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ConfidenceinSoccerRedpathAlbion

ConfidenceinSoccer一RedpathAlbion

ConfidenceinSoccer

Introduction

Anycoachorplayerwilltellyouthatoneofthemostimportantelementsinsuccessfulsoccerperformanceisthelevelofselfconfidence・Vealeyanexpertinsportspsychologydescribesconfidence,as"thebeliefordegreeofcertaintyindividualspossessabouttheirabilitytobesuccessfulinsport"・Whenplayersareconfidenttheycanperformattheirbestlevelanditisrareforsuccessfulplayerstohaveapersistentlackofconfidence・Fig1belowshowsvariousfactorsbothinandoutofsoccerthatmayaffectconfidencelevels・

Fig1:

Factorsthatcanaffectconfidence

Developingagoodgeneralstateofconfidenceisvitalforwithstandingandrecoveringfromsetbackssuchasadefeatorapoorperformance・

Therearemanycharacteristicsthatreflectaplayerfsconfidenceandthiscanbeobservedduringtrainingandgamesthroughbodylanguageandverbalcomments・ThefollowingisbasedonBeswick，s（psychologistinEnglishprofessionalsoccer）workintoplevelsoccerandliststhemessagessentoutbyplayerswhoarehighinconfidence:

-Highself-belief-areal"Icandoit"attitude

一projectingapositiveimagethroughgoodbodylanguage

一enjoyingandhavingfunincompetitionandtraining

一notundulyworriedaboutlosingorconsequences

一calm,collected,concentrated,andhighself-control

-don,tfeeltheneedtoimpressothers

一acceptthemselvesforthewaytheyarewhilstunderstandingtheirstrengthsandweaknesses

Thesecharacteristicsmaybeattainedthroughgoodcoachingandmanagementofplayersandareessentialforattainingsuccessinsoccer.

WaysofBuildingConfidence

Thereareseveralmethodstobuildupconfidenceinyourplayersandteam・Oneofthemostinfluentialsourcesofconfidenceisoftenpastperformance一successbreedsconfidenceandviceversa・Thuswhatwemightcallapositiveconfidencecyclecanbedevelopedandthisishighlylinkedtothetechniqueof"goalsetting"・Thistechniqueinvolvesplanningandsettinggoalsintrainingforaplayertoachieve.Thesecanbeshort,mediumorlongterm,mustbechallengingbutobtainable・Forexample,toodifficultgoalswillresultinplayersbecomingfrustrated・Coachesshouldtrytomaketrainingbothfunandenjoyable・Theyshouldalsorewardgoodperformancewithcomplimentsandwhenfailureoccursusepraise/criticismtechniquestoadvisetheplayers,e.g・afterapoorshot:

Praisetheplayer:

"Goodpowerintheshot…"

Criticisetheplayer:

"ButIthinkyoucanimprovethe…"

Praisetheplayer：

"Iknowyoucandoit.••“

Verbalencouragementandtreatingplayerswithequalrespectcanplayanimportantpartinattainingtherightlevelofconfidence,especiallycomingfromexperiencedandrespectedcoaches・Playerscanalsoencouragethemselvesthroughpositiveself-talk一rememberMohammedAli'samtheGreatest!

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Transformingthoughtssuchas"WhatifImisstheshot"into"Iwillgetthenextonein"or"Idon'tthinkIamgoodenoughinto"Thecoachesmustthinksoandtrustmeastheypickedme"willhelpremoveinnerdoubt・Channellingthenervousenergyproducedfromthestressresponseintopositivethoughtscanprovideanothersourceofconfidence.Feelingyourheartbeatstronglycanbethoughtas"Iamupforthis"ratherthan"Iamscared"・Playersmustalsoplacetotaltrustintheirpersonalskills（aswellasinothers）towinandbeabletoscreenoutdistractions・

Anothermeansofbuildingupconfidenceistheobservationandimitationofsuccessfulplayers・Coachesmaywanttoorganisedemonstrations,videosandpracticesbasedonwhatplayershaveseen.However,caremustbetakentoensurethatplayersfeeltheycannotmatchthatplayerforskillorbecomefrustratedthroughfailure・Also,

MentalImagerymaybeemployedasameansofmentallyrehearsingcorrecttechnique・Theoldsayingpracticemakesperfectisalsoimportantasacorrectlyprepared

playerwillstartamatchknowingtheyareatthepeakoftheirformandarereadyforallsituationsthatmayoccur・

Itisimportantaswellthatplayerswholoseconfidencedonotconcentratetoomuchontheoneareaoftheirgamewheretheyarestrugglingandhidetheotherareaswheretheyaredoingwel1・Agood

exampleisacentreforwardwho

theaspectsofhisgamesuchas

otherscanavoidover-emphasing

ismissingchances,concentratingonallbuild-upplayandcreatingchancesfortheonebigproblemandallowtheplayertotheteam・BeswickcallsthisseeingtheBigPicture.

lifestylewillaffecttheirselfconfidence・Parentsofyoungerplayersmustneverlettheiregosanddreamsgetthebetterofthemselves・Childrenneedlove,supportandunderstandingwhethertheywinorlose・Itisessentialforplayerstohavesomeoneintheirlifetosharetheirfeelingswithandwhocanalsohelpguideandprovideencouragement・

