Helping Elite Footballers Flourish On and Off the Pitch.
In This World Where Your Every Move Is Scrutinised, Even Champions Suffer From Anxiety. The Good News Is: There Is A Way Out. You Can Become The Limitless Champion You Were Born to Be.
If you want to excel in spite of stress and pressure, you’re in the right place.
You don’t need me to tell you how talented you are as a footballer. People tell YOU that all the time.
Fans and interviewers ask for your autograph, snap photos of you and dig into your personal life.
Much of it is out of your control. You never know when it’s going to hit you.
You have immense pressures on you that no one in your life really understands, like…
Being thrust into the limelight
Outside criticism from fans, managers, or social media
Being bullied by fans, other players or people in the club
Suddenly dealing with more money than you know what to do with
Potentially having family and friends ask for favours, putting additional stress on you
Not to mention the pressure of losing.
You grapple with occasional thoughts of being an imposter and worry about whether you have what it takes to win.
Making a mistake can cost you your career.
You’re surrounded by outside voices and opinions about who you should be and how you should show up.
Most of all, though, you’re driven to perform. To prove the critics wrong. To beat your opponents, and be the champion you know you are.
It can be an exciting, exhilarating, frightening and lonely experience – all at the same time.
I would know.
I’m Chantel (“Channy”) Woodhead, mindset coach for footballers and former English international football player and 1995 FA cup winner. Legacy No #105.
Back in 1995, I would have given anything for a neutral coach I could confide in…someone on the outside who knew what it was like to be in my shoes, who had my back, and who could help me reach my potential.
I was a rebel. I didn’t relate to authority well and was overwhelmed with the attention I was getting. At 19 I didn’t have the wisdom I do now, and I was kicked off the team for wearing the wrong tracksuit.
It was the system’s way of squelching a free spirit, which I most certainly was.
On one level, it was heartbreaking… and on another level, totally transformative because it allowed me to become the high-stakes mindset coach I am today.
Now I coach bold, up-and-coming professional footballers who need help keeping their sanity, navigating the extreme highs and the devastating lows, and feeling at peace both on and off the pitch.
My clients learn how to move beyond fear and tap into their greatest strengths.
They master their mind, body, performance, relationships, and personal lives, so that when they’re on the field, they’re at their very best.
They develop Mental Toughness, a mindset that few athletes possess, but which gives rise to champions.
My clients have zero regrets when they look back at their career as an elite footballer, and that’s what I want for you.
If any of this is resonating…..
Book a totally confidential call with me.
Or call me at 07738 729683 and I’ll get back to you ASAP so we can explore whether I can help you.
When we work together, you will:
Be able to create healthy relationships with your coach and teammates
Stand up for yourself and create healthy boundaries with others in your life
Handle absolutely any situation that arises on the field with charm, grace and composure
Easily handle critique from fans, managers, or social media
Know how to deal with discrimination, sexism, or racism
Cultivate mental toughness to improve your performance when it really counts
Easily navigate the pressures of fame, fortune, hard work and simply being different
Prioritise self-care
Create an exciting and solid plan for your future