PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS FOR GOALKEEPERS REBEKAH CONWAY ROULIER, ED.M. SPORT PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT REBEKAHCONWAYROULIER @ GMAIL .

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REFOCUSING LET YOUR GOALKEEPERS KNOW THAT THEIR FEELINGS BEFORE THE GAME ARE NORMAL AND PART OF THEIR PRE -GAME ROUTINE . NERVES ARE OFTEN PART OF THE EXPERIENCE . DEEP BREATHING TRIGGER FOCUS (TAPPING THE POST, TAPPING YOUR SHIN GUARD WITH YOUR CLEAT, WALKING ACROSS THE PENALTY SPOT). CUE WORD OR PHRASE (CAN BE WRITTEN ON THEIR GLOVES) VISUALIZATION IMAGERY OF YOUR BEST SELF. TRAINING AID / MENTAL PRACTICE MASTERING MENTAL S KILLS NEW SKILLS TAKE TIME . PUT EFFORT INTO IT ! PLAYING NOT PERFORMING FOCUS ON THE LITTLE THINGS WHEN MENTAL SKILLS , PRACTICE, OR THE GAME AREN T GOING WELL . BUILD ON SMALL SUCCESSES . EXPAND ON POSITIVE EMOTIONS WHEN THE BALL IS IN THE ATTACKING THIRD , DWELL ON THE FEELINGS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND POSITIVE EMOTIONS . THIS CAN HELP YOU PORTRAY CONFIDENCE , POISE, AND A SENSE OF CONTROL TO YOUR TEAM AND THE OPPONENT THROUGH VERBAL AND NON -VERBAL COMMUNICATION . KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS BUILDING ON SUCCESS MIGHT ALSO MEAN LEANING ON YOUR STRENGTHS. EACH GOALKEEPER IS DIFFERENT. TENNIS BALL ACTIVITY .

Rebekah Conway Roulier