilst markets change, people are essentially the same, and what works in sports can work in business. My experience is however, that many coaching initiatives in business fail to realise any improvement in performance, but then this is no different from training initiatives right across the development board. That’s not to say that it can’t work, for my own experience clearly shows that it can and does. The problem is that whilst more and more companies have become focused on short-term goals, coaching is a long-term process. In addition, too many people believe that you can learn to become a coach by attending a one, two, or even three day training course, whereas the reality of sports coaching is that even with years of experience of being a player, you cannot learn to become a coach in three days. I am dismayed to hear people say to me – ‘Oh we did coaching last year. We had somebody in for a couple of days and all our managers are now coaches’.
After years of research and experimentation I found that it takes a long time to train anyone to be a business coach and it can take an organisation at least two years to implement a coaching culture. Even then it is highly likely that senior managers in particular will require additional personal coaching sessions in order to embed the new behaviours. The involvement of senior managers in the coaching process and programme is critical to success. Managers at all levels teach people more about work by their daily behaviour than any amount of training can. The difference between a high performing team and an average performing team is always the manager. This does not mean however that the manager, acting as coach is the person who produces the results. The coach influences the performance of the individuals who produce the results, but responsibility for results rests firmly with the individual performer. Brian Kerr is not responsible for the performance of the individuals in his team. He is accountable for the performance of the team and can suffer the consequence of poor performance, but the only way in which he gets the best out of people is to treat each person as an individual and ensure that each person understands about personal responsibility.
My research shows that ‘personal responsibility’ as an attribute and as a philosophy is shared by all top performers in all walks of life. Personal responsibility however, whilst a requisite for successes as a performer is a major barrier for success as a manager. Being a performer and being a coach are two totally different activities, which is why player-managers are rarely effective or successful. The skill sets, whilst complementary, are different, and the first job I usually face when training managers to become coaches, is to undo the behaviours which made them successful as a performer, before teaching them the essential skills and behaviours of successful coaching. This is why it takes time.
Coaches in sports understand the value and relevance of practice; performers in business seem oblivious to the relationship between practice and reality. Coaches in sports return to basics every training session and basic training sessions are a regular occurrence. Basic training is used in warm-ups and it is used to benchmark performance. Basic training and the insistence that performers are able to display a minimum set of skill sets are crucial elements of the rules of the game and everyone, from top to bottom in the organisation, understands and lives by the rules. In a football club every single person clearly understands what the rules are. No one individual or department is doing something different. Everyone is focused on the same goal. How many of us can say that about our business? This doesn’t just happen in sports, it is worked on and it takes time to build a winning team – years even. The same rules apply to business. There are no quick fixes and anyone who tells you that they can deliver a quick fix is a charlatan.
Business coaches, and sports coaches, must have a vision and get people to buy into it. They have to be clear about what they want and where they are going.
Coaches need to be aware of how their behaviour influences others. When I am conducting personal coaching sessions and the manager tells me of problem with a member of staff, my first response is usually – ‘what did you do or say that caused them to behave that way?’
Coaches need to create a ‘never satisfied’ environment. Coaching is about getting better all of the time – it is about never standing still. It becomes a treadmill of improvement.
Coaches have to reward people for good behaviour. They have to make time available for regular coaching sessions, and most importantly they have to observe the results of their coaching sessions. Following a coaching session Brian Kerr does not say to the team – ‘well, we’ve done all of the practice. Now what I want you to do is to go out and do your best. I’m off for a few days. Let me know how you got on, and I’ll see you next month.’ He watches the game from the stand. He takes notes. He reviews their performance at half time. He re-establishes the tactics that were agreed. He focuses individuals and the team on the task in hand. If there’s one thing that business coaches need to learn from sports coaches is that you have to watch people doing the job. You cannot rely on other people to tell you or on individuals themselves to tell you about how they performed. You have to watch it. Which implies that you have to know what it is you are observing, which in turn means that the performer has to clearly understand what it is you want them to do; how you will be measuring them and how you intend to help them deliver your vision. I have said it before, and it is worth repeating – it takes time.
Training programmes should be aligned and constructed on measurable outcomes. Brian does not send his performers on training courses to teach them life skills. No doubt he would agree with Shankley’s famous comment that football wasn’t a matter of life or death – it’s more important than that! His training sessions are directly related, without ambiguity, to the job that they have to perform. All too often I see training courses being delivered which I call ‘luxury’ events – very interesting but completely inappropriate as a business training investment. Perhaps you need to ask yourself the question sometimes – if it were my personal money, would I spend it on this?
The benefits of adopting coaching as a business practice are that people perform better; relationships are enhanced; work is less stressful; the focus is on performance and not on promotion or job grade; and responsibility is placed where it should be – with the performer.
Business Coaching can and does produce champions at work.
