Athletes have identified six steps that enable players to cope with public pressure during matches, noting that these steps are in good psychological and physical preparation before the match by the psychologist and fitness coach, as well as exploiting the experience factor and getting used to facing the audience in all cases, and implementing the coach’s instructions and plans And not being preoccupied with what is happening in the stands and that the focus is on the field only, and to provide the player with all his giving, and to face the provocations that may come from the audience with a smile and calm nerves, and enjoy playing and enjoying others, whether they are from the fans of his team or from the team competitor.

They told «Emirates Today»: «It is very important that football players should enjoy playing first before they enjoy others, especially the fans, so the integration of the roles of the technical and administrative bodies makes the player enter the stadium and in his mind that he came to a specific goal and he played Football and leading his team to victory by integrating the roles of players on the field without paying attention to any other things that may happen, whether from the public or others.

Shabab Al-Ahly occupies first place in the Arab Gulf League ranking table with 29 points until round 12, while Sharjah fell to second place with 24, after he was the leader in the competition since the beginning of the season.

For his part, former coach of Al Wasl team Hassan Mohamed Polo confirmed that the first thing the player must do before the game to avoid any kind of public pressure is to give everything that he has when he enters the field and focuses on playing the ball only, and performs his duties and tasks as required until he misses The opportunity for any attempt by the audience to get him out of the atmosphere of the match, and therefore this step gives him more confidence in himself, stressing that the high concentration, harmony of the player and understanding with his fellow players make him play enthusiastically and provides all his means, indicating that the player who enters the match is tense and afraid of The audience will not perform as required.

Hassan Polo added: “If the player comes to the match while he is not psychologically prepared, it is difficult for him to get out of the public's pressure, and he does not know how to deal with him in a way that makes what is going on around him does not affect him or his bid on the field, so the player must commit to implementing The directions of his coach.

In turn, the coach of Al-Radif team at Sharjah Club Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr stressed the importance of the player getting used to playing in light of the presence of the audience, and how to deal with any pressure that might be issued by this audience in the stands, considering that the presence of the audience in the stands during the games is supposed to be a positive factor for the player to enjoy playing The fans ’enjoyment is not a negative factor that affects its focus and performance on the field, stressing that the player’s participation in a match without an audience for 90 minutes makes him as if he plays an internal division in the team, pointing out that, except for the teams that compete in the title and lead, the majority of the matches in the UAE league The attendance percentage is low.

Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr said: "For me, as a coach before any match, I direct the players not to engage the crowd in the stands and focus on playing."

Al-Nimr added: “Some players unfortunately respond to the provocations that may occur from the audience and lose their nerves and focus, and therefore they cannot provide what is required of them on the field and pay the price for that. Therefore, the player must always focus on his performance on the field and work to implement the play plan The duties and tasks assigned to him by the coach, and that his focus is always on the field only and not outside with the fans so that he is not affected by things that may be issued by the audience in the stands, and there are players who meet the provocations of the audience with calm nerves and a smile, and this type of player is the one who enjoys playing and thus the brother enjoys Yen by his performance on the pitch ».

And Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr considered that pressing the result of the match on the player is an existing matter, and this is the role of the coach and administrator of the team that they are preparing to deal with how to compress the results during the matches.

And Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr continued: “When I was a player, and so were the players from my generation, we enjoyed playing, especially in light of the presence of large fans in the stands, such as the one at the Sharjah club side with Al Ain Club, where there is a large public presence.”

For his part, the former World Cup referee in football, Issa Darwish, emphasized that the player must focus high on the field and implement the play plan and the tasks required by the coach, and not pay attention to the audiences in the stands because his preoccupation with what happens in the stands may lose his focus, and therefore he cannot give All his giving and effort on the field.

He added: “The psychological and physical preparation is very important for the player before any game he plays, so the psychological specialist and the fitness coach must prepare the player well and prepare him psychologically and physically before the game so that he can deal with the mass pressure in the stands naturally and completely without his being affected negatively by that. ».

He continued: «Some fans in the stands know how to influence the player negatively and make him tense, and lose his focus in order to get out of the atmosphere of the match, so the player must be sensitive to such matters and be well prepared for them.

Issa Darwish pointed out that the role of the referee is to protect the players, whether from an injury that may occur or from abuse that they may be exposed to by the public or any external party, stressing that the matter may reach by virtue of the match to stop playing or even cancel the game if he feels that there is Dangerous for players.

The 6 steps that enable the player to deal with public pressure

1- Good psychological and physical preparation by the psychologist and fitness trainer.

2- Exploiting the experience factor and getting used to playing matches amid the public pressure.

3- Good focus and not to worry about what happens in the stands.

4- Implementing the trainer's instructions and plans.

5- Facing provocations that may occur from some audiences with calm nerves and a smile.

6- Enjoy playing and enjoying others, whether they are from the fans of his team or from the opposing team.