How to Create Team Culture What’s more important for the success of a soccer team: a few players scoring goals or a team fighting as a unit? You might think scoring goals, right? Without scoring goals, a team can’t win. However, the team will consistently underperform when not working together … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Do You Look for Someone to Blame After a Loss? Is your tendency to be harsh on yourself for mistakes and see yourself as the reason for the loss? Nothing hurts a soccer team more than finger-pointing and self-blaming. A coach from our Mental Game of Soccer Survey asked: “How … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How to View Mistakes Through the Lense of Feedback Are you highly self-critical? Do you tally up your mistakes or relive mistakes after a soccer match? Being hypercritical after an unsatisfactory game is a habit for many soccer players, which leads to performance stagnation. For example, a Division I collegiate … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Mastering Work Ethic in Soccer How hard do you work in games? How much do you push in practice? How much better could you play in games if you push yourself to the limits in practice? You must up the intensity and focus in practice to reach the next level. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Using Your Belief to Determine Your Level of Success How far do you think you can go in the sport of soccer? What do you think you can or cannot achieve in your soccer career? You cannot climb higher or achieve greater than your belief. Self-imposed limitations cause players to … Read Sport Psychology Tip
How Well do you Adjust to Playing a New Position? During your soccer career, your role on the team will change depending on your coach and the team’s need. You may switch from attacker to defender, center-back to wing, fullback to a midfielder. Success at a new position depends on … Read Sport Psychology Tip