Pedagog Support

About

Psychologist Yağmur Erişen Yaldız graduated with honors from Yaşar University's English Psychology program. She has taken part in various social projects at home and abroad due to her commitment to social welfare.

She organizes training to support the psychosocial development of children and adolescents. She works with children, adolescents and adults using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy. She is also a practitioner of child assessment and attention tests.

She holds regular weekly sessions with our students at Büyük Altay Football Academy.

Sport & Psychology

BÜYÜK ALTAY ACADEMY provides free dedicated pedagogical support one day per week for our players. Player development is a holistic process. Mental, technical, tactical and physical development must be balanced. These development stages grow together and influence one another. Health, personality, physique, technique, tactics and psychological performance are inseparable, interacting factors. Just as insecurity from injury or declining performance can harm both mental and physical performance, negative experiences or trauma can also affect a player's health through physical and mental challenges. Therefore, a player who builds psychological competence through mental training is expected to develop physically and personally as well.

Sport contributes to physical health and is also highly important for mental wellbeing. Regular exercise is known to reduce negative emotions and increase self-esteem. Athlete development is therefore a holistic process encompassing mental and physical growth.

Sports psychology is a vital part of this process. At Büyük Altay Academy, we address the psychological side of sport through weekly sessions designed to prepare our players comprehensively for the future. Through training focused on concentration, stress and anger management, motivation, self-confidence, goal setting, leadership and communication, we ensure our players are mentally ready for competition and aim to increase training efficiency and performance.