Time and time again, we’ve seen talented footballers fail to get used to the fame and realities of becoming a professional footballer. Football academies all around the world are always working to improve a player’s technical ability. But growth should never end at skill and technique. A player’s mental resilience is just as important, if not more. In fact, according to a 2024 study by Johan Grønset et al. , a player’s mental processes are important for performing. Moreover, the study found...

Focus, something that we are often told to do, but do we really know how to do it? To start off, let's think about what focus actually...

Having recently been part of ‘inspiring evening’ of talks (which I must say, I was privileged and shocked to be a part of), it dawned on...