assessment week

This is an overview of how a six week psychological skills training programme and how it will be linked to athlete x associated with the sport of football. This programme will be able to show the psychological demands of athlete x. X doesn't play for a semi-pro team at the moment but plays football regularly 2-3 times a week. X prefers to play upfront and tends to swap sides but enjoys playing mostly down the left side.

For football there are demands which you need to meet in order to stay in line and not lose your cool. You need to control your emotions most importantly because the last thing you want to do is lose faith in yourselves as this will end up in a negative propose in which the team crashes and burns to ashes. In football the player needs to be confident when performing a skill and forget about the negative thoughts i.e. losing the ball etc. this will also enable the athlete to become more powerful in ability which will positively motivate him and let him meet his desires and goals. Mental toughness is required in football mainly because it is an intense sport over the course of 90 minutes in which anything can happen as it is unpredictable. Low levels of anxiety would suit
 to the athlete best as if they are participating in a game it could come to a hault if they feel nervous and worried, being cool, calm and collected is key in football. X needs to work on being more confident when performing a skill because sometimes he tends to think about what others will think about him if he isn't able to pull the skill off, this needs changing as X knows if he doesn't care about what others think his anxiety levels will vastly decrease and be able to perform better.

strengths:
There are many strengths to write about athlete x classified as an attacking midfielder by name,  is also versatile and can play as a striker is tipped to be a blend of a centre forward If this potential is utilized well, he surely would be an important team player. His ability and composure on the ball, coupled with technical presence is a joy to behold with the exceptional talent that he possesses at such young age. Training  can surely raise his play notches higher. physically the strengths of X are his shooting because he is able to compose a lot of velocity and power forcing the ball to hit its target with some venom, as well as this he is able to hit a good strike at goal from a dead ball as he is able to produce accuracy, precision and whip so the ball is whipped over the wall and is sailed into the back of the net. another strength for athlete x is he is able to provide a variety of passes including; long, short and pinging. when x is tipped of just behind the striker he prefers to play in the hole and provides good valuable through balls for the strikers to finish, as well as this he is able to ping the ball wide for the wingers to get to and then the wingers can try to put the ball into the box helping the strikers to score. one of the main strengths of athlete x is the fact that he can hold the ball up and try to bring other team members into play.

weaknesses:
Getting accustomed to the physical demands will be a big challenge. Inexperience is the most inescapable and the most noticeable at this level. athlete x lacks ability in defending. Things such as tracking back can cost the team.

opportunities:
To improve on my football skills I will need to attend more sessions regularly in order for me to practice my skills and technique. This will help me a lot because the coach that helps me with my football will be vastly more knowledgeable than me about the sport itself and they can use their experience to teach me how to become a better footballer all round. Also to improve i could also go to a empty training field get 50 balls to hit and practice my target accuracy therefore i could have been given more chances to get my technique right and learn new shots which could have improved my golf game.

Time:
time is the actual process of a sessions. athlete x needs to ensure that his mind is free from other duties so that the athletes main focus is on football. also by doing this the athlete is making sure that he has more time on his hands and will be able to divise a good plan. the time they have with their sessions will give them the best possible time as well as a suitable mindset on the sport. henceforth to adhere this athlete x will convey this improving ability with accuracy and sharpness.