Hi guys,

 

this is my first post on this forum so go easy on me

 

I have a couple of soccer coaching related websites. On one of them I have added this page:

 

http://www.premiumsoccercoaching.com/mentalskills.html

 

If you try to view the page in IE or Firefox, nothing is displayed but you can view the source code. In Chrome you can see the page OK.

 

I have not encountered this problem before and would be grateful for any tips regarding a solution.

 

The source code is:

 

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<h1 style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">Mental

Skills  <small style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">by Bill Blyth</small></h1>

<h3 style="margin-left: 40px; font-weight: normal;"><i>“The

mind is the athlete, the body simply the means it uses to run faster,

hit further, or box better</i>”

- Bryce Courteney.</h3>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">For

a player to achieve their real potential in football it requires more

than natural talent. Many gifted players fail to succeed because they

lack mental strength. At many professional clubs sport-psychologists

are now an important part of the coaching staff.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">

As in the area of fitness training, we have to be realistic about what

we can hope to achieve within the context of our club. Without

realising it however, all junior coaches get involved in a lot more

football psychology than they may be aware of. Even with the limited

time we have available to us, there is much we can do to assist our

young players improve this area of their game.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">Consider

some of the common characteristics of players you may have worked

with...</p>

<ul style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">

<li>Hiding from the ball during

a game because they think all the other players are better</li>

<li>Thinking they are better

than the rest of his team and disrupting team spirit</li>

<li>Constantly criticising every

mistake by other members of the team</li>

<li>Looking for a pass instead

of taking a shot because of fear of failure</li>

<li>Head goes down when the team

are losing</li>

<li>Loss of temper, arguing with

opposition players and the referee</li>

<li>Failure to communicate with

his team-mates during a game</li>

<li>Being disruptive and

uncooperative during training session</li>

<li>Being reluctant to do the

hard work to win the ball back</li>

<li>Sulking if they are not

getting their own way</li>

</ul>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">All

of these issues are symptoms of players who need help to improve one or

more aspects of their mental game and there are a number of things we

can do - apart from just sacking them.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">Just

as fitness is a general word that encompasses a number of different

aspects, and the same player may be strong in one area and weak in

another, so too with mental strength. It is made up of a number of

different qualities and there are probably as many different ways of

defining these as there are books on the subject.</p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">The

following breakdown by British Olympic Association Psychologist, Dr

Chris Harwood is particularly helpful. He identifies six aspects of

mental toughness known as the six C’s.</p>

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<li id="sprytrigger2">Commitment</li>

<li id="sprytrigger3">Concentration</li>

<li id="sprytrigger4">Control</li>

<li id="sprytrigger5">Communication</li>

<li id="sprytrigger6">Confidence</li>

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<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="msp2.pdf">Download

a full description of the 6 C's</a></p>

<p style="margin-left: 40px; font-family: Calibri;">If

we work with our players to assess their psychological strengths and

weaknesses we can identify specific areas that could be improved. By

comparing the descriptions above with our personal knowledge the

individual, and the players self-assessment, we can begin to see a

picture of their profile. <a href="msp1.pdf">The target diagram</a>

can be a useful tool to

record our conclusions and compare progress over a period of time.</p>

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style="font-family: Calibri;">Premium home page</span></a></h4>

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<th scope="col">A

player who is very CONFIDENT</th>

<th scope="col">A

player with little CONFIDENCE</th>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

<ul>

<li>can’t wait

to get on the pitch</li>

<li>drives forward with

and without the ball</li>

<li>demands the ball even

when under pressure</li>

<li>is inventive and

creative</li>

<li>has positive body

language - “spring in his step”</li>

</ul>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>hides from the ball -

is unavailable for a pass</li>

<li>does not call for the

ball</li>

<li>has poor body language

- head goes down</li>

<li>offloads ball quickly

and usually backwards</li>

<li>gives up easily and

blames others</li>

</ul>

</td>

</tr>

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<th scope="col">A

player who COMMUNICATES well</th>

<th scope="col">A

player with poor COMMUNICATION</th>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

