Using the Mind in Sports
Dr. Charles Garfield, former NASA researcher and current president of The Performance-Science Institute in Berkeley, California, talks about a startling experiment conducted by Soviet sports scientists.

The study examined the effect of mental training, including visualization, on four groups of world-class athletes just prior to the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. The four groups of elite athletes were divided as follows:

Group 1: did 100% physical training.
Group 2: did 75% physical training, 25% mental training.
Group 3: did 50% physical training, 50% mental training.
Group 4: did 25% physical training, 75% mental training.
What the researchers found was that group 4 - the group with the most mental training - had shown significantly greater improvement than group 3.

Likewise, group 3 showed more improvement than group 2, and group 2 showed more improvement than group 1.

The results were astonishing. Who would expect that athletes training mentally would be able to advance further than their counterparts who were training physically?

Garfield said, "During mental rehearsal, athletes create mental images of the exact movements they want to emulate in their sport. Use of this skill substantially increases the effectiveness of goal-setting, which up until then had been little more than a dull listing procedure."

Coerver Southeast USA
Paul Gibbons:
USSF "B" License
English F.A. Coaching Badge
Regional Director of Coerver Coaching Southeast USA
Former youth coach at West Bromwich Albion

BIOGRAPHY: West Bromwich Albion F.C. in England was Paul’s club. He coached at the school of excellence, as well as Walsall F.C. and has been a student of Coerver Coaching since 1985. Paul has been coaching in the U.S.A. since 1990. Holder of English F.A. Badge and U.S.S.F’s “B” License. He was recently a clinician for Coerver Coaching at the National Coaches Convention Indianapolis and also at West Bromwich Albion F.C. Paul coached the Tennessee State Champions in Gallatin and was a Tennessee and Georgia O.D.P. coach. Paul was a guest of Anderlecht A.F.C. (Belgium champions) January 2002 and recently at Arsenal and Bristol Ladies Academy.

Fraser Foster:
Having started his coaching career at the age of 18 whilst then a player at Rotherham United FC, Fraser Foster went on to become one of the youngest coaches to obtain the FA Advanced Coaching License at just 19 years of age.

During his 6 years as Community Officer at Rotherham United FC after finishing playing, Fraser became an FA Coach Educator helping coaches to develop within the game from all levels. A further two years were spent at Rotherham United FC in the role of Youth Development Officer, overseeing the Centre of Excellence and in addition working with both the reserve and first team on a daily basis.

Fraser then moved to work as Community Officer at Barnsley FC alongside working with their Academy teams. Fraser worked for 3 years developing the grass roots program at Barnsley FC before becoming a PFA Regional Director, overseeing 21 Professional Clubs Community Schemes across the Midlands in the UK.

It was here that Fraser was recognized by West Bromwich Albion FC, where he was recruited as Community Director. Over the past three years Fraser has developed and now heads up a department that employs 27 full time staff and
35 part time staff including, coaches, development officers and teachers.
West Bromwich Albion FC this year have secured promotion to the FA Premier League following finishing as Champions of the English Championship.

Director of Soccer in the Community with Coerver Southeast USA 2008

Select Soccer

Tim Miller:
NSCAA National License
NSCAA GK 1 and 2 Licenses
Frans Hoek Total Soccer Level 4 and 5 (Netherlands)
Competitive Coaching Experience: 8 years
EPIC United (NCSL, DC Area), Boca United FC (Boca Raton, FL),    United Soccer Academy International Tours Staff Coach (UK, Holland, France)
High School Coaching Experience: 9 years
Hallandale Beach High, Palm Beach Central High

Soccer Tutors

Kyle Gero:
NSCAA: Advanced Regional Diploma and Goalkeeper I Diploma
High School Coaching Experience: Four years
Middle School Experience: Nine years
Travel Soccer: Five years
 

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