Tag: Growth Mindset

Using football to help forge resilience

Written on 22nd February 2023.

How can football help forge resilience? Every player will experience failure and success. It is how the player uses these experiences, their victories,...

How to cope with losing the game

Written on 30th May 2022.

Just like in life, losing a game can bring a barrage of uncomfortable feelings. How to cope with losing the game is important because it affects your...

How to use enjoyment over achievement for better performance

Written on 3rd May 2021.

Why can solely focussing on achievement be a potential pitfall? Simply because athletes who focus on enjoyment over achievement are more likely to be...

Growth Mindset v Fixed Mindset

Written on 2nd July 2020.

In a fixed mindset students believe their basic abilities, their intelligence, their talents, are just fixed traits. They have a certain amount and...

What are thoughts and how can we use them to our benefit?

Written on 9th April 2020.

Our brains have around 100 billion nerve cells called neurons interconnected by trillions of connections called synapses. Each of those 100 billion...

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What Does Authentic Encouragement Look Like?

Written on 21st February 2020.

At IQ Football we’ve been asked whether parents can over encourage their child. To encourage your child is one of the best ways to raise their confidence,...