John O’Brien is a Jungian analyst with 30 years experience of C-suite performance consulting in the US, the UK, Europe and Asia. A British trained MBA, M.A. and author he is presently engaged in football and its contribution to the prevention and recovery from collective traumas of social conflict and pandemic. Nada O’Brien is a Jungian analyst, university lecturer and author with 20 years of international consulting experience in Europe. She is currently researching and supporting innovative psychological approaches in training for coaches in youth football.

• Part 1: Warming Up1. What is Football?2. Analytical Psychology of FootballPart 2: First Half3. Football: The Journey to the Modern Game 4. Who is playing?5. Football as a Force for TransformationPart 3: Half Time 6. The Transcendent Function7. Half Time Talk8. Football in the United States: The Structure and Psyche of the North American Game Part 4: Second Half: The Professional Practice of Jungian Football Coaching 9. Diagnostic and Practice Methods: Guardians of Play 10. The Soul of a Team11. Ubring Copractics: Archetypes in Action on the Football Field and Beyond 12. Chasing the Dream 13. Putting It into Practice Part 5: Match ReportAppendix: Research Report

"Soul Coaching Practice: A must read for football and soccer coaches around the world."Steven Means, Defensive End for the Atlanta Falcons - Super Bowl Winner and Voted the Atlanta Falcon’s NFL Man of the Year Award winner"Football and the psychology of football is a very well trodden path. However, work such as this is a new in the field of depth psychology. This is a valuable contribution to a new area and should be considered by all deep thinking sports practitioners coaches and players. In an age where rational data driven statistical analysis has become tired and redundant, this is a fresh approach that can compliment the contribution made by earlier cognitive ideas and philosophies."David Burston, Psychological Care and Healing