How To Improve Your Mental Game in Soccer The England soccer team has longstanding success throughout history. Many previous teams have seemed to carry the weight of past success and pressure from expectations to perform a certain way. Though, this England soccer team appears significantly different. Much of the credit … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Composed After a Tough Loss Are you a good “sport?” Do you show respect to others and the facility even after a heartbreaking loss? Does the result of a game negatively influence your character? The Japanese endured a painful loss this week in Round 16 of the World Cup. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
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