"Perfect technique"
reaching a level where the ball goes exactly where you want it with all parts of both feet and you rarely have to look at the ball, now playing by touch and feeling.
"Perfect form"
Placing all body parts in their proper place throughout the entire movement reaching a perfect blend of
gracefullness,
balance,athleticism
and control that is
both beautiful,
elegant and powerful.
You become art in motion.
"Strategic awareness" being able to constantly seek out advantage by ball movement or player
movement. Being able to change your mind in the last split second to take advantage of a situation that did not even exist one second ago"
​ Mihaljevic Soccer School
Professional Soccer Instruction
"Hall of Fame" George Mihaljevic received a lifetime achievement award from the "St.Louis Soccer Hall of Fame" The award was the
"Msgr. Jimmie Johnstone Award" To view please go to
www.stlsoccerhalloffame.com/MsgnrJJ_awards.php
"VISION"
Every coach has a vision of how he thinks the game should be played. The more detail he can put into his vision the more powerful his vision becomes, also the more he will be able to realize his vision.
But in the end it still must produce results. Make sure it is efficient, effective and productive.
St. Louis Stars
When George Mihaljevic became "Head Coach" of the St. Louis Stars, he and Manager Rudi Guttendorf went to Europe and signed the best European players from Germany, Yugoslavia and Poland. He signed Bora Kostic, Seki Sekularac, Dragan(Don) Popovic, Rast Matic, Ilja Topolovic and Mike Kalicanin from Red Star Belgrad, all who were top European stars. Bora scored over a 1,000 goals in his career. Seki Sekularac was one of the best wingers and dribblers Yugoslavia has ever produced.
Don Popovic also from Red Star Belgrad became one of the best coaches in the MISL coaching the New York Arrows, St. Louis Storm and Golden Bay Earthquakes. Kasi Frankiewicz from Poland played with Johan Cryuff for Ajax, and settled in St. Loius.
They also signed World Class goalkeeper "Miguel De Lima" from Brazil. (Pictured with Pele and George in the Photos). George also brought his best "White Star" amateur players onto the team for their first taste of Professional Soccer. Pat Mcbride, Carl Gentile and Carl Schwarzen.
What a great opportunity for St. Louis talent.
"Santos of Brazil" featuring "Pele" vs "St. Louis Stars" 1967
"Click on photograph to enlarge"