Frank Salisbury is a motivational an inspiring business coach and trainer. He has designed and delivered a range of personal development programmes for individuals and organisations aimed at helping people achieve their potential. He has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars where his style has received acclaim from those who hear him speak with a passion for life and achievement.
In 2006 Frank was elected a Lifetime Honorary Fellow of the Sales Institute of Ireland. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Commercial Management; a member of the Institute of Leadership & Development; a member of the Association for Coaching, and a Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Business Services Council.
http://www.btsolutions.ie
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In sports, coaches have a clearly defined system and they stick to it. In business the goalpost is forever changing, as are the players, the rules, and tactics. To say that this happens as a result of changing market trends fails to recognise whilst markets change, people are essentially the same, and what works in sports can work in business. My experience is however, that many coaching initiatives in business fail to realise any improvement in performance, but then this is no different from training initiatives right across the development board. That’s not to say that it can’t work, for my own experience clearly shows that it can and does. The problem is that whilst more and more companies have become focused on short-term goals, coaching is a long-term process. In addition, too many people believe that you can learn to become a coach by attending a one, two, or even three day training course, whereas the reality of sports coaching is that even with years of experience of being a player, you cannot learn to become a coach in three days. I am dismayed to hear people say to me – ‘Oh we did coaching last year. We had somebody in for a couple of days and all our managers are now coaches’.
After years of research and experimentation I found that it takes a long time to train anyone to be a business coach and it can take an organisation at least two years to implement a coaching culture. Even then it is highly likely that senior managers in particular will require additional personal coaching sessions in order to embed the new behaviours. The involvement of senior managers in the coaching process and programme is critical to success. Managers at all levels teach people more about work by their daily behaviour than any amount of training can. The difference between a high performing team and an average performing team is always the manager. This does not mean however that the manager, acting as coach is the person who produces the results. The coach influences the performance of the individuals who produce the results, but responsibility for results rests firmly with the individual performer. Brian Kerr is not responsible for the performance of the individuals in his team. He is accountable for the performance of the team and can suffer the consequence of poor performance, but the only way in which he gets the best out of people is to treat each person as an individual and ensure that each person understands about personal responsibility.
My research shows that ‘personal responsibility’ as an attribute and as a philosophy is shared by all top performers in all walks of life. Personal responsibility however, whilst a requisite for successes as a performer is a major barrier for success as a manager. Being a performer and being a coach are two totally different activities, which is why player-managers are rarely effective or successful. The skill sets, whilst complementary, are different, and the first job I usually face when training managers to become coaches, is to undo the behaviours which made them successful as a performer, before teaching them the essential skills and behaviours of successful coaching. This is why it takes time.
Coaches in sports understand the value and relevance of practice; performers in business seem oblivious to the relationship between practice and reality. Coaches in sports return to basics every training session and basic training sessions are a regular occurrence. Basic training is used in warm-ups and it is used to benchmark performance. Basic training and the insistence that performers are able to display a minimum set of skill sets are crucial elements of the rules of the game and everyone, from top to bottom in the organisation, understands and lives by the rules. In a football club every single person clearly understands what the rules are. No one individual or department is doing something different. Everyone is focused on the same goal. How many of us can say that about our business? This doesn’t just happen in sports, it is worked on and it takes time to build a winning team – years even. The same rules apply to business. There are no quick fixes and anyone who tells you that they can deliver a quick fix is a charlatan.
Business coaches, and sports coaches, must have a vision and get people to buy into it. They have to be clear about what they want and where they are going.
Coaches need to be aware of how their behaviour influences others. When I am conducting personal coaching sessions and the manager tells me of problem with a member of staff, my first response is usually – ‘what did you do or say that caused them to behave that way?’
Coaches need to create a ‘never satisfied’ environment. Coaching is about getting better all of the time – it is about never standing still. It becomes a treadmill of improvement.
Coaches have to reward people for good behaviour. They have to make time available for regular coaching sessions, and most importantly they have to observe the results of their coaching sessions. Following a coaching session Brian Kerr does not say to the team – ‘well, we’ve done all of the practice. Now what I want you to do is to go out and do your best. I’m off for a few days. Let me know how you got on, and I’ll see you next month.’ He watches the game from the stand. He takes notes. He reviews their performance at half time. He re-establishes the tactics that were agreed. He focuses individuals and the team on the task in hand. If there’s one thing that business coaches need to learn from sports coaches is that you have to watch people doing the job. You cannot rely on other people to tell you or on individuals themselves to tell you about how they performed. You have to watch it. Which implies that you have to know what it is you are observing, which in turn means that the performer has to clearly understand what it is you want them to do; how you will be measuring them and how you intend to help them deliver your vision. I have said it before, and it is worth repeating – it takes time.
