Understanding Performance: What Makes Great Soccer Players

Having worked with great players Bill explains the basis of performance effectiveness in this Topic. Talent is at the core of performance though needs the two supporting mindsets of motivation and toughness for sustained success. These three key building blocks are explained in the text and in the supporting film. This shows Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool and England star, in action and asks players and coaches a series of questions about his performance.

Understanding how great performance is created also allows players and coaches to understand how to create a profile of strengths and weaknesses and also how to begin to identify and deal with performance problems.