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The Mental Side of Coaching Starts on the Grass with Dan Abrahams

The Mental Side of Coaching Starts on the Grass with Dan Abrahams

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“To work mentally…” Everyday… Everyday… Everyday… Mindset is always happening…and although Mo differentiates between mental work and being in the gym (gym work is still mental work) it’s wonderful to hear a footballer talk so passionately and with such sincerity about the mental side of sport. To players like Mo nothing is neutral when it comes to performance - you’re either in a High Performance Mindset or you’re not… Concentration, commitment, control, confidence - you’re either in a High Perf

“To work mentally…” Everyday… Everyday… Everyday… Mindset is always happening…and although Mo differentiates between mental work and being in the gym (gym work is still mental work) it’s wonderful to hear a footballer talk so passionately and with such sincerity about the mental side of sport. To players like Mo nothing is neutral when it comes to performance - you’re either in a High Performance Mindset or you’re not… Concentration, commitment, control, confidence - you’re either in a High Perf

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The shortest of motivational speeches… But its message is broad and deep…it goes beyond great body language and moves into the realm of action. When ambitious competitors succumb to unhelpful emotion their body sags and slows. Sags and slows. Not obviously. Not overtly. Subtly. A smidgeon slower to cover space or to find space. A little weaker in the challenge or in that last step in a 50-50… A smidgeon slower A little weaker Sports are just games of action. Technical actions. Tactical actions.

The shortest of motivational speeches… But its message is broad and deep…it goes beyond great body language and moves into the realm of action. When ambitious competitors succumb to unhelpful emotion their body sags and slows. Sags and slows. Not obviously. Not overtly. Subtly. A smidgeon slower to cover space or to find space. A little weaker in the challenge or in that last step in a 50-50… A smidgeon slower A little weaker Sports are just games of action. Technical actions. Tactical actions.

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Now a choice… Do you use the mental energy (activation) experienced from this moment of anger towards your skills or do you reduce that activation by continuing to pay attention correctly… Or… …do you get increasingly frustrated , raise too high in activation, become distracted, disconnect from the game, lessen your anticipation, damage your decision-making, limit your tactical actions, and reduce your technical coordination… What is this player’s competitive mental framework in order to deal wi

Now a choice… Do you use the mental energy (activation) experienced from this moment of anger towards your skills or do you reduce that activation by continuing to pay attention correctly… Or… …do you get increasingly frustrated , raise too high in activation, become distracted, disconnect from the game, lessen your anticipation, damage your decision-making, limit your tactical actions, and reduce your technical coordination… What is this player’s competitive mental framework in order to deal wi

7.7K viewsMar 30, 2025

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I’ll continue to say it… I’ll say it again and again and again… Players can do the most powerful psychological work. Given the skills, given the environment, given the opportunity…players can do a lot of the psychological heavy-lifting. Roy Keane recalls the best teammates he had from his playing days. He demanding from them and they demanding from him. Leaders via action, via energy, via instruction… Optimal actions no matter the game. Words enveloped in insistence. High expectations rifling th

I’ll continue to say it… I’ll say it again and again and again… Players can do the most powerful psychological work. Given the skills, given the environment, given the opportunity…players can do a lot of the psychological heavy-lifting. Roy Keane recalls the best teammates he had from his playing days. He demanding from them and they demanding from him. Leaders via action, via energy, via instruction… Optimal actions no matter the game. Words enveloped in insistence. High expectations rifling th

32.6K viewsJun 1, 2025

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Dan Abrahams, Sports Psychologist, on Developing a Mental Playbook for Performing Under Pressure

Dan Abrahams, Sports Psychologist, on Developing a Mental Playbook for Performing Under Pressure

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YouTubeWay of Champions Podcast

They can be incorporated into every activity in every session. Every activity in every session every day, and in every game. The greedy coach…the one that considers the psychosocial aspects of human participation in sport sees it like this. Every activity in every session are opportunities to develop player leadership and teamwork. They are opportunities to help all players improve their communication, consider the non-verbal gestures they use, solution-find with their teammates, and influence o

They can be incorporated into every activity in every session. Every activity in every session every day, and in every game. The greedy coach…the one that considers the psychosocial aspects of human participation in sport sees it like this. Every activity in every session are opportunities to develop player leadership and teamwork. They are opportunities to help all players improve their communication, consider the non-verbal gestures they use, solution-find with their teammates, and influence o

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I believe every sports coach would do well to have a Coach Head…your ideal coaching persona; your best coaching attitude; a template for coaching confidence… Whenever you deliver a session you need to put your ‘Coach Head’ on…and keep it on no matter what. No matter the challenges you experience during a session. No matter the quality of the players you’re coaching. No matter how well you feel your coaching is being received. And a Coach Head is created in three ways…have a listen below to find

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Anthony Gordon is in control and in charge… “I want to go 1 v 1 as much as I can” “I want that mental battle with the full-back” - purposeful, positive, proactive “We get a counter-attack…I can set-off, open my legs” “I’m going back the other way, and I’m letting him know he’s not gonna beat me that way as well” Anthony Gordon is in control and in charge… Attention - focused and connected to the game Activation - alert and ready; alert and ready Action-execution - purposeful, positive, proactive

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My mental technique of Game Face 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 “My job on the pitch is to start and stay in my Game Face. Nothing and no one takes me away from my Game Face. Nothing and no one” In control In charge | Dan Abrahams

10.1K viewsJun 11, 2025

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“The will to prepare to win is what is key, more so than the will to win?” The great Bobby Knight. I agree. I know many do. And yet the complexity here is that the will to win can fuel the will to prepare to win, just as the will to win can fuel performance anxiety and atrophy performance. To want to beat someone else To not want to lose to someone else These are powerful motivators. They exist. And I would respectfully argue that they should never be removed from an ambitious competitor’s menta

