How to Start a Mental Training Program Why do some soccer players not embrace the use of mental training? When asked this question, some soccer players respond with, "I do not believe in mental training or understand it." It makes sense to not add something into your training regimen that you don’t believe in or don’t understand. For example, many athletes recently have implement "cupping" in … [Read more...]
How Mental Training Can Improve Your Play During Soccer Games
Mental Toughness Training For Soccer What knocks you off your game? What is the biggest thing that can happen during a soccer game that causes your play to go downhill? Is it playing a physically imposing team or a team that has tremendous speed? Is it a bad play that creates a scoring opportunity for your opponents? Is it playing in the final minutes of a tied game? Is it a sense of … [Read more...]
How Alex Morgan Scores Game-Winning Goal
The Mental Game of Soccer Some soccer players want the ball in their possession in the closing seconds of a game while other athletes pray they don't get the ball as time ticks down. Which athlete do you (or your athletes) fall into? Some athletes are overwhelmed by performance anxiety and have great difficulty closing out games and scoring the last goal... Your mind becomes cluttered with … [Read more...]
Mental Approach To Playoff Games
Pressure To Win At Tournaments One-game elimination or facing an early exit from a soccer tournament creates a lot of pressure from tournament play. You have probably been in this situation yourself... It’s a must-win situation... Your team has been under-performing or some of the team’s top players are unavailable for the game... You can’t stop thinking, “If we lose, our season is over and … [Read more...]
The Men’s US Soccer Teams’ Mental Edge
Develop A Mentally Tough Mindset For Soccer There is an old saying in sports… If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. Yet so many soccer players dread playing tough competition. Many soccer players would rather win some easy games than test themselves and raise their level of play. You may fear that losing against any team indicates your lack of ability. The thinking is … [Read more...]
Help Players Overcome Self-Doubt
The Confident Soccer Athlete In "Sessions with Doc," Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about How To Help Athletes Overcome Self-Doubt. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Do you struggle with self-doubt before you go into competition? In this video I'm … [Read more...]
How To Overcome The Fear Of Failure In Soccer
Are you afraid to fail when playing soccer? Does your fear of failure create greater pressure to play the perfect game? Have you played in a soccer game where you felt tremendous pressure from your coaches, your parents and, even, your teammates? Expectations were high and you probably felt the need to be and play perfect soccer... Your anxiety steadily increased and you were afraid of … [Read more...]