Have you ever taken time to think about the mindset you want in your next match?   And when I say think...I mean REALLY think. I mean REALLY REALLY think.   Do it now. Create a pitch in your mind. [...]

I sometimes wish it was as simple as some soccer fans would like to think! I’m often listening to soccer phone-in shows on the radio while I’m on the road coming back from a game or from training. And I [...]

I'd like you to use your imagination. I'd like you to close your eyes and visualise yourself entering the mind and body of Ronaldo. But in doing so I don't want you to pick any old game or training session [...]

In my book Soccer Brain I recommend players adopt a technique I call BAM. BAM is an acronym for Body Action Move. This idea is designed to help players compete with greater consistency - to rid themselves of the plague [...]

I'm currently reading the new Tiger Woods biography. One paragraph that grabbed me relates to the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville....and specifically to the mental preparation of a little known American golfer called Bob May. Bob [...]

As you've probably noticed I talk about body language a lot...specifically its importance to your soccer. I tweet about body language everyday. I've referred to body language time and again in my books and articles. In my opinion body language [...]

“Ok, I’m want to train to the best of my ability today. The most important thing is I train to learn…I train to improve… How am I going to do this? I have to make my training INTENTIONAL – this [...]

Things have to change. Soccer players must take charge of their training. They must own it. They must walk onto the pitch with a plan in mind – one they’ve made themselves, one that is self-driven, and one that they [...]

Soccer players must train with intention. They must walk out onto the training pitch with a mind focused on improving. They must engage their brain so the skills they're learning stick...and stick hard! This sounds obvious right? This sounds like [...]