Soccer Psychology

FOR POSSESSION’S SAKE: THE DECLINE OF STERILE DOMINATION

13 October in All, originals, Soccer Intelligence, Soccer News, Soccer Psychology

IN JUNE 2008, PEP GUARDIOLA BECAME MANAGER OF FC BARCELONA. In the same month, Spain became champions of Europe when they defeated Germany by a goal to nil in Vienna. What followed was a period of domination that bordered on revolution. Spain and Barcelona weren’t just...

How Not to Kill Your Kid’s Love of Sports

23 September in All, originals, Soccer News, Soccer Psychology, Youth Soccer news

Katie Roper's daughter Ellen likes to play lots of sports--soccer, basketball, softball and swimming. But even at Ellen's tender age of nine, that's getting hard to do. Kids in her swim program are dropping other sports to specialize in competitive swimming year-round, and Ellen is having...