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Big football clubs in the UK often have their own sports psychologists for the players. But can the players trust that their confidential conversations won’t be shared with management?

Sports psychologists at Britain’s top football clubs are being pressured to reveal confidential information about players in their academies, new research shows.

“Coaches often have almost complete access into practically all aspects of the players’ lives. They know how far and how fast the players can run, their fat percentage and in some cases their sleep habits and their behaviour at home,” says Niels Feddersen, a postdoctoral fellow at NTNU’s Department of Sociology and Political Science.

“This setting creates intense pressure for total transparency, including when it comes to confidential conversations about a player’s mental health. This is creating new challenges for sports psychologists and the players,” says Feddersen.

Young football talents can further develop their skills in club academies. The very best ones either play for the club themselves or are sold to other clubs. The players are often under great pressure, and some need to talk with a sports psychologist. They often want the information to stay between them and the psychologist.

DIG DEEPER at Norwegian SciTech News:
https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2023/01/pressured-coaches-try-to-get-sports-psychologists-to-gossip/
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