On the opening night of the Champions League group stages, in September 2012, as Manchester City were beaten by Real Madrid in the final moments at the Bernabau, thanks to Ronaldo’s late goal, and Real manager Jose Mourinho leapt from the dugout and slid across the turf in one of…
An excerpt from the book: * Senior Dating and Finding Love With widowhood, and around 50% of marriages ending in divorce, many people of a mature age have found themselves once again available and wanting to meet new partners. The good news is that dating at a mature age has…
Soccer Psychology is a means of developing a player's mindset to improve performance. We all agree that it matters not how naturally talented a player is, if they cannot focus, motivate themselves, deal with failure, deal with success(!), and show composure. I’m not blind to the obvious fact that physicality,…
An excerpt from the acclaimed book: * Body Language | Business Psychology If you are not the best, then pretend you are. Muhammad Ali, Boxer Everything we have said in this chapter (See Chapter 5 of What Business Can Learn From Sport Psychology) is about increasing your feelings of self-confidence…
An excerpt from the acclaimed book: * The Zone Whatever the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve. Napoleon Hill What is Coaching? Coaching is all about improving performance. Coaching is not remedial. In sport, improvement can often be quite obvious and tangible (times run, distances thrown, points scored).…
In this excerpt from 65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises, Andy Elleray offers two highly effective goalkeeper training drills. * Back Ball/Knees Explanation The aim of the game is for the designated goalkeeper, with any kind of ball, to touch their opponents on the middle of the back with their ball. This…
How to write a biography. In this excerpt from Write From The Start, join author Caroline Foster as she explains 8 steps involved when writing a biography. * List the main topics you need to find out about and make helpful notes about where you might find this information. List…
This is a short excerpt from our top-selling golf book: The Winning Golf Swing: Simple Technical Solutions for Lower Scores Face angle Face angle simply refers to the direction that the club face is pointing at the moment of impact relative to the target line. We must remember that the…
* Tee height will have two main influences: 1. on your golf swing, and 2. on the collision. As a standard, I would say around half the ball should be above the crown of your driver or fairway wood. With a rescue club or iron, the ball should be…
What is Parapsychology? Parapsychology is a field of study that seeks to investigate the existence of (and causal factors underpinning) psychic abilities, Near Death Experiences, post mortem survival (aka Life After Death), and elements of Out of Body Experiences. Phenomena such as poltergeists and ghosts are all also applicable. Psychic…