Psychological, Archetypal and Phenomenological Perspectives on Soccer

Soccer, or football, attracts vast numbers of passionate fans from all over the world; yet clinical psychology is yet to study it in depth. In this book, David Burston a consultant football psychology and performance coach, uses a phenomenological research method inspired by Amedeo Giorgi to consider what we can learn from the spirit of the game, and how this can be used positively in the consulting room.

David Huw Burston (MFT) is a Clinical Psychotherapist in private practice in the USA, and a Consultant Football Psychology and Performance Coach for 11- 21 year olds at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, London, UK.

1. Introduction 2. Soccer and the Psyche of the Performer 3. A Phenomenological and Alchemical Approach to Investigating Soccer 4. The Interview Transcripts and Situated Structures 5. Depth Discussion and Analysis of the Data