Research tells us that among the 12 mental skills examined, the differences between elite and sub-elite players were significant in goal setting, relaxation, fear control, activation, focus, re-focus and competition plan. But no difference was observed in self-confidence, commitment, stress reactions, imagery and mental practice. ( Taher & Shahbazi, 2013)
It seems that soccer players lacking functional capacities and mental skills may not continue the participation and/or may not be selected for higher level participations [13]. In contrary, players who have higher scores in functional and mental measures appear to have more probability to reach elite levels (READ FULL RESEARCH PAPER)
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