ABSTRACT

This chapter outlines the author's experience in securing an opportunity to provide sport psychology (SP) services to an elite soccer academy. It explores the approach to prepare for the opportunity to the design and delivery of an intervention that combined face-to-face workshops with the use of technology, and ends with a reflection on the work done. The chapter discusses how the levels were presented during the team workshops and how the monitoring chart was utilized. It reveals two theoretical underpinnings were the core for the present intervention: a cognitive-behavioral approach; and a holistic/ecologically based approach. The cognitive-behavioral approach is utilized by many SPCs throughout the world. A major element in changing or improving Psychological Characteristics of Developing Excellence (PCDEs) is a person's ability to be self-aware and self-regulate. The MentalApp application provides SP education through short videos and audio clips that are divided into five levels: motivated, calm, confident, focused, and carefree.