Training programmes should be aligned and constructed on measurable outcomes. Brian does not send his performers on training courses to teach them life skills. No doubt he would agree with Shankley’s famous comment that football wasn’t a matter of life or death – it’s more important than that! His training sessions are directly related, without ambiguity, to the job that they have to perform. All too often I see training courses being delivered which I call ‘luxury’ events – very interesting but completely inappropriate as a business training investment. Perhaps you need to ask yourself the question sometimes – if it were my personal money, would I spend it on this?
The benefits of adopting coaching as a business practice are that people perform better; relationships are enhanced; work is less stressful; the focus is on performance and not on promotion or job grade; and responsibility is placed where it should be – with the performer.
Business Coaching can and does produce champions at work.
Frank Salisbury is a motivational an inspiring business coach and trainer. He has designed and delivered a range of personal development programmes for individuals and organisations aimed at helping people achieve their potential. He has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars where his style has received acclaim from those who hear him speak with a passion for life and achievement.
In 2006 Frank was elected a Lifetime Honorary Fellow of the Sales Institute of Ireland. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Commercial Management; a member of the Institute of Leadership & Development; a member of the Association for Coaching, and a Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Business Services Council.
http://www.btsolutions.ie
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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Newcastle Fought back 2-2 Against Everton in 22 Feb In Barclays Premier League Match by Peri Witny
Situation of the match turned into climax when Mikel Areta made a penalty which gave a striking lead to Everton. While Steven Taylor gave a good comeback to Newcastle by heading forceful stroke in half time and then crossed for Damien Duff for equalizing the situation after break. Another player Leighton Baines locked the shot of N'Zogbia as it made Everton to claim for the making of first point of this season. This point attainment brought good comeback for the fair results of both sides as it will somewhat boost the position of premier league. For further details, you can visit any reputed sports site to get insight of live football results.
While reviewing the performance of last matches, Everton position seemed somewhat better as they beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 last time in their home ground in league match. Everton has maintained an impressive record of live football scores. This team has lost only one match in the last nine outings league. In the five league matches, they have won two matches against Bolton and Hull, two drawn against Arsenal and Liver pool while lost one single match against Manchester United.
In the last match against Newcastle last Sunday, showed some ill effects from the mid week of UEFA cup where the inspirational and brighter player Steven Pienaar set Aiyegbeni Yakubu for the dedicated and meaningful chance of making score while Nigerian unfortunately lifted the shot over the bar. If he would be successful in hitting ball to the right spot, it would give good lead to his team.
They fully deserved of this lead but Newcastle played well and responded brightly as Tim Howard faced both Danny Guthrie and Damien Duff with wise strategy. Everton continued to press the players of Newcastle to get lead as they were successful to block frailties of Newcastle defense for 10 minutes before half-time. In this time, Baines's cross from the left direction had made a way to goal resulted from the pass given by Fellaini. This chanced lifted the moral of Everton. The struggled kept on going in the same manners as matched ended with 2-2 score.
Newcastle also performed well in the match as they looked somewhat improved from their last matches' performance. Last time, Newcastle beat West Bromwich Albion with lead of 3-2 in the last league outing, it was indeed a tough fight which made Newcastle to get six successive losses in the league game. In the last five league matches, Newcastle got victory over West Brom only once, two matches drawn against West Ham and Sunderland and two losses against Blackburn and Manchester City. All these corresponding football livescores make Newcastle to get five points out of fifteen. If we review the past performance of Everton, we will find them at impressive position with their 3-1 FA cup victory against Aston villa last week in the quarter finals. This performance indicates excellent form of Everton with some great football results in FA cup and Premier League.
About the Author
For further details, you can log on to ScoresPro.com to review football livescore action of the players. Peri Witny is an author of Sports articles. Football Scores by ScoresPro.com
While reviewing the performance of last matches, Everton position seemed somewhat better as they beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 last time in their home ground in league match. Everton has maintained an impressive record of live football scores. This team has lost only one match in the last nine outings league. In the five league matches, they have won two matches against Bolton and Hull, two drawn against Arsenal and Liver pool while lost one single match against Manchester United.
In the last match against Newcastle last Sunday, showed some ill effects from the mid week of UEFA cup where the inspirational and brighter player Steven Pienaar set Aiyegbeni Yakubu for the dedicated and meaningful chance of making score while Nigerian unfortunately lifted the shot over the bar. If he would be successful in hitting ball to the right spot, it would give good lead to his team.
They fully deserved of this lead but Newcastle played well and responded brightly as Tim Howard faced both Danny Guthrie and Damien Duff with wise strategy. Everton continued to press the players of Newcastle to get lead as they were successful to block frailties of Newcastle defense for 10 minutes before half-time. In this time, Baines's cross from the left direction had made a way to goal resulted from the pass given by Fellaini. This chanced lifted the moral of Everton. The struggled kept on going in the same manners as matched ended with 2-2 score.
