Soccer Psychology: Helping Soccer Coaches Reflect On Their Approach #BITESIZE

Soccer Psychology Helping Soccer Coaches Reflect On Their Approach

Soccer Psychology: Helping Soccer Coaches Reflect On Their Approach #BITESIZE Gary Curneen is currently the Assistant Coach at Racing Louisville FC.  He is also the founder of Modern Soccer Coach, the author of the Modern Soccer Coach book series and a podcast host.  His goal is to bring in-depth content to soccer and football coaches …

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How To Deal With Other People In Professional Football #BITESIZE

How To Deal With Other People In Professional Football

How To Deal With Other People In Professional Football #BITESIZE

Peter Ramage Developing a Premier League Mindset
Peter Ramage Demystifying Mental Toughness 3

Peter Ramage is the Assistant Player Loans Manager for Premier League Club, Newcastle United.  He is a former footballer who began his career with Newcastle United before moving up to the first team where he played alongside, Alan Shearer, Craig Bellamy and Shay Given between 2004 and 2008.  He then moved to Queens Park Rangers ending a 12 year association with Newcastle United.  Peter also played for Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Barnsley Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League, Coventry City before ending his playing career in the USA with Phoenix Rising FC.  He also coached at Phoenix Rising FC and with the youngsters in Newcastle United’s Academy.

A measure of Mental Toughness is interpersonal confidence, which reflects your ability to deal confidently with challenges from other people.  Those with good interpersonal confidence are likely to be better at dealing positively with these situations and with people, tending to be more assertive.  They are also more comfortable in social or team settings, especially when mistakes occur or as is often the case, especially in some sports, when criticism is dished out.

Today’s short bite taken from episode 03 of Demystifying Mental Toughness, touches on this topic where current Assistant Player Loans Manager at Newcastle United Football Club, Peter Ramage tells me about some of the situations he came across as a professional footballer, he also shares with you some helpful advice from some of the lessons that he has learned in dealing with others in a football environment.  Enjoy tuning in!

Key Learning Points:

  • Dealing with a lack of game time as a young footballer.
  • Coping with criticism from teammates, coaches and fans.
  • Dealing with being dropped and pushing yourself when you’re a squad player.
  • Ideas on how to approach your manager when you are seeking answers or looking to improve.
  • It is vitally important to be honest with yourself and take some time to reflect on your approach and mindset.

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Relevant Podcast Episodes

Ep003: Peter Ramage – Developing a Premier League Mindset

Ep105: Hannah Bromley – Overcoming Psychological Challenges in Professional Women’s Football

Ep120: David Charlton – Sport Coach Development: Helping Athletes Perform Better by Adapting How You Communicate

Ep151: Compilation – Football Psychology: 50 Ways You Can Improve Your Performance

Ep161: Paul Phillips – How to Create a Culture of High Performance in Professional Rugby Union

Relevant Blogs

Blog: 5 Reasons Team Captains Should Work with a Sports Psychologist

Blog: 3 Tips to Deal with Bullying in Sport

Blog: Communicating with Children in Sport

Blog: Why You Should Recognise The Power of Your Words

Blog: How Coaches Can Help Athletes Deal with Mistakes

Valuable Resources

Football or Soccer Psychology Resources

Sports Psychology Case Studies

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David Charlton

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David Charlton

Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

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    How To Master the Mental Challenges Goalkeeping Throws at You

    How To Master the Mental Challenges Goalkeeping Throws at You

    How To Master the Mental Challenges Goalkeeping Throws at You

    Andy Elleray

    Andy Elleray has worked within goalkeeping for over 15 years, being able to develop some of the brightest talents in the UK.

    His career has seen him work for clubs such as Chelsea and Bristol Rovers, and within the female game for the English and Welsh Football Associations.

    He is a best selling author and has published 10 books to date around goalkeeping, and more recently branching into children’s fiction.

    Goalkeeping is arguably the most difficult and mentally challenging position on the football or soccer pitch.  Common psychological challenges goalkeepers face include; dealing with pressure due to being the last line of defence, coping with mistakes, managing emotions, maintaining focus on the pitch in matches and in training, as well as communicating effectively with team-mates.

    In today’s episode Andy Elleray, an author and goalkeeping coach, who has worked for clubs such as Chelsea and Bristol Rovers, and within the female game for the English and Welsh Football Associations joins me and shares some fantastic insights into the demands of goalkeeping as well as highlighting how to deal with the pressures better.

