Pressure

Auteur

Geir Jordet, PhD, professor in psychology and football at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, is described by The Times as "The World leading expert on the psychology of penalties". Since 2004, he has studied penalty kicks and published extensively on it in scientific journals. This work includes analyses of every single penalty shootout in the World Cup, European Championships, and the Champions League from 1976 to today. He has interviewed many of the top players about their thoughts, emotions, and experiences with penalties. In addition, he has tested his predictions in practice while consulting with more than 20 elite teams, including the national teams of England, Germany, Netherlands, USA, and Norway

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Why is it that a top footballer can so easily crumble when called upon to take a penalty? Jordet's gripping examination of the ultimate sporting stress test offers a forensic analysis of how the mind operates under pressure.