{"id":10021,"date":"2026-05-23T17:17:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/uncategorized\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:08:45","slug":"when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"When changing clubs means changing everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adapting to a new team \u2013 new teammates, a new coach, a new life<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a special feeling known to everyone who has ever changed clubs: standing in a new locker room, surrounded by faces you don&#8217;t know, wearing a jersey number that doesn&#8217;t feel like yours yet. Everything is new. Everything is a bit strange. And even though you chose this step yourself, a part of you wonders: \u201cWhat have I done?\u201d   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Changing clubs \u2013 especially when it involves moving to another city or another country \u2013 is one of the most demanding life steps an athlete can take. Not just sport-wise. Human-wise.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Every beginning is a step into the unknown<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter how experienced you are, how many transfers you have gone through, or how many times you have heard \u201cyou&#8217;ll settle in quickly,\u201d the first weeks in a new team cannot be skipped. They have to be lived through. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even when the change is from worse to better, highly desired and long-dreamed of, change is still an attack on routine. And we humans are \u201eslaves\u201c to routine, naturally striving for certainty rather than change. Research in sports psychology confirms what athletes feel in their bones: transitioning to a new club brings increased performance pressure, changes in daily routine, and stress from meeting new coaches and teammates, all at the same time. Successful integration into a new sporting context requires the athlete to adapt quickly to new challenges, norms, and the culture of the environment, while simultaneously building relationships with new teammates, coaches, and staff.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cQuickly\u201d is, of course, relative. And that is exactly where the problem lies \u2013 because athletes are often expected to adapt at lightning speed, as if changing teams does not carry with it a change of their entire life. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cultural differences and club climate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No two clubs are the same. Even within the same league, or even the same city \u2013 every club has its own culture, hierarchy, unwritten rules, and climate that cannot be seen on a transfer contract. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In some places, communication between players and coaches is open and equal. In others, the coach is an authority figure who is not to be contradicted. In some locker rooms, people joke around freely; in others, boundaries exist that you only feel once you cross them. Somewhere new signings are welcomed with open arms; elsewhere you are an outsider until you prove your worth on the field.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When an international dimension is added to this \u2013 a different language, different dietary habits, a different relationship toward free time, religion, family values \u2013 the complexity of the transfer grows exponentially. Athletes in transition experience cultural shock, which includes feelings of loneliness and homesickness, and the sporting, educational, and cultural differences between the old and new environment often catch them off guard because they did not expect them. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a normal human reaction to the unknown.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Moving your life \u2013 more than a packed suitcase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is easy to say \u201cyou moved to a new club.\u201d It is harder to describe what that actually means. It means you left behind the cafe where you drank your morning coffee. The hairdresser who has known you for years. The friends with whom you shared weekly rituals. Parents who were within 5min reach.     <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homesickness and loneliness are not signs of failure; they are normal human reactions to the loss of the familiar, of identity, and of a support system. The question is not whether you will feel it, but how you will get through it. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meeting new people: patience as a skill<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New teammates are not automatically friends. A new coach is not automatically an authority you trust. This is all built slowly, through shared experiences, through small gestures, through showing yourself to be consistent and reliable both on and off the field.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For athletes changing environments, the ability to establish and maintain social relationships in different settings is key to the long-term success of a sporting career. It is not enough to be a good player. You also have to know how to be a good teammate in a context you don&#8217;t yet fully understand.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This requires patience with yourself. You have to give yourself permission not to know everything right away. To make mistakes in communication. To have someone guide you on where to eat and why training ends exactly at that time. Ask questions and seek help. You will save yourself a lot of time and energy.     <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A few tips on how to help yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjustment is not something that happens on its own, but there are concrete steps that can make it faster and easier.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Inform yourself in advance.<\/strong> Before signing a contract, or immediately upon arrival, find out as much as you can about the club&#8217;s culture, the city, and the local customs. Good preparation includes learning about the team, coaches, club culture, and the location itself\u2014from weather conditions to the availability of food you enjoy. Fewer surprises mean less unnecessary stress. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connect with someone who went through the same.<\/strong> If there is a teammate in the club who is also an immigrant, or someone from your country, that can be a valuable connection in the first weeks. Shared experience builds a bridge faster than anything else. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maintain ties with home <\/strong>\u2013 but do it wisely. Regular calls with family and friends can be an anchor of stability. However, watch the balance; besides old friends, you need new ones too.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Set small, concrete goals.<\/strong> Instead of saying \u201c<em>I want to be accepted by the team,<\/em>\u201d tell yourself <em>\u201cthis week I will suggest to my teammates that we go for coffee after training.\u201d<\/em> Small steps lead to big changes, and every small success builds confidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Give yourself time.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t demand everything all at once. Take it slow, give yourself time to adapt, and enjoy the process. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seek professional support if needed.<\/strong> A sports psychologist, mentor, or counselor within the club is not a sign that something is wrong with you. It is a sign that you take your own development seriously. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one can promise you it will be easy. <br\/>But you can be promised this: every athlete who is firmly rooted in a new team, city, or country today \u2013 once stood exactly where you are standing now. Lost. Insecure. A bit lonely.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And they got through it.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adjusting to a new team is a marathon with hurdles you haven&#8217;t trained for. But just like any marathon, this one is also conquered step by step.  