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
What Should You Focus on During Games? Soccer players often struggle the most mentally when the game is on the line and particularly when behind a goal or two. Being down in a game can cause you to focus on end results and question if you will ultimately lose the … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Improving Your Mental Game in Soccer Welcome to episode 7 of Soccer Psychology Insights. In this episode Jaki Hitzelberger, MA interviews Dr. Alberto Gamarra, sports psychology expert from South Florida. Dr. Gamarra is the owner and founder of Mental Mastery and works with athletes to improve their mental game and … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Pregame Mental Preparation For Games Do you or your soccer players wait until after the first few plays of the game to feel confident? If you don’t have a great warm up, does this affect your mindset for the game? Do you have doubts or worry about making mistakes and … Read Sport Psychology Tip