These DVDs are a great interactive tool for coach development in both professional and recreational sports – especially team sports and particularly soccer – at whatever age, ability or competitive level you operate.

MasterCoach DVD 1 - An Introduction to Psychology and Performance

This DVD helps players and coaches of all sports understand the impact of psychology on performance.  Presenting to a live audience of coaches, Bill discusses and illustrates:                                                                                    

• psychology in action
• the complete player
• player profiling (including a film clip of Bill working with Phil Neville of England & Everton)
• shaping player attitudes - building a winning mentality
• coaching strategies to build mental toughness - turning negatives into positives.

In typical style, Bill emphasises key principles and supports his points with anecdotes, case studies and fascinating film clips.  Over an hour long overall, you can go to each ‘chapter’ from the Title Menu screen and this makes the DVD great in sections as stimulus material for discussions with groups of coaches, players, students or parents of young players to give better understanding of how psychology can influence and improve performance.

MasterCoach DVD 2 - The Complete Goalkeeper

This DVD features two experts; (former) England Soccer Team Psychologist Bill Beswick and Newcastle (formerly Middlesbrough), English Premier League, goalkeeping coach Paul Barron.  Together, they examine goalkeeping talent from  five inter-related perspectives:

• physical qualities
• technical skills
•  tactical intelligence
•  mental & emotional strengths
•  lifestyle discipline, (highlighted in an interview with Mark Schwartzer – Fulham (formerly Middlesbrough) & Australia’s No. 1 Goalkeeper).

Elements of the complete goalkeeper are identified in key points using film clips from recent English Premier League games while a special feature in the technical skills section is a condensed 20 minute training session with Paul Barron and the Middlesbrough goalkeepers.

This DVD is a must for goalkeepers, goalkeeping coaches and coaches who want to help the ‘keepers in their teams.

Bill says:

“I wanted to create high quality, value for money DVDs that would stimulate both coaches and players.  The MasterCoach DVDs aim to fill a gap between my book  Focused for Soccer – and the more comprehensive coach development resource – The MasterClass Series.   

The MasterCoach DVDs have been really well received in preview and I’m delighted that Sportsmind now has key partnerships with two leading distributors of soccer coaching materials in WORLD CLASS COACHING and Forsport."

So how can I get the MasterCoach DVDs?

You can buy MasterCoach DVDs (US $34.95 each, excluding shipping & handling costs) from WORLD CLASS COACHING – just go to the website www.worldclasscoaching.com or call the US toll free order number 888-342-6224 and look for “Bill Beswick” under the DVD listing. 

You can also get MasterCoach DVDs from Forsport in the UK – via the website www.forsport.co.uk  or by ringing the UK number 0208 658 2007.   On the website click on the “DVD/Video”  heading, then scroll down the “categories” listing on the left hand side and click on “psychology”.  MasterCoach DVD’s cost £24.95 (including VAT, excluding delivery costs).

Just released Volume Three - Winning Team Psychology

What is the Bill Beswick Soccer Masterclass Series?

As a follow up to his very successful book 'Focused for Soccer' Bill Beswick is now producing a 'Masterclass Series'. This is a comprehensive soccer coaching development tool aimed at helping coaches create and lead winning teams and giving players insights into how top players become mentally tough. With knowledge won in the fiercely competitive English Premier League and international football this isn't theory or second-hand data but practical applied experience.

The Masterclass Series consists of three Volumes each based on a specific theme that highlights an important aspect of coaching or playing soccer.  Each Volume contains a number of workbooks on inter-linked topics plus a companion DVD featuring Bill, coaches, players and action from the English Premier League.

The three Volumes, available now, are:

Volume 1 - The Modern Coach (The Psychology of Coaching)

Volume 2 - Psychology of the Player

Volume 3 - Winning Team Psychology

Download a sample from Workbook One here-Now!

Order Your Copy of Bill's Masterclass Here

This Series seeks to 'coach the coaches' by embracing issues and philosophies that a coach needs after he or she has gained the important groundwork of the coaching qualifications on offer.

The topics are based on sound theory but very practical in application drawing on Bill's experience with England U18, U21 and Senior Mens teams and Derby County, Manchester United and Middlesbrough Football Clubs in the English Premier League.

What's In The Volume 1 Workbooks?

