Using Positive self-talk will act as your mental superpower that will build your confidence, sharpen your focus, boost your resilience to mistakes, and ultimately improve your performance by replacing self-doubt with self-belief.
The Benefits to You of using Positive Self-Talk.
- Builds Confidence & Self-Esteem: Using affirmations like “I’ve got this” reinforces your belief in your abilities, allowing you to trust your skills and take necessary risks.
- Increases Resilience: Helps you quickly recover from errors (e.g., missed tackles, bad passes) by reframing them as learning moments rather than failures.
- Sharpens Focus: Keeps your mind on the task at hand, blocking out distractions, nerves, or external pressures, helping you stay “in the zone”.
- Manages Pressure: Reduces anxiety and stress, allowing you to make better decisions during a game.
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Drives Motivation & Effort: Encourages you to have and maintain higher effort levels and continued engagement in the game.
Want to dive deeper, check out this great video: Eli Straw: Overcoming Self-Doubt: 2 techniques to boost confidence before a game.
Dr. Jeff Kemp OAM
Board Director
Gold Coast United FC
Board Director
Gold Coast United FC