29.3K viewsJul 2, 2025

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"I never think of what I'm going to do before a game...I feel the moment from game to game, feel the moment and play what feels right" Lionel Messi A playing philosophy that’s not for everyone…but is absolutely for him! Picture this...feel this...sense this... Lionel Messi...no forethought going into a game. No pre-mortem! Understanding that each game unfolds differently...understanding that his body will produce a different feel for every game. Lionel Messi checking out… Checking out the enviro

623 viewsJun 3, 2025

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Ambitious sports competitors (probably) require the ability to flex their attention… -away from unhelpful thoughts, emotions, feelings towards helpful ones -from cue to cue in their environment to act on optimal information at any given time -from things that are out of their control to things that are within their control (or mostly within their control) -from a broad lens to a narrow lens; from a narrow lens to a broad lens -from an internal focus to an external focus; from an external focus t

37.2K viewsApr 9, 2025

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In high performance sport you have to figure out how to win again and again and again. So says the great Bobby Knight, and to be clear, in the context of high performance sport, I agree with him. That’s why I personally dedicate myself as a sport psychologist to integrating sport psychology with skill acquisition with coaching science with sports science. It’s the integration, the adjoining, the meeting of disciplines that is key. At the heart of this integration lies four key factors: -mindset

1.2K views9 months ago

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Cesc Fabregas is a student of his past experiences as much or more so than being a student of the game… I paraphrase… “When I reflect back, we won in this particular way…but then we also won in the complete opposite way. There’s no one way to coach” Tapping into his memory, he reflects on the lessons of being coached and led by Arsene Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Vicente Del Bosque, Antonio Conte, and at La Masia, the Barcelona Academy… …a veritable who’s who of soccer coaching and lead

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I enjoyed watching this fine clip… What a wonderful coach Mr. Saleh must be - incorporating the ‘competitive mindset’ into his coaching practice. Just brilliant! Coaches like this excite me. They excite me because the foundation they’ve built through their language and process means they truly can develop great competitors. Now all Mr. Saleh needs is to ensure he has the people around him that help his players reach his ‘level three’ and ‘level four’… The thing is, level three and level four are

574 views9 months ago

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The video below shows a coach regarded as one of the greatest of all time, talking about how he re-defining success… …in 1934! Extraordinary… And even more extraordinary was that the very great John Wooden did this because he disliked the attitude parents of pupils in his English class had around success. Those parents tended to view success for their children (and their children’s teacher) from the perspective of outcomes…If an A or B hadn’t been attained then it wasn’t good enough. And Wooden

380 viewsMay 1, 2025

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The heart of a lion… The very elite in sport…those who walk onto the pitch, onto the course, into the gym, into the ring…are so often driven extrinsically. To win and not to lose. To high perform and to avoid low performance. But sport holds meaning beyond the scoreboard. Perhaps not always for the fan, but certainly for its combatants. Certainly for those in the arena. I think this is exceptional from Eddie Hearn…Conor Benn’s manager…the loser in last night’s epic clash. “You’re a hero. You fou

265 viewsApr 27, 2025

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Mike Krzyzewski… “We’re all blessed equally with the ability to have a great attitude…” I understand. I get it. Why wouldn’t one of the most successful College coaches preach such a lens of human functioning. “Attitude is on you…only on you!” But let’s spin this a little… “Attitude is on you and we’re gonna make sure we create the best possible environment to help you show the kind of attitude that helps you flourish. And we’re not gonna stop there. We’re gonna introduce you to skills that help

16.3K views9 months ago

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"...mental skills exist not to just work with underperforming players but to be a catalyst for players to improve performance" - Aaron Walsh on an episode of The Sport Psych Show "Incorporating Mental Skills into a Team Environment" https://buff.ly/3JscwE9 | Dan Abrahams

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Young players making their breakthrough to the first team… They need mental playbooks for their game… In fact, all ambitious sporting competitors need mental playbooks for their game… New video below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 | Dan Abrahams

332 viewsJun 7, 2025

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Change the System from Within: Turn Wasted Motivation into Leverage Points

2.2K views3 months ago

YouTubeThink Fast Talk Smart

Coach John Calipari is telling us in no uncertain terms that you cannot blame players… It’s always you. It’s always the coach and the coaching staff… Is this strictly true? Of course not! But I like Coach Calipari’s call for personal responsibility. By looking to self first, you help yourself become the best you can possibly be… “The team played awful - that’s my fault…what didn’t I do?” “That player isn’t playing well right now - that’s my fault…how can I help him be a better competitor?” “That

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Team invasion sports… Actions and interactions… Possibly every player in white with an external focus of attention (for the most part)… Possibly every player in white at an optimal level of intensity…mental activation…ready and alert, ready and alert Possibly every player in white executing actions and interactions with energy-forward…purposeful, positive, proactive Mindset strokes through the heart of this short passage of play… | Dan Abrahams

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Why Clubs Still Get Psychology Wrong (Dan Abrahams)

1.4K views5 months ago

YouTubeModern Soccer Coach

The Science of Mindfulness, Game Faces, and Alter Egos | Dan Abrahams

304 views7 months ago

YouTubePerformance Intelligence

This New Training is Transforming Footballers | Mental Performance

1.1K views9 months ago

YouTubeJaret Petras

The Difference Maker Podcast - Dan Abrahams - Ep. 19

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YouTubeThe Winning Difference

Faith in Action Building Arks, Offering Sacrifices, & Walking with God!

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YouTubeJust The Facts, Not Fiction!

Goalkeepers: How You Manage Threats & Rewards Changes Everything 🧠🧤 #shorts #goalkeepers #gkunion

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