NBC Basketball trains athletes to succeed on and off the court. Practice visualization, place yourself in pressure situations- the more you do it, the less fearful you will become, practice breathing and mental focus, get the blood flowing to your fingers by warming them up, don't place extra pressure on yourself and have fun. Learn how to control your body during tense situations. The more pressure, the more fear affects us physically by driving up our heart rate, removing blood from the brain and extremities, fingers become less sensitive, and creative reasoning becomes impaired. We call this "developing the discipline to relax " because it is not a natural habit to become calm, clear-headed and relaxed intense situations. The amazing thing is when you don’t have to win you win more often. Relaxed confidence and freedom to play are the products of precise basketball skill practice coupled with an "I play for the love of the game not the victory of the game" attitude. Letting go, releasing tension in the hands, breathing easily and most importantly having a “let go, let fly attitude"creates inner peace. They missed key shots because the WANTED IT TOO MUCH. More often the losing team in a big game wanted it too badly they tightened up. “We didn’t want it bad enough" is often not the correct reason. The major enemy of playing with confidence and courage is WANTING TO WIN TOO MUCH not too little. It is the mental toughness not to allow thoughts of self-doubt, fear of failure, comparison, or other negative thinking interrupt your focus. Mind Control to me is playing with relaxed confidence, playing with courage totally void of fear of missing a shot or making a mistake. Too many coaches and players think playing hard, diving for loose basketballs and intensity is playing with mental toughness. The next step is MIND CONTROL be ready to play with mental toughness. Games alone will not get you ready to play your best. Make sure you have quality individual practice sessions reviewing important basketball fundaments. Make sure you are ready to play at your maximum physical best. I prepare, I work on my game and I always feel ready to play well but I never play my best.? What can I do, Coach Crowell?" Learning to play well when it matters most is a crucial skillset of great basketball players.Īn outstanding Division One basketball player asked me, “Why do I play my worst basketball in the big tournament each year.
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