For High School Goalkeepers

DO YOU WANT TO
BECOME A MENATALLY
UBREAKABLE
GOALKEEPER?
4 MENTAL QUALITIES EVERY
GOALKEEPER NEEDS

1.CONFIDENCE 2.STRESS-MANAGEMENT
Believe in your ability to be successful Your ability to handle stress will determine
Don't let others opinions determine how your teams ability to be successful
you play Stressful moments are an opportunity to
You must believe in yourself in the prove what you are made of
toughest moments of a match Thrive off of stressufl situations

4.HUMILITY 3.FOCUS

You need to provide your team with Attention to detail is crucial to being
consistency in each game successful
A keeper's goal should not be to have the You need to be locked in during every
spotlight but to get results for the team moment of a match
You must be able to live with mistakes It is your job to keep your teammates
locked into the match as well

2 STRATEGIES TO
IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL
GAME

1.VISUALIZATION 2.SELF-TALK

Setting specific time aside (10-30minutes) Saying things to yourself mentally that will
to mentally walk through game situations help improve your confidence and mindset
in your mind, visualizing yourself being Can involve saying things like "You got
successful in them this", "You're a beast", "Nobody better", etc
Goal is to build confidence in yourself and Should be personal to you
to become comfortable in stressful Used to replace negative thinking with
situations positive thinking
Can be done at home or before practices Can be used in or before practice and
and games games
Good practice to implement into your A skill to build over time
training routine

"I honestly think goalkeepers are people who "Stay humble, stay grounded, remember what

are a little crazy. Our role is special, atypical, got you to that level- and that's hard work"

and we have a different make-up" - Tim Howard

- Gianluigi Buffon

References
1. Andrews, Neil. “Words of Wisdom.” Goalkeepers Are Different, www.goalkeepersaredifferent.com/keepers/words-of-wisdom.html.
2. Chapter 8 Powerpoint
3. Cohn, Patrick. “The Mindset of a Successful Goalkeeper.” Soccer Psychology Tips, 7 May 2014, www.soccerpsychologytips.com/2014/the-mindset-of-a-
successful-goalkeeper/.
4. “Psychology of Goalkeeping.” Shotstopper Coaching, 7 Jan. 2016, www.ssc.je/guides-tips/psychology/.
5. Toby. “Psychology & Mental Strength Of Successful Goalkeepers.” Top Goalkeeping, 1 Oct. 2020, topgoalkeeping.com/psychology-mental-strength-
goalkeepers/.