<ul>

<li>give clear and helpful

instructions to teammates</li>

<li>praises good play by

teammates</li>

<li>encourages teammates

after a genuine mistake</li>

<li>demands more from

teammates who are not trying</li>

<li>lifts the team when it

goes flat</li>

<li>listens to

instructions from the bench</li>

</ul>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>does not give

instructions to teammates</li>

<li>doesn’t use

his voice to lift the team</li>

<li>doesn’t

bother to praise good play by others</li>

<li>criticises when a good

effort doesn’t work out</li>

<li>ignores good

instructions from team or bench</li>

<li>doesn’t

challenge lack of effort by teammates</li>

</ul>

</td>

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<th scope="col">A

player with good CONTROL</th>

<th scope="col">A

player who loses CONTROL</th>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>gets back into the

game quickly after a foul or tackle</li>

<li>stays positive after

making a mistake</li>

<li>appeals briefly to the

referee with respect</li>

<li>helps teammates stay

positive when under pressure</li>

<li>mostly tackles on his

feet</li>

</ul>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>argues with the ref

and loses focus</li>

<li>gets overly angry and

retaliates when fouled</li>

<li>tackles wildly</li>

<li>blames others for

mistakes that were his own</li>

<li>gives away silly free

kicks</li>

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<th scope="col">A

player who CONCENTRATES well</th>

<th scope="col">A

player who lacks CONCENTRATION</th>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>is usually in the

right position in open play</li>

<li>is very aware of the

positions of teammates</li>

<li>makes good decisions</li>

<li>completes most of his

passes</li>

<li>performs his job well

at set pieces</li>

<li>wins most of his 1v1

battles against opposition</li>

<li>responds quickly to

instructions</li>

</ul>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>gets distracted easily</li>

<li>drifts out of position</li>

<li>fails to pick up

runners</li>

<li>loses his man at

corners etc</li>

<li>dwells on his own

mistakes</li>

<li>argues with the ref

and opposition players</li>

<li>always seems to be one

step behind play</li>

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<th scope="col">A

player with excellent COMMITMENT</th>

<th scope="col">A

player with poor COMMITMENT</th>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>never misses training

and turns up on time</li>

<li>follows a personal

exercise routine</li>

<li>eats properly and gets

enough rest</li>

<li>performs warm-ups

properly</li>

<li>makes lots of runs off

the ball</li>

<li>closes down opposition

and makes solid tackles</li>

<li>tracks back when needed</li>

<li>gets after ball when

teammate makes a bad pass</li>

<li>digs deep and keeps

working when exhausted</li>

</ul>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>is unreliable</li>

<li>does little or no

fitness work outside sessions</li>

<li>is casual about

warm-ups and risks injury</li>

<li>takes too long to get

up the field</li>

<li>fails to get back to

cover when needed</li>

<li>pulls out of

challenging for the ball</li>

<li>exaggerates injuries</li>

<li>makes excuses and

blames others</li>

<li>reduces his effort

when the team go behind</li>

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</td>

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<th scope="col">A

player who helps COHESION</th>

<th scope="col">A

player who harms COHESION</th>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>commends teammates

when they do well</li>

<li>encourages the team

when things are going badly</li>

<li>plays in positions he

doesn’t like if necessary</li>

<li>keeps ready and

interested when on the bench</li>

<li>helps willingly to

clean, carry equipment and set up</li>

</ul>

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<td>

<ul>

<li>is sarcastic to others

and shows off</li>

<li>blames everybody else

for poor performances</li>

<li>sulks if not getting

his own way</li>

<li>protests about being

substituted</li>

<li>tries to avoid doing

the boring jobs</li>

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Thanks for any help you can offer

close the script tag on line 6 of the source code and see if that helps

 

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