The Targetizer

Inspirational Video (Turn your speakers up!)
(You have my permission to use, forward and play this to
your friends, players, fellow coaches and parents)

This is a popular topic that is resounding around many clubs.

Simply because its a very valid topic and one that is crucial to the performance and well being of our team, especially on matchday.

If I were to write a formula on Soccer Motivation it would be this:

GOOD PREPARATION + POSITIVE MENTAL AROUSAL = A TEAM WILLING TO PLAY FOR EACH OTHER AND WANTING TO SUCCEED COME WHAT MAY

Bit of a long winded ‘formula’ but I was never much use at maths! However I’m sure you get the picture.

Let’s disect that formula and also discover how to use the concepts of Motivation to create that positive mental state we want our players in just before the game.

Motivation can be used to get our players in the correct frame of mind, energise their performance and create a positive mind set. Obviously their is a lot of work that goes in before hand - the preparation - that supports your players mindset before matchday.

So lets get to the nitty gritty and find out how to motivate our players and how to use motivation on matchday. (more…)