The Final Step to Become a Champion
Several interviews with well-known soccer coaches, managers and former players complement these findings from psychology and sport science.It deals with phenomena such as the home field advantage, creativity on the field, extreme emotional situations, the limits of visual perception, group dynamics and modern leadership.
Not only are top players like Kevin De Bruyne or Luka Modric able to perceive everything that is happening around them, but they are also able to foresee the next game situations and react to them. This "mental speed" lays the foundation to building master performances in extremely complex game situations. The Mental Game outlines a theoretical framework in which anticipation, perception, attention, and memory processes play a big role in helping coaches and players better understand complex game situations and how to react in them. It also provides practical examples and more than 70 games for training sessions that will develop players' cognitive abilities. With sharper minds, players will win the mental game and become winning players on the field.
A successful penalty kick takes more than just luck, and The Penalty Kick demystifies the science so that the reader knows how to win every penalty kick
Focusing on the role of creativity in sports performance, this groundbreaking work presents a new framework for tactical creativity derived from extensive research. It emphasizes fostering divergent thinking skills in young athletes and integrates this approach with traditional teaching methods. Additionally, the book provides essential guidelines for creating optimal training environments and offers various game forms designed to enhance tactical creativity in children and young people.