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Football is a very stressing game because it involves the emotions of the audience. For players it is very necessary to cope up with the stress as it can affect their performance. An athlete can project stress in both ways positive and negative. Positive stress is when one is anticipated to open the match and negative stress is when they make mistake which lead them towards failure. Reducing stress is essential thus different ways to reduce stress will be discussed in this article.

Deep Breathing:

One of the basic techniques which help to reduce stress is deep breathing. It is a form of relaxation which tends to reduce stress of body muscle. It enables one to regulate normal breathing and helps to improve concentration.

Thought Stopping:

During stress, irrational thoughts tend to create problem for players. They have multiple thoughts and unable to stop them. Here, thought stopping technique helps them to stop irrational thoughts. In this player are encourage to practice that whenever they start having problematic thoughts, they have either make a sign to stop or they can mentally make a not to stop. By doing this they will be able to reduce the stressing thoughts.

Realistic Schedule:

One of the main sources of stress is the unplanned schedules. Being an individual one have to fulfill multiple responsibilities and when you are player it becomes very essential that you must plan your schedules realistically. Divide your daily activities in a way that you can give proper time to not only your professional life but to your personal life as well.  For this, one must list out all the activities or tasks which one wants to do in a day and then you can divide your portion of time accordingly. This will not only help you to be punctual but also help to reduce daily life stress.

Have a personal time:

When you become a professional player, you become a public property. People wants to know everything about you or whatever that is happening in your life. But this also tends to reduce the likelihood of having a personal life. This might lead to stress or enhance tension within a player therefore it is recommended that one plan some family time on daily basis. In easy words, it will help one to be sane and empower them to enjoy life just like a normal person.

Goal Setting:

Goal setting is a worthy technique in reducing stress. It is helpful for a player to set realistic goals. Realistic goals are the one which are structured and deal with current tasks of one’s life. When these goals are achieved, it is also likely to increase the confidence of the players. While one is setting future goals, they should set such goals that will suit them and team coach as well. It is also encouraged that one should make such goals which are measureable. Athletes are also recommended to evaluate their goals time to time so that they can keep their attention on the game.