Soccer Confidence And Training Many athletes and coaches think training more or harder is the route to greater confidence… More training or improved practice can lead to more confidence, but this may not be the only way to improve it. Can You Improve Your Confidence Without More Training? The good … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What is Team Belief? There is a common thread that runs through all championship teams… BELIEF! This belief is not merely each player having a high level of confidence in their own abilities, but a collective belief in that the team has the power or capacity to produce a desired … Read Sport Psychology Tip
What is The Number One Mental Game Skill? In soccer, confidence is the #1 mental game skill that helps you succeed. How you prepare before competition, react to mistakes, cope with adversity, and take feedback, can make or break your confidence. And if you’re a coach or parent, you play … 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