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Focused for Soccer
Book (Copyright 2001, 192 pages)
Successful soccer
players understand the game, have the skills to
execute the techniques and tactics, and are conditioned
to meet the physical demands of the sport. A fourth
and equally important factor in soccer success is
mental toughness. Being a champion requires concentration,
discipline, motivation, and a positive attitude.
Now players can learn to meet and overcome the mental
challenges of intense competition with Focused for
Soccer. This book alone delivers such in-depth,
easy-to-follow guidelines for maximizing individual
performance on the soccer field. Focused for Soccer
will help you sharpen mental skills and unleash
your full potential. Better than general sport psychology
text, Focused for Soccer is filled with practical
tips and step-by-step techniques that transfer directly
to the game. Part of Human Kinetics' popular Focused
for Sports series, this book makes the case that
physical skills and conditioning must be combined
with psychological skills to be a champion. European
coach and sport psychologist Bill Beswick is the
world's leading authority on the mental aspects
of soccer performance. Beswick's insights and anecdotes
enrich the expert instruction throughout the book.
He explains how he has applied the training techniques
successfully in his many years as a coach and consultant.
Beswick begins by helping you create an honest player
assessment and a plan of action. He then guides
you through every key factor of the mental game
that will improve performance, including positive
outlook, intensity of actions, imagination, winning
attitudes, healthy competitiveness, and true teamwork.
In many sections, the author shows techniques used
by professional athletes and sport psychologists
to boost performance to a higher level. Encouraging
athletes to play first with the head, then with
the heart, Focused for Soccer is a players' and
coaches' guide to all of the psychological tools
necessary to become a soccer champion. It is an
invaluable tool for improving the foundation of
your game and an outstanding guidebook for any physical
athletic training program. About the Author Bill
Beswick is a leader in the field of applied sport
psychology. With a master's of education and a background
as the head coach of England's men's basketball
team, Bill became the first sport psychology consultant
to operate full time in English professional soccer.
Beswick is currently the Consultant Sports Psychologist
to Manchester United. Previously, Beswick hel
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