Newcastle also performed well in the match as they looked somewhat improved from their last matches' performance. Last time, Newcastle beat West Bromwich Albion with lead of 3-2 in the last league outing, it was indeed a tough fight which made Newcastle to get six successive losses in the league game. In the last five league matches, Newcastle got victory over West Brom only once, two matches drawn against West Ham and Sunderland and two losses against Blackburn and Manchester City. All these corresponding football livescores make Newcastle to get five points out of fifteen. If we review the past performance of Everton, we will find them at impressive position with their 3-1 FA cup victory against Aston villa last week in the quarter finals. This performance indicates excellent form of Everton with some great football results in FA cup and Premier League.
About the Author
For further details, you can log on to ScoresPro.com to review football livescore action of the players. Peri Witny is an author of Sports articles. Football Scores by ScoresPro.com
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Football News - Transfer Rumors
There is a huge demand for football related news stories concerning clubs at all levels of the game. But there is one kind of news that really gets the fan talking and that is football transfer rumours. These transfer stories can be speculation, gossip or just complete nonsense although there are some rumours which are more like a well kept secret.
There are new football news stories involving transfer rumours every day. Most of them carry weight while others are dismissed as very unlikely. The reason they are important to supporters is because of the impact a new player can have on the team. A weakness in the team can be identified and then rectified simply by signing a new player.
The thought of your club signing a new player is very exciting for a supporter. After results, it is the one thing that fans always look out for when reading the sports pages in the newspaper. A football transfer can give everyone connected with the football club a huge boost. As well as improving the quality of the team, it also lifts the morale of the supporters.
Supporters can spread football transfer rumours by word of mouth from one person to another. News can travel quickly this way especially if the rumour involves a well known player which can capture the imagination of the fans. If a famous player is seen at a club on a weekday people can immediately come to the conclusion that a transfer is on the cards.
There are now internet websites that cater specifically for football transfer rumours. These are filled with all sorts of rumours from the sublime to the ridiculous. Many of these rumours are gossip although the mere fact that these websites are so popular demonstrates how seriously fans take this subject.
In football, there are always indirect negotiations of some sort taking place behind the scenes. Talks will involve agents and clubs. These discussions are usually tentative approaches which are strictly off the record. By testing the water in this way agents know whether a transfer would be possible before proceeding to a more advanced stage. These clandestine talks and meetings can also cause transfer rumours.
A huge amount of interest is generated by transfer rumours because they represent a unique and exciting type of football news. Football supporters cannot get enough of these stories especially if their club is involved in some way. Newspapers in particular do their best to meet this demand by publishing a large number of transfer rumours.
The author contributes to the English Football Blog website. This is a popular Football Blog that provides soccer news and comment. It covers the premiership and the English football scene in general. He has also worked on the Soccer Wealth website. This is a Soccer Betting Tips service that offers profitable football betting predictions, tips and advice. Information is provided on a range of domestic, European and international football matches.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Damien_Cronley
There are new football news stories involving transfer rumours every day. Most of them carry weight while others are dismissed as very unlikely. The reason they are important to supporters is because of the impact a new player can have on the team. A weakness in the team can be identified and then rectified simply by signing a new player.
The thought of your club signing a new player is very exciting for a supporter. After results, it is the one thing that fans always look out for when reading the sports pages in the newspaper. A football transfer can give everyone connected with the football club a huge boost. As well as improving the quality of the team, it also lifts the morale of the supporters.
Supporters can spread football transfer rumours by word of mouth from one person to another. News can travel quickly this way especially if the rumour involves a well known player which can capture the imagination of the fans. If a famous player is seen at a club on a weekday people can immediately come to the conclusion that a transfer is on the cards.
There are now internet websites that cater specifically for football transfer rumours. These are filled with all sorts of rumours from the sublime to the ridiculous. Many of these rumours are gossip although the mere fact that these websites are so popular demonstrates how seriously fans take this subject.
In football, there are always indirect negotiations of some sort taking place behind the scenes. Talks will involve agents and clubs. These discussions are usually tentative approaches which are strictly off the record. By testing the water in this way agents know whether a transfer would be possible before proceeding to a more advanced stage. These clandestine talks and meetings can also cause transfer rumours.
A huge amount of interest is generated by transfer rumours because they represent a unique and exciting type of football news. Football supporters cannot get enough of these stories especially if their club is involved in some way. Newspapers in particular do their best to meet this demand by publishing a large number of transfer rumours.
The author contributes to the English Football Blog website. This is a popular Football Blog that provides soccer news and comment. It covers the premiership and the English football scene in general. He has also worked on the Soccer Wealth website. This is a Soccer Betting Tips service that offers profitable football betting predictions, tips and advice. Information is provided on a range of domestic, European and international football matches.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Damien_Cronley
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