Emiliano Martínez’s Insight Into Penalty Shootouts | adidas

Want to improve your penalty shootout game? Hear from Premier League goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez on his insights into penalty shootouts, managing pressure, and performing at your best on the field. During the penalty shootout testing, Emiliano Martínez showed that he excelled under pressure, as he was 90% more in the optimal zone during high-pressure moments in the penalties test. Martínez showcased a world-class mental ability to switch his focus from any surrounding distraction to concentrate solely on the penalty taker, resulting in him being three times more effective at harnessing pressure to get into the optimal zone compared to the grassroots goalkeeper. adidas is working with elite and grassroots athletes to help them manage pressure in sport’s biggest moments – teaming up with leading sport neuroscientists, neuro11, to understand the impact it has within a game of football. In this session, Emiliano Martínez explores overcoming pressure in penalty situations.