sports psychology

Jonas Worth brings his sports psychology background to SFU’s men’s soccer team

By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer  Whether you’re an NCAA athlete, olympian, or a beginner at a sport, mentality can influence your performance. Through the collegiate and professional levels of soccer, Jonas Worth, SFU men’s soccer goalkeeping coach, discovered how much mentality contributed to his gameplay. “People will anecdotally say it’s 90% [mentality]. I’d say it’s sometimes closer to 99%  — the brain controls everything.” Worth, who has a master’s degree in sports psychology, emphasizes the importance of letting go of mistakes to his athletes — a lesson he struggled with as a player. “You have to live in the moment.…

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