Welcome to bill beswick sportsmind

Hello,

Let me begin by giving a warm welcome to sports coaches, players and fans from all over the world. We all share a love of sport and the desire to understand and improve performance at whatever level we coach or play in.

This website and the products it offers will focus mainly on the psychology of soccer. So I expect that the vast majority of users will be involved in soccer.

However much of the psychology of sport is common across all sports and I feel there is much of value for everybody, just cross out soccer and insert your own sport!

Also don't be put off by the word 'psychology'. This is not a website for academics but one which draws upon good theory to produce practical ideas, suggestions, and solutions for coaches and players at any level. I much prefer to be called a 'stretch', stretching a performance one or two percent by getting attitudes right, than a 'shrink', looking for the deeper causes of problems.

Is psychology important in sport? Of course it is and more and more coaches are learning to go beyond physical, technical or tactical causes of performance breakdown and check their players mental and emotional capacity to meet the performance needs.

I have just completed ten years working as an applied sports psychologist in Premier League soccer and I have witnessed first hand, and have many case studies to share, the winning affects of a powerful and positive mental attitude. I have also been with coaches, players and teams in those awful slumps when nothing goes right and negative and losing attitudes dominate.

This website and the products on offer are all designed to promote positive winning attitudes and reflect my learning as a result of my personal journey through education, sport, and life.

• Will it help you win? ? Yes
• Will it help you become a better player/coach? ? Yes
• Will it help you become a better person ? I hope so

Thanks for visiting,

Enjoy