Get Your Head in the Game
"A heartfelt, poignant and thoughtful work on a topic that truly matters." - Daniel Gray, author of Saturday, 3pm
"A must-read for fans of the beautiful game" - Nancy Frostick, The Athletic
"Brilliant and important" - Doug Johnstone, author of The Jump
"Emotionally intelligent, devastatingly real and carefully constructed Get Your Head in The Game is an absolute must read." - Hannah Albery, host of the Mind Matters podcast
Football is more than just a sport. The pitch reveals emotion in the extreme: from the glory of goals, the rollercoaster of club loyalty, through to the immense pressure of expectation, fear of injury, and crushing defeat. Les mer
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Dominic Stevenson, a writer, player, coach and lifelong football obsessive, interviews a diverse cross-section of characters in the football world to try to understand this lost connection between the sport and the mind.
This book contains contributions from internationally renowned players such as Sam Hutchinson, Chris Kirkland, Ella Masar, John Harkes and Iffy Onoura. From voices at top clubs around the globe including Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and DC United, to the stories of smaller clubs and unsung heroes behind the scenes, Dominic reveals personal battles both on and off the pitch, touching on anxiety, depression, discrimination, trauma, identity and recovery.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Watkins Publishing
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781786784353
- Utgave
- 0. utg.
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
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"A heartfelt, poignant and thoughtful work on a topic that truly matters." - Daniel Gray, author of Saturday, 3pm
"A must-read for fans of the beautiful game" - Nancy Frostick, The Athletic
"Brilliant and important" - Doug Johnstone, author of The Jump
"Emotionally intelligent, devastatingly real and carefully constructed Get Your Head in The Game is an absolute must read." - Hannah Albery, host of the Mind Matters podcast