When completing Step 5 of your YouStrive Mental Training Journal, use the examples specific to your position or create your own Special Moments.
Scroll down to see suggestions for Goalkeepers, Centre-backs, Full-backs, Midfielders, Wingers, Strikers
When my CB has the ball...
I am scanning to see where my teammates are and creating an angle to support
When I play long...
I am keeping my eyes on the ball, driving through the ball, following through keeping my chest facing my target
When I catch the ball...
I am running quickly to the edge of the box and scanning the field for the best option
When I throw the ball...
I am throwing flat and fast into my teammate’s path
When I punt/drop kick the ball...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, making a clean connection
When we are defending a corner...
I am talking to my teammates and organising them
When I set up my wall...
I am loud and clear with my teammates and what I want
When I come for crosses...
I am loud, aggressive and command my area
When the ball is whipped in behind my defenders...
I am brave and aggressive as I attack the ball
When an attacker lines up to shoot from distance...
I am setting my feet
When an attacker is running at me 1v1...
I am quick off my line, staying big …
When I dive...
I am moving my feet quickly and pushing off with power
When I punch...
I am punch with height and distance away from goal
When my team has possession in the attacking half...
I am communicating and organising my team
When the opposition has the ball...
I am communicating with my teammates about where the attackers are
When I end up on the ground after a save or challenge...
I am quickly back to my feet ready for the next action
When the opposition has time on the ball...
I am side on ready to press and challenge OR drop and cover
When my fellow defenders challenge for the ball...
I am dropping and covering
When my team are attacking...
I am organising my teammates to stop a counter attack
When the other team plays the ball wide...
I am opening my body to see the ball and my opponent
When I am challenging for a header...
I am keeping my eyes on the ball, jumping early and attacking the ball aggressively
When am defending an attacker 1v1...
I am staying low, side on and moving my feet quickly, forcing them to play back
When my opponent passes and moves...
I am quickly dropping to cover their run in behind me
When I go up for set pieces...
I am making two movements to lose my defender and attacking the ball aggressively
When the opposition line is high ...
I am looking for moments to play the ball in behind
When the other team shoots at our goal...
I am sprinting back to be first to the rebound
When I have space in front of me...
I am carrying the ball to commit my opponent before playing my teammate
When I see a forward option in between the lines...
I am disguising my pass and playing a firm pass to their feet
When my CB has time on the ball...
I am level and outside my opponent and push my first touch forward
When the opposition has time on the ball facing forward...
I am side on ready to press and challenge OR side on ready to drop and cover
When I can create a 2v1 with my winger...
I am overlapping with pace to get in behind
When I am played in behind...
I am whipping the ball in behind the defence
When I cross the ball...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, balancing leg planted, following through across my body
When I am dribbling 1v1 in the attacking 3rd...
I am using a sharp bit of technique then bursting past the defender with a change of pace
When I play a 1-2...
I am passing and sprinting beyond the defender
When I am crossing the ball...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, balancing leg planted, following through across my body
When I cross from the endline...
I am cutting the ball back to a teammate or chipping the ball to the back post
When I shoot from distance...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, driving through the ball, following through at the target
When bending a shot at the side netting...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, balancing leg planted, following through across my body at the side netting
When I defend an attacker 1v1...
I am staying low, side on, forcing them down the line, moving my feet quickly, ready to sprint
When I block a cross...
I am low, moving my feet quickly, doing everything I can to get in the way
When I have possession in midfield...
I am playing quickly. Receive, pass, move
When receiving the ball in behind the opposition midfield...
I am driving with the ball at pace at the opponent’s backline
When I have the ball in a 2 v 1 situation...
I am driving with the ball at the defender, committing him and playing my teammate in behind
When shooting from distance...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, pointing my toe, following through at my target
When my attacker makes a run in behind...
I am playing the ball in behind the defence into his/her path
When I am outside the box when my teammate crosses...
I am on my toes and first to any clearances
When attacking an incoming cross...
I am making two movements and attacking the ball
When the ball is played into my striker...
I am quickly moving to support
When the ball is played past me to their striker...
I am turning and pressing the striker from the front
When I have time on the ball facing forward...
I am looking for options to play in behind or in between the lines
When 1 on 1 with the goal keeper...
I am taking a quick look at the goal, picking my spot and scoring
When the ball drops in midfield...
I am on my toes and quickest to react
When the defence is high and my teammate has time on the ball facing forward...
I am sprinting across the line and in behind the defence
When my opponent presses me tight...
I am making two movements and sprinting in behind him/her
When played in behind out wide...
I am whipping the ball in behind the defence
When 1 on 1 with the goal keeper...
I am taking a quick look at the goal, picking my spot and scoring
When crossing...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, balancing leg planted, following through across my body
When crossing from the endline...
I am cutting the ball back to a teammate or chipping the ball to the back post
When shooting from distance...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, toe pointed, driving through the ball, following through at the target
When shooting first time...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, making a clean connection and following through at the target
When my teammate crosses the ball...
I am making two movements, and attacking the ball
When heading on goal...
I am attacking the ball, jumping early, heading down through the ball at the target
When bending a shot at the side netting...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, balancing leg planted, following through across my body at the side netting
When dribbling 1v1 in the final third...
I am using a sharp bit of technique then bursting past the defender with pace
When I play a 1-2...
I am sprinting in behind my defender
When my teammate shoots...
I am sprinting after it and scoring the rebound
When shielding the ball under pressure...
I am strong, protecting the ball, finding a team mate and moving into space
When the defence is high and my teammate has time on the ball...
I am arcing my run in behind the defence
When 1 on 1 with the keeper...
I am taking a quick look at the goal, picking my spot and scoring
When attacking a cross...
I am making two movements and attacking the ball
When shooting first time...
I am watching the ball onto my foot and making a clean connection
When receiving the ball in and around the box...
I am taking a sharp first touch into space and striking on goal
When dribbling 1v1 in the attacking third...
I am using a sharp bit of technique then bursting past the defender with pace
When my teammate shoots...
I am sprinting after it and scoring the rebound
When the defence is deep...
I am making two movements and receiving the ball in between the lines
When the ball drops in the box...
I am on my toes and quickest to react
When shooting from distance...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, pointing my toe, driving through the ball, following through at the target
When heading on goal...
I am attacking the ball, jumping early, heading down through the ball at the target
When bending a shot at the side netting...
I am watching the ball onto my foot, balancing leg planted, following through across my body at the side netting