"Take a minute to slip into the mind of one of the world's greatest
soccer players and imagine a stadium around you. Picture a performance
under the lights and mentally play the perfect game."
Technique, speed and tactical execution are crucial components of
winning soccer, but it is mental toughness that marks out the very best
players - the ability to play when pressure is highest, the opposition
is strongest, and fear is greatest. Top players and coaches understand
the importance of sport psychology in soccer but how do you actually
train your mind to become the best player you can be?
Soccer Tough demystifies this crucial side of the game and offers
practical techniques that will enable soccer players of all abilities to
actively develop focus, energy, and confidence. Soccer Tough will help
banish the fear, mistakes, and mental limits that holds players back.
Soccer psychology consultant Dan Abrahams shares the powerful techniques
that have helped him develop reserve team players to become
international players, and guided youth team players from slumps to
first team contracts.
Covering the mental triumphs of some of the world's leading players -
Soccer Tough will help you become the best player you can be. Soccer
Tough is for amateur and professional players of all levels, as well as
coaches. This book explores how the best soccer players in the world
think and gives the reader step-by-step ways to do the same.
