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NFF SEMINAR OSLO

100910 kl. 14.30-15.00

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• Martin Thomsen Langagergaard• Master Degree; Sport & Psychology• Performanceoriented psychology• CV

– Rosenborg BK (Sportspsych. Counseling / Mental Coach)

– AaB (Aalborg BK)– “Team Danmark”– “Jægerkorpset”(Special Forces) – Delta (Antiterrorist Unit)– Blue Hors– National teams (Golf, T&F)– …

Presentation

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Agenda

• Briefly introduction to working philosophy

• Case concerning intervention, player development in RBK

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Working philosophy

• Psychological competencies has to be an integrated part of the (football) culture on 3 levels (Stambulova):1. Operational level

2. Situational level

3. Career level• LPP approach (Lave & Wenger); Intervention in cultures of

experts• From micro to macro level => focusing on the player, the

players relations and the players environments!• Focus on practical and meaningful intervention – it has to

work and make sense when I’m not there! • Use of cognitive-behavioural techniques alongside a

broader existential focus

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Case• Intervention

– Individual sessions, dialogue, reflection– “2-player-sessions”, dialogue with coach– Observation

• Coordination with coaches– The players developing plan– Level of specific skills before, during and after

training and match– Focus during drills– Preparing for match

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Low bottom level

Top level

Future top level

High bottom level

Timeline

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Training with qualityName: Date/Time _____ Duration: _________Goal (s): _________________________________________________

Training intensity (…how tough was the training for me?):0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Mark with an O on a scale from 1-10 your experience on the training session. 0 is lowest/worst, 10 is highest/best.

Selfconfidence (…do I believe in my self and my abilities?)0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Communication (…how was my communication?)0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Focus (…how was my focus?)0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Two positive things that I will bring with me from the training session? 1)__________________________________________________________2)__________________________________________________________

Two things I want to improve in the next training session?1)__________________________________________________________2)__________________________________________________________

After training

Before training

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Thank you for listening!

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