The sport psychologist in young football

In our country the Italian Football Federation is the only sport federation that makes mandatory the presence of a sport psychologist for clubs wishing to reach the title of qualified football school. Sport psychologist in football school speaks in support of different professional roles. He deals  with psychological problems with methods and specific tools. The final objective pursued by the sport psychologist is to create a common language among all,  that will help all to go in the same direction, building an environment which offers the best sport experiences. The sport psychologist works with the athletes to encourage them as individual, encouraging cohesion, working on motivation. She works with the technical staff to improve their collaboration, to promote effective communication, child development, group dynamics, relationship management. He speaks with the parents  about the relevance of  supporting educational values and the fun.

The great relevance of social and sports impact of youth football in Italy and the space for the sport psychologist is made even more clear by its numbers

  • Clubs of youth and: 2.916
  • Young players: 619. 510
  • Coaches enabled FIGC: 61.114

(Source: FIGC- data on 30 June 2010)

(by Daniela Sepio)

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