Supporting athletes' psychological needs at competition

CALL TO ACTION: Follow, rate, and share the show! In this episode I offer strategies for supporting players’ three basic psychological needs during each part of a matchday, from when they first arrive to pregame preparations to half time talks to side line behaviour in itself. Opportunities for heightened autonomy, competence, and relatedness are everywhere during competitions, as are restrictions if we’re not thinking proactively as coaches. So tune in to find out more. If you like this episode, I recommend these other episodes too:Managing athletes’ ego involvement in youth sport coachingAncelotti's half-time team talk coach, Eamon DevlinKevin Nicol - Providing structure within tactics Learn more about your host and access services and added resources:https://markjcarrollcoaching.wordpress.com/consultancy/