    Key Learnings

    • You will have difficult periods in your career as a goalkeeper.
    • Making mistakes as a goalkeeper is inevitable.
    • Goalkeeping coaching can test your communication skills, managing goalkeepers who are the preferred choice and those who are out of the team.
    • Helping goalkeepers manage the controllables is important.
    • Young goalkeeper’s brain is not fully developed therefore they can experience big emotions as a result of the challenges of the GK role, which they can struggle to deal with.
    • Trigger words or physical triggers (using sweat bands or super-hero bands) can help goalkeepers move on more quickly from mistakes.

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    Connect with Any Elleray

    Website

    LinkedIn

    Twitter: @andyelleray / @lilys_goal 

    Relevant Podcast Episodes

    Ep08: Brendan Pearson – Academy Football, Professional Football, Injuries and Early Retirement

    Ep087: Carl Bell – From Professional Football and Goalkeeping to Physiotherapy

    Ep093: Dan Abrahams – How to Overcome Mental Blocks in Football

    Ep146: John Nassoori – What Is The Role Of A Sports Psychologist In Football?

    Ep151: Compilation – Football Psychology: 50 Ways You Can Improve Your Performance

    Other Valuable Football or Soccer Resources 

    Goalkeeping Psychology | Mental Skills for Goalkeepers 

    Soccer Psychology | Mental Skills for Football

    Youth Sports Psychology | Mental Skills Training for Kids and Parents

    Frequently Asked Questions about Football or Soccer Psychology

    Frequently Asked Questions about Goalkeeping Psychology

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    David Charlton

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    David Charlton

    Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

    Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

    T: +44 7734 697769

    E: [email protected]

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      How To Prevent Burnout In Elite Professional Football To Maximise Performance

      How To Prevent Burnout In Elite Professional Football To Maximise Performance

      Dr Andrew Shafik is a doctor working in football as Lead Academy Doctor at Millwall FC and a doctor at Chelsea FC. 

      He was educated at the University of Aberdeen where he graduated with a Medical degree and Sport & Exercise Science degree.  Andrew also pursued further studies achieving a distinction in an MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine at the University of Leeds where he was awarded the Sport & Exercise Medicine prize for 2020/2021.  He also holds a Diploma in MSK Medicine and is a Member of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

      Andrew has a special interest in football medicine and performance education with roles as Senior Editor and Podcast Lead at the FMPA and Assistant Secretary at the FA Medical Society.

      If you’ve got to the point where you’ve experienced physical, emotional and mental exhaustion you may have experienced burnout.  This can happen to people who are subjected to high levels of stress and pressure over a sustained period of time. In elite sport prolonged and intense involvement as an athlete, coach or support member can push you in this direction where your motivation and performance levels can naturally decline.  In addition, your psychological well-being and mental health can also be a cause for concern where you can lack enjoyment in what you do, become more irritable with others and have difficulty sleeping at night.

      In today’s episode Dr. Andrew Shafik, a club doctor at Millwall and Chelsea Football clubs goes on share some fascinating insights where we chat about what players, coaches and support staff, can go on to experience. We also share solutions to some of the challenges that people face.

      Key Learnings

      • Sports medicine side is connected with understanding injuries and illness.  As a doctor of performance medicine, Andrew seeks to work out how we can utilise our experiences of working within a multi-disciplinary team to maximise the performance and well-being of athletes, coaches or staff.
      • Sports psychologists can be very helpful in assisting medical staff to manage players to an optimal level during their rehabilitation and recovery.
      • Recent research tells us in the NHS, in healthcare settings, one in three practitioners at any one time often experience burnout due to the demands put on them.
      • Culture and the environment can play a huge part in burnout and the well-being of staff.
      • Your age, stage of career, gender, culture and relationships can impact your mental health.
      • Understanding your levels of mental toughness and other characteristics can be helpful from a self-awareness angle and ensure that you make smarter decisions.

