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“Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones that are able to manage all their responsibilities” – Tom Brady Most athletes, even the greats, are not born with an endless stack of football confidence or a superior football mind in their back pocket. In fact, most athletes are predisposed to a […]
“The key to winning is poise under stress” – Paul Brown Without exception every single athlete out there experiences, what is sometimes referred to in football psychology as, “pre-game jitters”. It is that feeling of something going on in the pit of an athlete’s very core. The unfortunate matter of the fact is that athletes […]
“Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.” – Roger Timothy Craig Athletes of all ages (especially the young), at all levels of competition and experience can be predisposed to both rational and irrational fears, leaching football confidence and negatively impacting the football mental […]
“Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.” – Vince Lombardi Fumbling the ball or being blindsided by a tackle is just as much a part of football as is scoring the winning touchdown or nailing a 60 yard pass. When things are going great, the football mind naturally rides and feed off […]
“If you believe it, the mind can achieve it” – Ronald Mandel “Ronnie” Lott Over the years, football psychology has allowed athletes to reap the seemingly endless spoils that are brought about from exposing and then understanding their own football minds. Understanding patterns, behaviours, outcomes or even why specific things do or do not materialize […]
“I’m not psychotic. Fear roams in my body. Courage is not saying that I did not have fear, courage is saying that you had an ability to overcome fear.” – Michael Irvin Fear is public enemy number one when it comes to football psychology, as it can impact an athlete’s football confidence, football mental toughness […]