Mindset and the performance of soccer players
"The Effort Effect" (Krakovsky, 2007) describes potential applications of Dweck's work, including the impact mindset has on soccer players. Tony Faulkner of the Blackburn Rovers, one of the UK's Premier League soccer teams, came to Dweck to determine how mindset contributes to problems with performance of soccer players.
ON SOME LEVEL, FAULKNER KNEW THE SOURCE OF THE TROUBLE: BRITISH SOCCER CULTURE HELD THAT STAR PLAYERS ARE BORN, NOT MADE. IF YOU BUY INTO THAT VIEW, AND ARE TOLD YOU'VE GOT IMMENSE TALENT, WHAT’S THE POINT OF PRACTICE? IF ANYTHING, TRAINING HARD WOULD TELL YOU AND OTHERS THAT YOU’RE MERELY GOOD, NOT GREAT. FAULKNER HAD IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM; BUT TO FIX IT, HE NEEDED DWECK’S HELP... (READ MORE)