What are the principal benefits of sport psychology?
Sporting performance is a jigsaw with four main components – the physical (fitness), technical (skill), tactical (strategy) and the psychological (ability to focus under pressure). In order to play consistently to their full potential, players need to be confident that they have worked on each of these areas. There are at least three benefits to working on the mental side of your game. First, psychology training can help players to perform more consistently. Interestingly, one of the reasons why players consult psychologists is because they can’t understand why they play well one day but badly the next day. Second, psychological techniques can help players to control their emotions more effectively during a game. For example, saying a trigger word like “next ball” inside your head can help players to ignore insults and gamesmanship by opponents or to take a quick free-kick rather than retaliate against someone who fouled you. Finally, psychology can help players to find the ideal prepa
