Mental Toughness When Playing Rough Teams Playing a soccer game against a more physical team can be intimidating for some players. A team with highly aggressive or bigger players can take the focus off your soccer game if you allow. Soon, you will start to worry about getting fouled, injured … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Does Perfectionism Hurt Players? What are your thoughts about perfectionism? Do you see perfectionism as a necessary ingredient for your success as a soccer player? If you answered the question yes, you see perfectionism as positive. Many top athletes and elite soccer players label themselves as perfectionists. You may … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Having Confidence And Playing With Confidence Having confidence and playing soccer with confidence are not totally the same. Having confidence comes from the belief that you are good at something. Playing with confidence is “knowing” you can make the plays during the pressure of competition. Defender Carl Jenkinson was signed … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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 tricks in games. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Positive at The End of a Losing Season Finishing out the season when your team is out of playoff contention may seem fruitless. You just want to end the “misery” of a losing season and get the season over with… You may not prepare for the last few games … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Using Pregame Mental Preparation to Prepare For Competition Many coaches think their team will perform well if they can get all athletes hyped up before competition. Thus coaches use pep talks, team cheers, and loud ‘pump up’ music as a means to get athletes psyched up for competition. Unfortunately, these … Read Sport Psychology Tip