Players may also spend time talking to the media and conducting community work on behalf of the club, such as hospital visits or coaching local children and young people. Some have individual sponsorship contracts. Apart from high-ranking players, many have second occupations outside of football. During the football league season, which traditionally runs from July to May, footballers train most days, preparing for match fixtures. During the close season, which is approximately six weeks, footballers may join club tours or play in tournaments.
As a collective and harmonised unit, the team will generally perform much better so it is key for a player to be able to operate to their maximum ability within this environment. Saying that it can often be the individual that does something special in a game that raises the level of the team. It could be a superb bit of skill, a great goal or a great tackle. The effort that you put in will generally rub off on others so there is no excuse for not putting in 100% effort.