Conclusion

Boththecoachandplayerhaveanimportantroletoplayinbuildingconfidence・Playersmustalwayslookatthepositivesideofthings,becorrectlyprepared,committed,seesituationsaschallengesnotproblemsandtrustthemselves・Makingsureofacorrectlifestylewillalsohelpmaintainconfidence・Acoachcanheavilyinfluenceplayerconfidencethroughapositivephilosophyaswellasproviding

demandingyetattainablegoalsintrainingandcompetition.Acoachmustthroughcorrectpraiseandcriticismencourageplayerstobetterthemselvesandtoconcentrateoneverypartoftheirgame・Psychology-3MasterKeytouEntertheZonenEveryday

Introduction

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Thezoneisanexperienceplayersgetwheneverythingtheydoseemseffortless・Theyallowthemselvestobeanathleteandallowtheirsubconsciousmindtogoon，zautopilot"・Theathleteisnotthinking,，zwhatcouldgowrong,who'sinthecrowd,orwillIgetpulledfromthegame?

"Insteadtheyare,"inthegame・"

Whenpeopleareinthezonethegamegoesbyquickly.Theyplaysowellthattheymayforgetwhathappens・Thisisbecausetheexperiencewasalmostunrea1.Thebestathletesdothismostoften.Theytrustintheirabilitiesandletthingsflow.Iftheathletehastothinktoomuchaboutwhattheyaredoing,theathletecannotnaturallyreactandrespondandthezonecannotbeachieved・ThreeMasterKeystouEnteringTheZonen

Key#1一Physiology

Physiologyishowyouuseyourbody.Howyoubreathe・Howyoumove・Howyouwarmup.Chemicalsarereleasedbythebrainthatisdirectlyrelatedtohowyouuseyourbody.Yourbodyposition,howyoubreathe,willdictatethetypesofchemicalyourbrainreleases・Thisisimportantbecausewhenpeopleareconfidenttheyhavealmostacertainwalkorswagger・Theshouldersareback;theheadisup,withdeepbreathing・Takingthisexampleandconceptwecanthenaskasoccerplayer,"Howdoyoufeelwhenyouareplayingyourbest,whatdoesitfeellikeinyourbody?

"

So,inpreparationtoenterthezonetheathletemustaccessthosemovementsandpositions,sothatwhentheymoveinthiswaytheystartfiringoffsignalstotheirbrain,saying,"hey,today'sthedayandTmgoingtoperformasIdidwhenIwasinthezone・"Thewayanathletemoveswill,inmayrespects,dictatewhetherornotanathleteplaysorpracticeswell.

Physiologyandhowyoumoveissomethingthatisbeyondjustgameday.Theathleteshouldfeelconfidentallthetime・Whentheplayerthinksaboutanupcominggame,theyputthemselvesinacertainphysiology.Aplayerisasked,"thinkofateamthatyouknowyoucanbeatTheplayerwillhavetheirshouldersback,theirheadnoddingsaying,"Iknowwecanbeatthem!

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Thentheplayerisasked,"thinkoftheteamthat,snumberoneinyourconference・"Theirphysiologywillchange・Theymaybecomenervousandshowsignsofanxiety・Theirbreathingmaychange・Becomeshallowerandmorerapid・Thesituationcanbealterediftheathletehastheconfidencetoknowthatthey,theopponent,maybegood,butwearegoingtofindawaytobeatthem・Thisstrategycanbeusedtheweekofthegame・

Irememberwatchingtheendofakickoff・Bothteamsscored4goals.Soitcamedowntothelasttwoguys・Onewentupconfidently,andputhisballinthebackofthenetrathereasily.Thenextguywalkedup,headdown,andphysicallylookinglikehehadalreadylost・Tomakealongstory,short,hisattemptwentwideleft,notevenclosetobeingagoa1.Onethingtonoteisthathisphysiology,thenaffectedhisthinking,andhisinternalimages,whichaffectedhisperformance・

Key#2-PositiveSelf-talk

So,asyoucansee,thesethreekeysareallinterrelated・Whentheathleteplaceshimselforherselfinanegativephysiology,theselftalkisusuallynegative・Thestatementmaybe,"Ihopewecanwin,we,11tryandwintoday."Ortheymayask,"DoyouthinkIcancovermyman?

He/sheisprettyfast!

"Or,"IhopeIdon'tblowthegameforustoday."Thewordshopeandtryareallnegativesuggestionstothemindbecausetheybringupdoubtandbringupthingsthattheathletedoesn'twanttohappen.

Thekeyistoreplacethewords"hope"and"try"with"know"and"will"・Theplayershouldsay,"IknowV11beatmymantoday."Agoaliemaysay,amshuttingdownthisteamtoday!

"MydefenceissolidandIanticipateeverything!

Amidfieldercansay,"Ihavegreatcontroloftheball,andamcontrollingthegametoday.“Eventhoughmistakeswilloccur,believeinwhatyoucandobygivingyourbodyandmindthesesuggestions,allowingyourbodytorespondthewayyouwantratherthaninanegativeway.

Indevelopingself-talktheplayermustrealizethattheytalktothems