<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Anthropologically joining as a team is a necessity of human beings. And in football, the team is key to finding the ideal development and thus fulfilling the proposed objectives. Maria Ruiz de Ona, accompanied by a group of specialists, analyses the importance of psychology when entering the field. The ideas of Ernesto Valverde, Head Coach with FC Barcelona, stand out.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>President of the Association of Psychology Applied to Football, Maria is a graduate of psychology who specialises in sports psychology and certified in executive coaching and organisational constellations.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; With more than 25 years of experience in sports psychology, Maria has dedicated 21 years working as the head of the psychology and learning area of Athletic Bilbao Football Club.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Advocating the importance of personal development, lifelong learning, innovation, shared leadership, and the exploration of talent in sports, Maria travels around the world providing lectures and training courses.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Her approach is unique. Self-knowledge, listening, sensitivity, intuition, questioning, and a deep understanding of training coaches and players are her travel companions.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Currently working in Aspire Academy, Maria remains very close to Selfinstitute, whose conversations this book draws on.</p>