Volume 1 focuses on the role and development of The Modern Coach, it's all about the psychology of coaching, setting the coaching agenda for the future and stretching a coach's imagination about what is possible in the new era of sports science and technology.

The role of the Coach, (possibly working alone), and the Head Coach, (definitely working with a support staff), are examined carefully in Workbook 1 and 2 respectively. For coaches who want to aim high and be the best they can be the concept of 'Class Act' Coaching is covered in Workbook 3. These first three workbooks are based on the foundations of developing a coaching personality/style, understanding the strategies that underpin performance excellence, getting preparation, planning and game management right and building positive relationships with players that get the best from them.

Good coaches operate from the basis of good philosophy, they decide on the best journey to excellence before they embark on it. Workbook 4 teaches coaches how to build such a philosophy and draws from the work of many great coaches.

The fifth and final Workbook in Volume 1 recognises that player behaviour, positive or negative, is directly influenced by their coaching environment. Coaches must work to create conditions that motivate players to perform well everyday and every game.

Download a sample from Workbook One here-Now!

Order Your Copy of Bill's Masterclass Here

And the DVD..?

The Volume 1 DVD is truly a Masterclass in itself as coaches are invited into Middlesbrough Football Club to watch a Premier League Coach, Steve Round, work with Premier League players - with observations and comments from Bill.

Volume 2 : Psychology of the Player

In Volume 2 Bill focuses on helping coaches understand the psychology of the player.

All coaches understand that performance follows attitude and so winning must involve creating positive and winning attitudes. So in this set of valuable workbooks Bill explores how you can work with players to improve their mental approach and to give them mental toughness. Great skills are nothing without true application!

Once again the Volume gives you exercises to be enacted with your players. This is not a static book to be read in a couple of days: it is a road map to the understanding of player psychology with insightful ways to ensure your players win the psychological battles that lie ahead.

Workbook 1 : The Complete Player - emphasises the key elements that underpin player performance with especial attention to mental and emotional factors.

Confidence is such a key influence on playing success that it is highlighted in Workbook 2. If coaches follow the process of building mental strengths in their players the end-point will be the competitive toughness to play at any level and in any conditions.

Download a sample from Workbook One here-Now!

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In Workbook 3 coaches are helped both to understand the concept of competitive toughness and the ways in which it can be developed.

Workbook 4 recognises that coaches who wish to help their players mentally And emotionally need to become 'psychologist' for the team and this Workbook offers a range of advice and coaching strategies.

Finally, Workbook 5 reviews the psychology of the talented player and suggests ways coaches can maximise on such potential.

Many of the key points are illustrated in the accompanying DVD which features Bill with England coach Steve Round and Phil Neville (Everton and England) reviewing game action and discussing key aspects of the psychology of the player.

Download a sample from Workbook One here-Now!

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Volume 3 : Winning Team Psychology

In Volume 3 Bill concentrates on the psychology of the winning team. Using his background working in the Premier League and most recently with the England Senior Team, Bill introduces coaches to the concept of a team winning state of mind.

Whilst accepting the fact that the physical, technical and tactical capacity of the team will largely determine performance potential, Bill urges coaches to maximise on that potential by getting the team's motivation and mindset right. Performance follows attitude - this Volume examines all the ways coaches can build and then maintain mentally tough attitudes.

Workbook 1: Motivating Your Team - stresses both the importance of team motivation and also the increasing difficulty faced in motivating the modern young player. The role of the coach as a key motivator is highlighted and there are examples shown of how coaches can both motivate and de-motivate.

Workbook 2 : Building Team Cohesion - emphasises the performance power that can be achieved when a group of players come together to feel and play like a cohesive team. Steps are outlined which take the coach and the team to task cohesion, playing together efficiently and effectively, and also to social cohesion, the spirit of togetherness.

Workbook 3 : Shaping Your Team's Mental State - helps coaches understand how a team reaches a collective state of mind, positive or negative. Four key team mental states are identified. Coaches are shown how to re-organise where their team is mentally and how to adjust this to their advantage. A full match case study is included.

Workbook 4 : Building Team Emotional Intelligence - highlights the importance and influence of the team's emotional state. Coaches are urged to build the emotional intelligence of their team so that the passion to play is matched by control and effectiveness.

Workbook 5 : Winning Team Psychology In The Big Game - the greatest challenge for the coach and their team is winning the big game. This workbook puts theory into practice and demonstrates how coaches can manage big game mentality, often the crucial factor in these matches.

