Birgit Prinz and World Cup

How Criticism Can Affect Athletes’ Mental Game

Pressure in Sports

(This article is written by guest blogger, Allison Gamble) No athlete is immune to criticism and pressure. Yet how you respond to pressure is what separates great athletes from average ones. Going into the 2011 Women’s World Cup, Birgit Prinz was the name on everybody’s lips. Prinz was the leading scorer in World Cup history