And sometimes that first step is simply to stop and find support.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For athletes changing environments, the ability to establish and maintain social relationships in different settings is key to the long-term success of a sporting career. It is not enough to be a good player. You also have to know how to be a good teammate in a context you don&#8217;t yet fully understand.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10386,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[106,108,111],"class_list":["post-10021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletes","tag-elite-athletes","tag-mindset-tools","tag-self-confidence"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When changing clubs means changing everything | Mentalni Trening<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For athletes changing environments, establishing and maintaining social relationships is key to the long-term success of a sporting career.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When changing clubs means changing everything | Mentalni Trening\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For athletes changing environments, establishing and maintaining social relationships is key to the long-term success of a sporting career.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mentalni Trening\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mentalnitreningcom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-23T15:17:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-01T20:08:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c6189213c7831ea226b7ee0e3146b8d\"},\"headline\":\"When changing clubs means changing everything\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-23T15:17:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-01T20:08:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1101,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Elite Athletes\",\"Mindset Tools\",\"Self-Confidence\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Athletes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/\",\"name\":\"When changing clubs means changing everything | Mentalni Trening\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-23T15:17:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-01T20:08:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"For athletes changing environments, establishing and maintaining social relationships is key to the long-term success of a sporting career.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Overexhausted athlete is thinking about changing the team\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/athletes\\\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/home\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Athletes\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/category\\\/athletes\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"When changing clubs means changing everything\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mentalni Trening\",\"description\":\"Mentalni trening za sporta\u0161e, trenere i timove\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mentalni Trening j.d.o.o.\",\"alternateName\":\"Mentalni Trening\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Mentalni-Trening-favicon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Mentalni-Trening-favicon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Mentalni Trening j.d.o.o.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/mentalnitreningcom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/mentalnitreningcom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@mentalni_trening\\\/featured\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c6189213c7831ea226b7ee0e3146b8d\",\"name\":\"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dc3f3d79c83069ef0a718514d346663a30228b54541c1f2d52f40ea782ed61ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dc3f3d79c83069ef0a718514d346663a30228b54541c1f2d52f40ea782ed61ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dc3f3d79c83069ef0a718514d346663a30228b54541c1f2d52f40ea782ed61ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/mentalnitrening.com\\\/en\\\/author\\\/dora-dragicevic\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When changing clubs means changing everything | Mentalni Trening","description":"For athletes changing environments, establishing and maintaining social relationships is key to the long-term success of a sporting career.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"When changing clubs means changing everything | Mentalni Trening","og_description":"For athletes changing environments, establishing and maintaining social relationships is key to the long-term success of a sporting career.","og_url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/","og_site_name":"Mentalni Trening","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mentalnitreningcom\/","article_published_time":"2026-05-23T15:17:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-01T20:08:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/"},"author":{"name":"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9c6189213c7831ea226b7ee0e3146b8d"},"headline":"When changing clubs means changing everything","datePublished":"2026-05-23T15:17:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-01T20:08:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/"},"wordCount":1101,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg","keywords":["Elite Athletes","Mindset Tools","Self-Confidence"],"articleSection":["Athletes"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/","url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/","name":"When changing clubs means changing everything | Mentalni Trening","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-23T15:17:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-01T20:08:45+00:00","description":"For athletes changing environments, establishing and maintaining social relationships is key to the long-term success of a sporting career.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/athlete-thinking-about-changing-club-overexhausted-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Overexhausted athlete is thinking about changing the team"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/athletes\/when-changing-clubs-means-changing-everything\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/home\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Athletes","item":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/category\/athletes\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"When changing clubs means changing everything"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/","name":"Mentalni Trening","description":"Mentalni trening za sporta\u0161e, trenere i timove","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Mentalni Trening j.d.o.o.","alternateName":"Mentalni Trening","url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mentalni-Trening-favicon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mentalni-Trening-favicon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Mentalni Trening j.d.o.o."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mentalnitreningcom\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mentalnitreningcom\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@mentalni_trening\/featured"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/9c6189213c7831ea226b7ee0e3146b8d","name":"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc3f3d79c83069ef0a718514d346663a30228b54541c1f2d52f40ea782ed61ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc3f3d79c83069ef0a718514d346663a30228b54541c1f2d52f40ea782ed61ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc3f3d79c83069ef0a718514d346663a30228b54541c1f2d52f40ea782ed61ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dora Dragi\u010devi\u0107"},"url":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/author\/dora-dragicevic\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10022,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10021\/revisions\/10022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalnitrening.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}