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People assume top footballers must be happy because of their w........ ( think of money/estate) and success
wealth
Sports psychologists help top team players to p........(get ready) mentally for important matches
prepare
Sports psychologists help top team players to p........(get ready) mentally for important matches
prepare
People often forget players are under e.......( great) pressure
extreme
Players are expected to .......... at their highest level evey match, every tournament
perform
A big problem, for young players especially, is that they ......... perfection from themselves
expect
A big part of a psychologist´s job is to help players .............(deal) with their occasional poor or lacklustre performance
cope
Players find being able to ...............their frustration can make a big difference to their behaviour on the pitch and enjoyment of the game.
manage
Together with their sport psychologist, players work on not .........criticsm personally
taking
Players are given a range of mental tools and techniques to develop mental .......(the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties)
resilience
Footballers are taught to get rid of overly negative feelings through symbolicactions such as wiping their jerseys.to erase anything that might .......... them from the game.
distract
Many of the tactics used are grounded on ................ science ( advanced/state-of-the-art)
cutting -edge
Owing to improvements in neuroscience, we now know which area of the brain is responsible for ............-............., which is vital to improve your performance (the act or process of deciding something)
decision-making
Body language can be manipulated to project a positive f-------- of mind
frame
If you have your head down and shoulders s________, your brain chemistry changes for the worse
slumped
Managers should pay close attention to players´ body language when they decide to make _______________ ( replacing/ replacements)
substitutions