As always there are a number of exercises for coaches to complete, alone or with their team.

The accompanying DVD is a real treat for coaches! It has a very practical focus, with plenty of action on the practise field, showing the work of Manchester City Youth Academy and Coach Alex Gibson building a winning team psychology with the U-18 team.

So What Are The Benefits of Investing in The Masterclass Series For You as a Coach?

* Good coaches are lifelong students of the game, and the best coaches are the most eager learners
* You owe it to your players to be the best you can be
* There is nowhere else you can get such a good understanding of elite soccer performance
* The exercises are stimulating and help coaches to improve themselves, coaching staff and players
* The case studies and stories are great material to share with players
* The DVDs are fantastic - over 50 minutes each of insight into Premier League team and academy coaching that has value shown to coaches, players or parents
* Players need to know more about psychology and how to get the best out of themselves
* This is not a 'one-off' read, it's a reference manual of best practice to keep on your desk for every day
* If you have read and enjoyed Bill's book or heard him speak you will know he keeps 'ahead of the game' and you will relish the chance to hear more
* Winning in a highly competitive environment can mean being just that tiny percentage better than your opponents, the Masterclass Series could give you that edge!

How Can I Buy MasterClass?

Each Volume, comprising five original and insightful workbooks each, complete with exercises and tasks to stimulate coach involvement and development and case studies to demonstrate key points, plus the DVD, is available for US$175, including the cost of postage for the DVD. Each workbook is presented as a pdf. downloaded document and is sent electronically on receipt of the purchase price, while the DVD is mailed separately to your address.

Alternatively a special printed version of the five workbooks and DVD is available for US$275 (including the cost of mailing), presented in a ring binder which some people prefer for the library shelf.

Download a sample from Workbook One here-Now!

Order Your Copy of Bill's Masterclass Here

Successful soccer players know their game, have the skills to master the techniques and tactics, and are physically able to meet the demands of their sport. The fourth and vital factor in soccer success though is mental toughness. Being a champion demands concentration, discipline, motivation, and a positive attitude.

Now you can learn to meet and overcome the mental challenges of intense competition. Focused for Soccer delivers in-depth, easy-to-follow guidelines for maximizing individual performance on the soccer field.

This book will help you sharpen your mental skills and unleash your full potential. Better than any general sport psychology text, Focused for Soccer is filled with practical tips and step-by-step techniques specifically developed for the game. Part of Human Kinetics, popular Focused for Sports series, this book makes the case that physical skills and conditioning must be combined with psychological skills to be a champion.

Bill Beswick, European coach and sport psychologist, is the world's leading authority on the mental aspects of soccer performance. His insights and anecdotes enrich the expert instruction throughout the book. Bill explains how he has applied the training techniques successfully in his many years as a coach and consultant.

Beswick begins by helping you create an honest player assessment and a plan of action. He then guides you through every key factor of the mental game that will improve performance, including positive outlook, intensity of actions, imagination, winning attitudes, healthy competitiveness, and true teamwork. In many sections, the author shows techniques used by professional athletes and sport psychologists to boost performance to a higher level.

Encouraging athletes to play "first with the head, then with the heart," Focused for Soccer is a players' and coaches' guide to all of the psychological tools necessary to become a soccer champion. It is an invaluable tool for improving the foundation of your game and an outstanding guidebook for any physical athletic training program.

Reviews:
Steve McLaren:

"This book is not just a worthwhile read, it's also a necessary reference I can consult as my team experiences the highs and lows of competitive football."

Pob:

"This was just the book I was looking for to get a basic introduction to Sports/Team Psychology.

Although I have played amatuer football since I was knee high I was able to translate this book into my Skater Hockey coaching role. My players are benefiting enormously, two are now Great Britain regulars!

I am hungry for more and would like to attend the Sport Mind workshops but I am not sure if any are going to materialise this year (2003).

Finally, I feel Bill (the author) could really use Sports Psychology and implement it into the business world. The messages could easily be adapted from sport into the workplace and people could really start to relate to team psychology.

This book is perfect for a basic introduction, don't dither buy it now!"

Mike UK:

"Bill Beswick has written one of the best books on sports psychology. I have also given it to many people in business, who found it immensely helpful and practical when building teams. Highly recommended, a great read."