THOMAS JOBSON FINDS OUT ABOUT THE MINDSET NEEDED BY YOUNG PLAYERS TO OVERCOME SETBACKS…

Tough times: Players need to be resilient when things go wrong

FOR many young players, youth trials are the final option. A last-ditch, desperate attempt to hold on to a potential career that most of them have been building since their early youth; but, nonetheless, one that appears to be slipping further from their grasp.
The hope that they will be noticed and stand out whilst playing alongside and against others who are often complete strangers can heap a lot of pressure on a young p...