The Psychology of Penalty Shootouts: Why World-Class Athletes Fail Under the Ultimate Pressure

There is something almost cruel about the penalty shootout. Ninety minutes, sometimes 120, can be reduced to a walk of a few yards, a ball placed on a spot and a goalkeeper standing between a player and immortality. The goal is 7.32 metres wide and 2.44 metres high. The taker has time to choose a […] The post The Psychology of Penalty Shootouts: Why World-Class Athletes Fail Under the Ultimate…