How Parents Can Motivate Their Players “My young athlete seems to love soccer, but just doesn’t apply himself. I remind him every day to practice more and concentrate more, but that doesn’t work. How can I motivate him?” This is a question we often get from parents. They say their … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Do You Play Safe To Avoid Criticism? Do you constantly wonder what your coaches are thinking? Do you lose confidence if your coach yells at you or criticizes your performance? Do you try to avoid mistakes as an attempt to escape the wrath of your coach? The soccer players we … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Taking Practice Confidence To Games Many athletes seek us out because they have difficulty taking their practice game performance to competition. They develop confidence from practice and training, but when they step onto to the soccer field, practice confidence dwindles fast. Some athletes simply get trapped in a practice mindset—they … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Pregame Warmups Affect Confidence A high-level soccer player who I recently started working with said that she decides during her warm up whether she is going to have a good game or not. She said, “ I can just tell if I am going to play well or not.” … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to Focus When Coaches Are Watching Common distractions such as fans, injuries, opponents etc. can be hard enough to block out. Then if you add the pressure of college coaches watching players perform, many soccer players struggle with their confidence. You can’t focus on your performance when trying to … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Confident Against High-Level Competitors Messsi and Ronaldo are arguably the most compared soccer players. Fans take sides and argue about who is the best in the world. Comparisons and expectations can create a lot of pressure and hurt confidence in soccer. So how did Messi and Ronaldo stay so … Read Sport Psychology Tip