Why 'relational connections' are your team's missing link (and how to create them)

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of relational connections in sports teams and how to foster them for better performance.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit themindroom.substack.com You’re preparing to face a brilliant Barcelona side on their home turf. Every minute of the game will be a test of your team’s concentration, communication and ability to perform under pressure. How do you psychologically prepare your players? Morten Bertelsen has an interesting answer to that question. In this week’s edition of the Mind Room podcast, I …

People in this episode

Host: John Nassoori

Guest: Morten Bertelsen

Topics covered

• team dynamics
• psychological preparation
• sports psychology
• communication
• performance under pressure

Keywords

• relational connections
• team performance
• psychological preparation
• soccer
• communication
• pressure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barcelona

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