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The PAM approach to activating high
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Welcome to Module 3 of the "Activating High-Performance in Soccer Coaching" programme. In this module, we look at another critical aspect of coaching that distinguishes a high-performance coach: the development of mental resilience in your players.

Soccer presents its unique challenges and intense competition. Players face setbacks, adversity, and high-pressure situations regularly. As coaches, it's your responsibility to equip your players with the mental toughness they need to survive and thrive in these conditions.

This module will be your guide on the journey to developing mental resilience within your team, using the PAM approach.

At the end of the course, you will take away with you 

  • Understanding resilience as a capacity that can be developed
  • Ability to apply the PAM 4A Framework to assess, adapt, and continously build resilience in players and team systematically.
  • Ability to interpret the level of resilience in players through the 22 key psychological attributes measured in the PAM Personal Operating System Assessment  
  • Enhanced self-reflection coaching skills
Level 3 Activating High Performance in Soccer Coaching
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Developing Mental Resilience in Players

This course is part of the Level 3 Activating High Performance in Soccer Coaching programme, which consists of 6 modules. Whilst it can be taken as a standalone CPD course for practicing coaches, we recommend completing the entire programme to attain a UK-regulated certificate.

Learning Objectives


In this module, you will 
  • Define and explain the cocept of resilience and its significance in soccer
  • Explore the key components of mental resilience, as outlined in the PAM GRITT (Growth, Readiness, Intention, Tenacity, Trust)
  • Explore how a growth mindset, purpose, curiosity, competitiveness, resource awareness, emotional regulation, and other psychological attributes contribute to mental resilience. 

  • Examine the importance of intention, action planning, imagination, and flexibility in building mental resilience

  • Develop skills to assess the current level of resilience in players and the team

  • Learn practical techniques and strategies for building mental resilience in players and teams

  • Reflect on your own level of resilience in the context of coaching, identifying areas for improvement and adaptation.

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