When your down

[Ahmed]

My soccer has been sucking so badly this year, I am like playing the worst this year,I really feel dis-hartened and down,all the players criticize me and I dont have anything to do ='( . I feel like quiting soccer now.. What should I do,though i dont know but now i panic so much in the game, how should I develop that feeling that I am  good and I can play good =[ ?

[Adi]

You got an interesting situation on your hands. Confidence won't come back all of a sudden, you'll have to build on it.

Read these two articles: http://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/sports/confidence.html http://www.playerdevelopment.usta.com/content/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=114422&itype=7418

[Sule]

u cant really read or watch or learn confidence

you have to teach yourself that you have the belief in your own ability<--- Fifa 08 commentator

if u cant show/tell yourself that then it'll only become harder and harder to play

[Sebastian]

Take a break if you feel that you could need it or practise like a hell! If someone critize my style to play or call me as noob, I just dont care :D If player X says that I suck, whines all the time and so on, next time when we have game in our practises I kick his ankles off.

You gotta just believe that you are good and dont care what people says. Constructive criticism is okay, but if someone cries and whines that im noob, I see only red.  :cursing:

[moby]

first take out any player that critizies you. then just play the way you are and don't be afraid to lose the ball. i was just like you. just think to your self its a game and then you will get your confidence up. then take it seriously

[Lozza]

try playing 4 a worse team then you will be better =]

[efgeesus]

You're in a spot pretty much everyone has been in regardless of ability.

Just play through, and try to focus on your strengths (or weaknesses if they are whats letting your game down).
Confidence is mental, not physical. so practice can only get you so far.

Practice the mind not the feet?! You gotta learn to block out criticism, and if your team mates are talking shit, tell them it's not helping, only constructive criticism can help you improve your game.

[Buckwheat156]

i had big problems with this too. you need to block out the bad and it helps to juggle a lot that gets up confidence do stuff on your own and do the simple things. everyday is a new day. be smart and work hard. if you win back a ball you lost all is forgiven. dont quit!!!!!

[AznMagic]

learn about NLP, neuro linguistics programming

[Acquaviva]

if you quit soccer then your a pussy and deserve no respect from anyone in the football world....
if you quit then that means that you dont like football and your not willing to train AND TRAIN untill your skills come back better than ever, if other people talk crap to you, just tell them the penn & teller line "SHUT THE FUCK UP"
this is a tutorial on how to do it:

[efgeesus]

lmao at that video. favourited.

and word @ buckwheat. real talk.