Developing a Winning Mindset in Soccer Are you able to fight back once you’re down in a game? Do you maintain a calm mindset, or do you give in to momentum? In the 2018 World Cup, Switzerland beat Serbia 2-1 after being down 1-0 in the first half. Even though … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Let Go of Mistakes and Refocus Have you ever made a mistake early in the game that affected you for the rest of that game? Were you thinking too much about that last play and what others might be thinking? Were you trapped in thinking about the past? … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Develop High Confidence in Soccer Do you get upset with simple mistakes? Or maybe you get frustrated watching your team or athletes commit mistakes that seem so simple? Jesse Marsch of the NY Red Bulls commented after their win against NYC FC 4-0 on watching his young team … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Improving Self-Confidence by Focusing on Yourself Do you make comparisons to your teammates or opponents? Are you afraid you don’t measure up to a teammate? Does this also affect your focus during games? A recent question from our readers asked: “How can stop making comparisons so I can become a … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Overcoming Past Failure in Soccer The past is the past… at least, many athletes wish it was. Unfortunately, too many athletes carry the weight of the past with them into the present and allow that past to impact current performances. History is a story of occurrences that have already happened. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
The Problems With Over-Confident Athletes Confidence is the key to success but over-confidence is a performance destroyer. It was once said you can never have too much confidence but that is a fallacy… Confidence stirs up motivation. Confidence forges determination. Confidence allows you to bounce back from mistakes. Most of … Read Sport Psychology Tip