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How to Train Yourself to Mentally Reset during a Soccer Game
How do you react after underperforming in the first half of a soccer game? After a lackluster first half, your response coming off the field or in the locker room sets the tone for the second …
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How to Stay Motivated When Not a Starter
Mindset for Practice When You're Not Starting It is easy to be motivated when you are in the lineup every day. When you are a starter, practice sessions seem to have a purpose as you game plan each …
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How to Manage a Long-Term Soccer Injury
Have you ever suffered an injury that sidelined you for a significant period of time? Athletic injury may be the toughest circumstance for an athlete to handle. Not only is there physical pain, but …
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How Soccer Players Thrive Under Pressure
Do you feel deflated towards the end of a game where victory seems improbable, if not impossible? Do you throw in the towel or fight until the final whistle when you lose the lead late in a …
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Soccer Psychology Videos

How to Control Your Emotions in Difficult Moments
When you make a bad play or something doesn't go your way, do you get frustrated or upset easily? In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn discusses how to control your emotions when things aren't …
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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. …
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Applying Soccer Practice Skills to Games
Taking Practice Skills to Games In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Robert who wants to know how take his practice skills to games. Visit Sports …
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Taking Soccer Practice Skills to Games
Fear of Making Mistakes in Soccer Games In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Mac who wants to know how he can have more confidence to do his practice …
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Staying Calm and Composed in Tournaments
Help Athletes With Pregame Routines In "Sessions with Doc," Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about staying calm and composed in tournaments. Visit …
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