The purpose of this study is to explicate soccer players` psychological responses to the role of the bench. For the study, open questionnaires and a series of interviews were administered to 300 primary, middle, and high school soccer players. The result shows firstly that the players generally advocate the role of the bench in the order of primary(95%), middle (93%), high(85%) school players. The players point out that the bench is needed because it provides precise technical and tactical advice, boosts players` morale, and gives psychological stability, through encouragement and compliment. Secondly, the players perform best when they are boosted despite mistakes, when they are praised for their plays, when they are encouraged to play on their own, and when the bench keeps silence. Interruption factors of the bench role perceived by the players are the following four factors: 1) tension, anxiety, and fear, 2) loss of motivation, 3) negative attitude, and 4) reduced confidence. To these interruption factors, the players mainly respond by self-regulation, evasive attitude, deep breath, passive action, or positive action. To sum up, most players perceive that the role of the bench is related to performance in the game and expect effective roles of the bench.