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How mental performance coaching is transforming elite football
Mark Carey, Mar 27, 2024

“Through mental performance training, players can condition their brains and behaviours to maintain their optimal performance and positively channel their emotional responses — but repetition is crucial.”

“It’s not just about understanding something, it’s about conditioning it. Players are starting to realise that everything starts and stops with the brain — if that falls, everything else falls with it.”

Sports psychology shoots Seattle OL Reign toward championship match
Caley Cook, Nov 10, 2023

“I think we just kind of have a collective purpose now,” Balcer said. “But we had to work together mentally to find that. A lot of us didn’t know why we were playing the way we were playing. We came together and asked, why are we all playing here? What makes the Reign so special? And how can we use that to move forward?”

Guzman helping White Sox with mental side of game
Scott Merkin, Feb 24, 2024

“You’ve probably heard, 'Control what you can control,'” Guzman said. “That’s one of the biggest things I talk about. Isolating the controllables and really leveraging those moments to continue growing.”