Mental Toughness to Improve Soccer Performance Making a travel soccer team, breaking into the starting lineup, or playing in a more competitive league can be a daunting task for many soccer players. Playing against tougher competition can cause you to question your abilities, "Am I even capable to play at this level? Do I really belong here?" If you want to be competitive at a higher level, … [Read more...]
Changing Your Mindset in Soccer
Developing a Positive Mindset For Success Your greatest weapon when playing soccer is your mind prior to and during the game. Your mindset is how you mentally approach and prepare for soccer. When you have an effective mindset, you have belief that you can win games, or at least compete at a high level even against very good teams. Negative thoughts will creep in for you, but the goal is to … [Read more...]
How Parents React When Athletes Want to Quit Sports
When Anxiety Makes Young Athletes Quit Do you have a young athlete that feels a lot of anxiety about his or her performance and is ready to give up? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Brad who wants to know how he can can help his son who no longer wants to play soccer due to panic attacks and anxiety. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at … [Read more...]
Playing Well in Must-Win Soccer Games
Mentally Preparing For Big Games Must-win games can make a soccer team rise to the challenge or succumb to the pressure of the moment. Some teams head into these must-win games and get ahead of themselves, “If we lose...” The focus on the potential result of the game shifts your mindset into “play not to lose” mode. From the start of the game, you are tight and find it difficult to get … [Read more...]
Do You Have Pregame Jitters or Anxiety?
Determining Your Pregame Level of Intensity Do you consider yourself a nervous athlete? Do you become anxious about being anxious and fall apart during games? Many athletes believe they need to be totally relaxed when competing. When a little bit of nerves strike during the pregame, some 'nervous' athletes freak out. For the nervous athletes, just sensing some degree of edginess can create … [Read more...]
When Soccer Player Ignore the Mental Game
How to Prevent Choking in Sports As a soccer player, you are often told all the benefits of mental training and how mental training can improve your confidence, focus and overall game. Some soccer players choose to incorporate mental training into their overall training program to give themselves an added advantage during matches... Some soccer players rely on the top-level physical … [Read more...]
The Mindset of Playing to Win
Do You Play to Win or Avoid Losing? In some soccer tournaments, a tie is as good as a win. Often a team has accumulated enough points in group play requiring only a tie to advance to the next round. Many of these teams will play it safe opting for a more defensive and counterattack style. While “playing not to lose” can be a safe strategy, it may not be the best strategy. Playing not to … [Read more...]
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