      Connect with David Charlton

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      Connect with Dr Andrew Shafik

      LinkedIn

      Football Medicine and Performance Association Podcast with Steven Reid

      Burnout and well-being in football online event – 06 March 2023

      Relevant Podcast Episodes

      Ep065: Dr Amy Izycky – Encouraging Mentally Healthy Cultures in Sport

      Ep066: Marilyn Okoro – Mental Health and Resilience: Lessons from an Olympic Medalist

      Ep113: Polly Brennan – The Relationship Between Mental Fitness, Mental Health and Mental Toughness

      Ep123: Richard Dorney MBE – Supporting People: What Can You Learn About Resilience From The Military

      Ep158: Dr Paul Gorczynski – How to Develop and Implement Mental Health Literacy Strategies

      Relevant Blogs

      Blog – Make Better Decisions to Help Your Sport Performance

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      Blog – Creating a Mentally Healthy Sporting Environment

      Blog – Life After Professional Sport and its Challenges

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      David Charlton

      Best Wishes 

      David Charlton

      Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

      Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

      T: +44 7734 697769

      E: [email protected]

      Search Our Sports Psychology Website

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      Join Our Online Community Now!

      Mental Edge Newsletter

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        Football Psychology: 50 Ways You Can Improve Your Performance

        Football Psychology 50 Ways You Can Improve Your Performance

        Football Psychology: 50 Ways You Can Improve Your Performance Welcome to episode #151 of Demystifying Mental Toughness.  This is part two of four specially created episodes to celebrate reaching 150 episodes!   This time the episode is created with soccer and football fanatics in mind where the great guests that have been interviewed on the show to date,

        How Can I Help My Children Who Suffer With Nerves Before They Compete?

        How Can I Help My Children Who Suffer With Nerves Before They Compete?

        How Can I Help My Children Who Suffer With Nerves Before They Compete?

        By working with David Charlton, you and your organisation will be better equipped to rise to modern day challenges and better informed to thrive on and off the pitch, course or court.  Where he inspires individuals and teams to:

        • Cope with pressure and challenges more effectively
        • Maintain positive mental health
        • Compete with confidence more often
        • Manage your emotions better
        • Improve your commitments levels

        David is a Mental Toughness Practitioner, as well as a Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist.  He has successfully supported athletes, teams and organisations for over 10 years in order to ensure that they perform at their maximum more often.

        He has a comprehensive knowledge around the development of Mental Toughness, a plastic personality trait, which determines or limits people to deal effectively with change, challenges and stressors. In today’s climate, during the Coronavirus pandemic this quality is becoming more and more valuable to individuals, teams and organisations. 

        In this short solo episode, I answer a question posed by a parent.  “How can I help my son, a goalkeeper who gets very grumpy and nervous the evening before a match?”  Many children across a range of sports face this challenge, often talking themselves into performing poorly before they go out to play a match or compete.  They let nervousness win.  Today’s episode is set up to help parents where I share some ideas on how you could adapt your approach so that you help your children. 

        Key Learning

        • Consider if you are providing emotional support or if you are drawn into problem solving?
        • Offer your children some space.
        • Help your children to find ways to switch off from their sport.
        • Be careful not to over-coach your children.
        • Consider if practice the day or evening before is fun and relaxing or actually fuelling anxiety and perfectionism.

        Connect with David Charlton

        Sign Up to Conversations with Kids

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        Relevant Podcast Episodes

        Ep008: Brendan Pearson – Academy Football, Professional Football, Injuries and Early Retirement

        Ep074: David Charlton – How Can I Make My Child Feel Confident?

        Ep087: Carl Bell – From Professional Football and Goalkeeping to Physiotherapy

        Ep112: David Charlon – How to Deal with Physical Insecurities as a Young Athlete

        Ep122: Prof Camilla Knight – Helping Your Children Get The Most From Their Sporting Experiences

        Other Relevant Blogs and Resources

        Blog: Pre Match Tips for Parents

        Blog: 5 Reasons Why Being Released from a Football Academy is Difficult

        Blog: How To Overcome Self-Doubt When You’re A Goalkeeper

        Blog: Goalkeepers – Does your warm up have to be perfect for you to feel confident

        Blog: Do You Focus Too Much on the Opposition as a Goalkeeper

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        Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they’re extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and we read every single one of them!

        David Charlton

        Best Wishes 

        David Charlton

        Global Sports Psychologist who is located near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK and willing to travel Internationally.  David also uses online video conferencing software (Zoom, Facetime, WhatsApp) on a regular basis and has clients who he has supported in USA, Canada, South America, UAE, Australian and New Zealand.  

        Managing Director – Inspiring Sporting Excellence and Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.  With over 10 years experience supporting athletes, coaches, parents and teams to achieve their goals, quickly. 

        T: +44 7734 697769

        E: [email protected]