Sport psychology is a interdisciplinary science that can be equally applied to soccer that draws on knowledge from the fields of Kinesiology and Psychology. It involves the study of how psychological factors affect performance in football.
In soccer, performance can be dramatically altered by a players motivation level. Without the motivation to succeed a footballer cannot survive the challenges and stresses of games and training. If the team or player is going through a bad patch then motivating your players becomes especially important. Conversely, an overly motivated player may be nervous and take risks. In these artles we explore the topic of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in soccer.
Maintaining possession in this dynamic rondo exercise which develops speed of play and switching also.
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Developing the role of the full backs in getting forward into the attacking phase. Coach a team on how to utilize outside defenders in the attacking phase. Coach a team...
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Developing play rondo (small sided game) that works on building out the back and supporting angles. The principles of attack are also present in this activity. ...
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Attacking small sided game with an emphasis on the attacking team breaking quickly against the scoring team. The attacking team is required to quickly transition and attempt to defend the...
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Attacking small sided game that conditions attacking play so that all players need to contribute in the attacking phase. Attacking principles of play should be incorporated into this small sided...
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